While the Library owns many valuable items, its most recurrent security issue has been visitors thoughtlessly tearing pages out of books or otherwise damaging them. Lost and stolen books, disturbances resulting from loud conversations, and theft of stationery were other problems that administrators hoped an effective monitoring regime could help alleviate.

Goa Library’s facilities encompass a wide variety of environments – from dimly lit stacks with long narrow aisles to brightly illuminated reading rooms with broad unbroken spaces – posing a challenge for system integrators aiming to provide a robust surveillance solution while keeping administration simple. Ultimately, Reconnoitre Systems, in association with Autocop, developed a solution adopting a total of 116 pieces of Vivotek cameras – 78 pieces of FD7131s, 30 pieces of SD8121s and eight SD7323 units, in addition to Vivotek in-house ST7501 software.

After deployment of the Library's new surveillance was completed in June 2011 came the real test: how would it perform in actual use? Fortunately, the system has not only met the Library‘s requirements, but surpassed expectations, bringing benefits like greater convenience to the staff, ability to monitor more of the Library‘s indoor environment than ever before, and excellent image quality far surpassing what Library had anticipated. According to Vivotek‘s valued partners, Reconnoitre Systems and Autocop, the installation has helped the Library resolve security issues, calling Vivotek hardware and software "a great investment".