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

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LaFrance Corporation Enhances Learning and Knowledge Management with Soutron

Soutron library management system is transforming how LaFrance manages, accesses, and utilises

NAR Streamlines Access to Real Estate Knowledge with Soutron Archive

National Association of REALTORS (NAR) has streamlined its Library & Archive services by implementing Soutron Archive, enabling...

Knowledge Management and Artificial Intelligence Cornerstones: Special Libraries and Archives

Within the knowledge management and artificial intelligence ecosystem, special libraries and corporate archives serve a critical role in...

Seasons Greeting’s & Holiday Support Times

As we celebrate this festive season, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our clients, business partners and teams...

Rochester Electronics Transforms Their Content Management with Soutron Archive

Rochester Electronics has successfully transformed its content management operations by updating their Soutron Archive implementation...

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.

World Leading Archive on Holocaust & Nazi Era, The Wiener Library Choose Soutron

Derby, United Kingdom – Derby based Soutron have developed a Combined Library and Archive Management Solution for The Wiener Library who host the most extensive collection of archives from the Holocaust and Nazi era in the UK.

Do you have the other Spectre in your library?

Lost in the rows of the bookshelves, tucked away in an archive or filed under missing, do you have a batch of titles that have disappeared from your library? These missing titles have puzzled you for days, weeks or even years. Just what happened to these books?

Meet Soutron at the CILIP LMS Suppliers Showcase Autumn 2015

We are pleased to announce that Soutron will be exhibiting at CILIP’s LMS Suppliers Showcase in London on 13th November 2015. The Showcase is an informal and relaxed, “non-sales” environment allowing you to meet us face-to-face so that you can:

Library Management Development in the Sunshine

Well what a great surprise to come back from holiday to find the sun still shining in Britain at the end of September! Even more pleasing to my eyes is the progress we have made developing new code for the Soutron system.

The Importance of Great Customer Service

So business is picking up and the service sector is leading the economy. You would expect to find service levels at an all time high yet in general it’s rare to receive great service unless you are paying lots of money or you happen to be royalty.

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.