This feature allows multiple users to register and take advantage of the library services.

Files are placed inside categories which can be extended to subcategories to facilitate ease of using, searching and sorting.

NxtGen was developed using open source software. As a product of the Networking and Distributed System Group of the University of the Philippines, this digital library was declared an open source web application available for customization.

NxtGen boasts its Static Image and Text Engine (SITE) servlet in retrieving image and text files and delivering them to the client.

Although not yet capable of streaming audio and video files, the Real-Time Audio and Video Engine (RAVE) has successfully transmitted wav and aui> files. This servlet will be restructured to enable the transmission of streaming media over any network.

All files are being displayed on specific applets that serve as a file's decoder. The content is protected because applets do not allow right clicking within its borders.

Registered users can upload their files to their respective categories remotely. This feature was patterned after the Ganesha Digital Library which cannot be found in Greenstone.

This feature restricts the copying of intellectual property without the consent of the administrator. Only users duly recognized by the administrator can retrieve files from the database. This is still in its Beta stage.

NxtGen has been tested on an IPv6 setup at the Advanced Science and Technology Institute. Apache and Tomcat does not communicate with each other through the workers2.properties configuration file that is why NxtGen ran on a standalone Tomcat server. Storage and retrieval worked well though.

LibNet is a multi-repository sharing of documents through a central server. This allows multiple installations of NxtGen and connecting them to offer a dynamic collection of resources. This requires extensive knowledge in XML thus, it's not yet implemented.

NxtGen does not yet conform with XML-based standards since the programmers are not yet very familiar with XML. Nonetheless, it is expected that the nxet version will incorporate Dublin Core standards.