Latest News
The latest news from us here at Soutron. The latest developments in our software solutions, general company updates and press releases can be found below.
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Latest Updates from Soutron Fall 2020
Despite the various restrictions placed upon us due to Covid we have continued to work but…

Implementing a New System: Strategic Decisions in Data Transformation
In decades past we used Classification schemes to help identify where to shelve and find materials in a physical library…

New Enquiry Management Solution: Ask Soutron
NEW automated assistance to Knowledge Services with our Ask Soutron AI Enquiry Service, an enhanced query tool to support Enquiries…

Copyright and Intellectual Property
April 26th 2020 was World Intellectual Property day. This day was chosen because it…

Soutron Support: Update regarding Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
We have implemented a working from home policy for most of our staff which ensures that…

Working at the front line! – Soutron Helpdesk
Sometimes a help desk call is very specific to a particular client’s database and an example of this came up this morning…

Welcome to 2020 A New Decade Dawns
It’s 2020, the New Year is upon us and a new decade! Today, we are already developing the next generation of Soutron Library & Archive application. As well as changing the user interface we are…

Challenges and Opportunities for the Corporate Librarian
Soutron is incredibly excited to be at the forefront of library and archive automation. So many changes and opportunities.

Latest Software Update – Soutron Version 4.1.4
We are pleased to announce the latest 4.1.4 software update to Soutron is now available. This latest version provides a new collections…

Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency select Soutron & MAKE Enterprise for New Library, Archives and Records Management Solution
Soutron was chosen to help the National Archives and Library Agency of Ethiopia manage their extensive collections, archives and records…

Book Publishers and Power to the People!
For a number of years, I have been frustrated by publishers for whom digital eBooks are a protected species: more expensive than the physical equivalent and not to be sold by anyone other than…

Modernizing Library Automation: New Code and New Designs
Our Modernizing Software Agenda: a strategy to modernize and streamline library automation workflows…

Benefits of using Single Sign On / Active Directory in your Library & Archive
The benefits of SSO / AD go beyond simply improving the speed and ease of logging into the library or archive. Users can access your service with…

Latest Software Update – Soutron Version 4.1.3 Now Available!
We are pleased to announce the latest 4.1.3 software update to Soutron is now available. This latest version provides some specific updates to make the search experience even better with new…

Robots in Libraries
I am very impressed that some libraries have embraced robots. I would love to meet in particular the “Shelf Reading” robot…