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Powering the Smart Legal Library & More – Revealed at BIALL 2025!

Back from Birmingham, UK, Michael, Paul and Graham attend the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians annual BIALL Conference...

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...

Lucideon Transforms Global Knowledge Access with Soutron

Lucideon, a world-leading materials science consultancy, has successfully transformed its information management and library services with Soutron.

Top 5 Technologies to Give Librarians an Impetus to Innovate

The library used to include a Systems Librarian, someone whose role was to ensure that the library was well provisioned by technology and that the systems used by the library were up to muster. I recall one law library was so ahead of the game, that the IT department would come to the library to look for new ideas! The Systems Librarian post is still

Considerations when Designing a Database

For many clients a package database application is the ideal solution, incorporating a set of fields and templates to reflect what are commonly accepted types of information. A prime example is that of bibliographic data (an organised collection of references to published reports, articles, books or similar). There may be a need for some

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Meet Soutron at the CILIP Conference 2015

An unmissable date in the contemporary Library and Information professional’s calendar, the CILIP Conference 2015 is set to be the biggest and most inspiring conference to date, addressing Four key trends for CILIP 2015 which will play a key role in shaping our future information ecosystem

SLA Past President Guy St Clair on Transforming Libraries

International library transformation company Soutron announces its sponsorship of a new SLA seminar discussing THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE-SHARING TOOL DESIGNED FOR SPECIAL LIBRARIES. The seminar is scheduled for

Neftex (Halliburton-Landmark) selects Soutron to better meet library clients’ needs

International library transformation company Soutron announces that industry leader Neftex (Halliburton-Landmark), one of the largest geoscience consultancies in the world that delivers sequence stratigraphic products and consultancy, has converted to Soutron.

Cook, Yancey, King and Galloway, APLC simplify library operations with Soutron, replacing EOS/SirsiDynix

International library transformation company Soutron announces that the law firm Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC has transformed their library operations by converting from EOS to Soutron. Cook Yancey is a dynamic and progressive law firm leading the

Online Webinar “Transforming Libraries: Critical Success Factors”

Soutron is pleased to invite you to an exclusive free online webinar with our guest speaker Guy St. Clair, President and...

Chartered Institute of Marketing CIM Selects Soutron for Library and Knowledge Management

International library transformation company Soutron announces that The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the latest professional body to select its flagship Soutron library and knowledge management system.