Following intense development over the last 4 or 5 years, a number of new-generation library services platforms (including Ex Libris Alma, Sierra from Innovative Interfaces, and OCLC WorldShare Management Services) are in full marketing mode, with Intota from ProQuest and the open source Kuali OLE project in final development phase. Especially in the academic library sector, the next few years will see large numbers making the transition from legacy products to one of these new library services platforms. In most cases, the implementation of the library services platform will be packaged with a discovery component from the same provider, and in most cases, these implementations will also displace existing link resolvers, electronic resource management systems, and other automation components. For better or worse, the next phase of automation will tend to favor strategic partnership with technology providers for a more comprehensive product suite rather than libraries working with multiple vendors. This trend will not be absolute; some libraries will opt for a mix-and-match approach, made possible through the robust APIs inherent in these new products.