Soutron Global Blog of Search, Knowledge Services, Archive and Library Management

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Meet Soutron Global at the CILIP Suppliers Showcase Autumn 2025 Manchester

e are very pleased to announce we will be attending the CILIP Suppliers Showcase in Manchester...

The Value of Libraries in the AI Era

As funding landscapes shift for libraries and museums amid the rapid rise of AI, it is essential to understand how to avoid its pitfalls, preserve knowledge and...

Libraries: The Best Information Management Solutions are Already in Place

With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the question of libraries’ relevance is more pressing than ever. You could assume that...

5 Ways Archives, Libraries and Museums Remain Essential in the Age of AI

The rise of AI might make traditional information centres seem obsolete, but the reality is the opposite. Archives, libraries and museums (ALMs) are more...

Soutron Global Announces Leadership Transition and Continued Growth Through Investment in Products & Services

We are excited to share important news about Soutron Global’s future. Brad Frasher has been appointed...

Seasons Greeting’s & Holiday Support Times

As 2018 comes to a close, we want to wish you all a very happy, healthy Christmas and a prosperous 2019! The Soutron offices will close for the festive season on...

Data Migration – What’s holding you back?

Data migration and conversion is critical to the success of any new system implementation, irrespective of the size of library. But it’s more than simply “migration”. It’s the opportunity to re-visit data, re-structure data, create relationships and present information in a better way.

Beyond Library – Librarians in Control

Years after the first EDM (Electronic Document Management) systems appeared, their search capabilities still leave a lot to be desired. Is it because authors of documents do not index their documents? Or is it that search is poorly implemented in such systems?

Beyond Library – Managing Records and Title Deeds

The library is in a unique position to assist other departments in a law firm beyond the usual managing books and journals. An IT department has many options at its disposal...

Meet Soutron at the Business Archives Council 2018 Conference

Soutron will be exhibiting at the Business Archives Council Conference in London on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th November 2018. The event is being held at the National Archives in Kew, London and gives you a chance to meet...

Meet Soutron at the CILIP LMS Suppliers Autumn Showcase 2018

We are pleased to announce that Soutron will be exhibiting at CILIP’s LMS Suppliers Autumn Showcase in London on Friday 16th November 2018. The Showcase is an informal and relaxed, “non-sales” environment allowing you to meet us face-to-face so that you can...

Soutron a Crown Commercial Service G-Cloud 10, Software as a Service (SaaS) Supplier

We are pleased to announce that for the sixth year running Soutron has continued to gain supplier status on the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 10, as a Software as a Service (SaaS) supplier.

Google Analytics Integration for your Library and Archive

The eagerly awaited Search Portal integration with Google Analytics. For those who use the Soutron Search Portal to provide public facing access to your library or archive, this integration with Google Analytics will help you better understand your users’ behaviour.

Hazardous Materials

We are at BIALL this week. The British and Irish Law Librarians Conference in Birmingham, well almost, if you can call the NEC Hilton, in Birmingham. Shame that we were not closer to the town and all it can offer! But it was a chance to meet up with friends from times past as well as