Unicorn uses either the Informix and Oracle database management systems. The system is Y2K and ODBC compliant. Unicorn's acquisitions module supports all order and fund tracking functions. Bibliographic records can be created in the acquisitions modules. Acquisitions record fields includes contain title, author, copy, vendor, fund, etc.
Fund accounting is available by requestor, departments, and subaccount.
The system will generate claim letters. A variety of acquisitions reports can be generated, including new acquisitions lists, encumbrances, and fund and vendor statistics. The cataloging module handles all types of materials, including multimedia items. Unicorn supports both MARC and non-MARC record formats and hypertext links. All bibliographic records are stored in a single MARC bibliographic database and users can perform full text searches of MARC records.