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

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Library Automation Software: A Custom Guide to Modern LMS Solutions

This guide covers the benefits of library automation software, how cloud hosted library systems compare to on-premise deployments and what features matter most for special collections as well as public libraries. You will also learn how to evaluate...

Soutron Global Exhibiting at the Maryland and Delaware Library Association (MLA/DLA) Conference

While visiting the Soutron Global booth, attendees will have the opportunity to take the Soutron Global ILL Library Personality Quiz!

Key Benefits of AI-Driven Metadata Extraction

This new AI-powered metadata extraction functionality added to the Soutron special archives and library product line streamlines one of the...

Soutron Global Transforms Manual Cataloguing with AI-Driven Metadata Extraction

This new functionality streamlines one of the most time‑consuming cataloguing tasks, significantly reducing the need for...

Metadata Management Software

In 2026, organisations face unprecedented challenges in managing the ever-growing volume and complexity of data...

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

Introducing the NEW Soutron 4.1 Software Update

Get to know our software that introduces a new form of practicality, offering faster processing of data, ease of use and features than any other library automation system for special and corporate libraries...

Choice. It’s important to have choices in life and information management

Facebook’s CEO’s 5 hours explaining a business model to the USA’s top legislative chambers shows that experience really does pay off in avoiding mistakes. Full alignment to a...

BIALL Conference 2018, Meet us there!

We are very pleased to announce that this June 2018 Soutron will be attending the BIALL Conference at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole to showcase our Legal Library Automation software. Witness the future of Legal Library...

Meet Soutron at the CILIP LMS Suppliers Spring Showcase 2018

We are pleased to announce that Soutron will be exhibiting at CILIP’s LMS Suppliers Spring Showcase in London on Friday 9th March 2018. The Showcase is an informal and relaxed, “non-sales” environment allowing you to meet us face-to-face so that you can...