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Soutron Global Acquires Biblionix, Adding Apollo and Artemis to Its Growing Library, Archive and Digital Preservation Technology Platforms

With Apollo for smaller libraries and VERSO for mid-size libraries and consortia, we now serve the full small to mid-size public-library market. Together with SHAREit ILL, we service over 7,000 US public libraries, as well as cultural and knowledge institutions worldwide..

Library Resource Sharing in Action: Insights From a Webinar

...it doesn't stop at the state line. Through SHAREit's Inter-System Sharing Initiative (ISSI), participating Florida libraries can request and lend with libraries in other states, right from inside SHAREit. No second system to learn, no separate workflow to manage. Participation is opt-in, so every library stays in control of its own lending policies. That last part matters, and it will stay that way.

What Is Legal Knowledge Management? A 2026 Guide

For knowledge lawyers, professional support lawyers, law librarians, legal operations teams, and heads of knowledge management in mid-size to large firms, this guide explains what legal knowledge management includes, where it differs from library and metadata management, which roles typically own it, what to look for in legal knowledge management software, and how to build or improve a practical program.

What is an Archive Management System?

An archive management system gives your organization one controlled place to catalogue, store, protect, and retrieve records of lasting value.

Legal Precedent Management

At its core, the discipline focuses on identifying valuable work product, refining it for reuse, and making it easy to retrieve when attorneys need it. A document created for one matter is not automatically a precedent. Creating a reusable precedent requires review, generalization, and de-identification so it is prepared for future use rather than tied to a specific client engagement.

The benefits of a combined Library and Archive solution

Do you have a library and archive collection you would like to put online and make more accessible? Do you wish you could make this more appealing and increase the use and value of the collections? Perhaps you have a lone desktop PC with your collection saved in a legacy program or spreadsheet but you don’t have the means to easily publish it. How could a combined library and archive solution benefit your organisation?

Cloud-based Local Studies Archives for Easy Collaboration

A reduction in service costs for Archives and Local Studies Departments is now achievable using Cloud technologies from Soutron. Cloud systems combined with Soutron’s multi-Search Portal technology designed for Archive Management means costs can be lowered and shared by several local authorities and smaller archive services in a single system deployed in the Cloud.

Support your local Library no matter how large or small

No matter how large or small your local library is, it really does need your support. Could a Phone Box Library be the answer?

Meet Soutron at the CILIP LMS Suppliers Showcase Spring 2016

We are pleased to announce that Soutron will be exhibiting at CILIP’s LMS Suppliers Showcase in London on Friday 14th March 2016. The Showcase is an informal and relaxed, “non-sales” environment allowing you to meet us face-to-face so that you can:

Arise Sir Robot!

One of the books I gave myself time to read over Christmas and New Year was this one. "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future” Written in a very easy to read style and strong on factual references with a tailored version for UK consumption. It is well worth a read and is both alarming and engaging, even if you are not into robotics and engineering innovation.

Indexing Metadata and Discovery in 2016

Now that the festive season is over, what are we up to? This year’s remarkably mild weather, 12-14 degrees in January is unheard of. There is no excuse to jet off to a warm climate this month!

Soutron Autumn Newsletter

During 2015 we added archival system functions and new capabilities to manage images into the Soutron system to achieve a combined library and archives application. Adherence to ISAD(G) standards as well as incorporating locally defined needs were major design goals. The system provides the means to structure collections and present content in a ...

Rolls Royce, where knowledge and experience defines a competitive advantage

Over 10,000 people work in this amazing engineering business where knowledge and experience defines competitive advantage. The company employs over 50,000 people worldwide making various devices that power aircraft, ships, helicopters, rigs, and submarines.

Top 13 Classic Horror Novels for Halloween

The nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling and the end of October edges ever near. All Hallows’ Eve is nearly upon us and so the ghoulish writings of authors over the last 200 years has left us with these devilishly delicious classic novels to scare us silly.