The following is a guideline of a standard configuration of a standalone and a networked system. Expansion can be made to allow a maximum of 256 local area network users which can access the library system at any particular time.

Standalone/Client Workstations System Requirements : At least Pentium III, 500 MHz 128 MB RAM VGA / Super VGA monitor Hard Disk with at least 10GB 1.44MB 3.5" floppy diskette drive/CD-ROM drive MS Windows 98 or higher "Standalone/Client Workstation" - Computers used by users to access the SERVER sharing the V-LIB program files as well as the data. Network Server System Requirements : At least Pentium IV, 2.4 GHz At least 1 GB RAM Hard Disk with at least 80 GB MS Windows 2000 Server or MS Windows 2003 Server or higher "Network Server" - A server that has IIS running. V-LIB data and programs will be stored in the server. IIS is needed for the Web OPAC (web version of V-LIB) to run. Backup of V-LIB data and some selected batch programs are also done at the server.

Compatible network operating systems Windows NT Windows 98 Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows 2003 Server