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

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Soutron Global Exhibiting at Third Legal Library Conference in 2025: AALL

We are looking forward to showing AALL attendees what a modern legal library ecosystem looks like at AALL in Portland....

Complete Modernisation of Soutron Accelerated with Soutron 4.2

This latest release of Soutron provides significant benefits to knowledge hub information managers, special librarians and corporate archivists, particularly...

Latest Software Update – Soutron Version 4.2

We are pleased to announce the latest software update to Soutron is now available, version 4.2

Why 98% Retention: Soutron Global’s Strategic Mergers Forge a New Era for Archives, Libraries & Museums

Soutron Global is stepping forward with bold strategic moves designed to meet the challenges and rising expectations outlined in the recently published Library Systems...

NEW Soutron 4.2: Powering the Smart Legal Library, Revealed at BIALL 2025!

We will be in attendance at the 55th Annual British and Irish Association of Law Librarians #BIALL2025 conference to be held in Birmingham, United Kingdom...

The Library as a Shrine

From the age of five, Saturday morning was special. I was able to attend the library at the top of the hill, beyond the cinema (we called it the Pictures). The Library was a grand building with a set of stone steps leading up to impressive wooden doors that signified it was a place of importance. There were treasures to keep secure inside, valuable and easily available for me to explore. No book was too small or too large

Still using the British Library ARTEmail – Artel System? The clock is ticking.

The Artel system is an automated method of requesting material from the British Library Document Supply Centre and it is being phased out. The clock is ticking, so make sure you have plan in place to move to a new LMS.

Meet Soutron at the CILIP LMS Suppliers Showcase 2015

We are pleased to announce that Soutron will be demonstrating our latest products at CILIP’s LMS Showcase in Edinburgh on 15 September.

Extending Our Portal Reach

Here at Soutron, we are keen to improve communications via blogs and also via our Support Portal. We are updating the Knowledge Base with

8 Signs that you are an Excellent Librarian

You may take these for granted or they may be skills that you have learned and polished over the years in your chosen career as a librarian.

8 Top Archiving Tips for Librarians

So you find yourself in the inevitable position of either starting, maintaining or updating your archive or collection. By no means a small task, but one that you have to complete all the same. So where do you begin? What do you need to consider and remember when working with the archive?

How to get the most out of our RSS Feeds

RSS feeds, a great and convenient approach to letting the news come to you. We have various feeds available and would just like to explain the types we have and the best approach that may suit you or your

Top 10 Library Management System Security Issues

Library Management Systems need to be secure, but just how secure? Do you realise the complexities of security involved or have to be thought through? We have compiled this list, though not exhaustive, we feel that these security issues and points do need to be considered in most cases.

11 Considerations when Choosing a Library Management System (LMS)

If you are considering a Library Management System, basically a software application for the administering, documenting, reporting, trace and delivery of electronic documents. Have you thought about the following? If not, you may not be seeing the bigger picture.