From Discovery to Citation: How Liberty Digital Simplifies Referencing for Special Libraries
For librarians and knowledge professionals supporting legal, corporate, government, and research teams, referencing is more than a formatting requirement. It’s part of maintaining credibility, protecting institutional reputation, and enabling reliable research outcomes.
10 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Public Library’s Digital Future
Public libraries are evolving rapidly, and expectations from both local councils and communities continue to grow.. Councils want clear evidence that their libraries deliver meaningful outcomes for ratepayers, while patrons expect modern digital experiences that are easy to access and use.
What’s New Across Softlink’s Library and Knowledge Management Platforms
Over the past year, Softlink Information Centers has continued developing its core platforms – Liberty Digital, illumin, and the Aurora Product Suite – to support the evolving needs of libraries, research teams, and public library services.
SCALL Institute 2026: Supporting Law Librarians in Tribal and Federal Indian Law Research
Softlink IC was proud to participate in the 54th SCALL Institute, held February 20–21, 2026 at the Riviera Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, California. This year’s institute theme was, “Tribal and Federal Indian Law: Practice and Policy”.
Is Free Library Software Really Free in 2026? What Special Libraries Need to Know Before Choosing a System
In 2020, many special libraries were still operating primarily on-site. Digital collections existed, but they were often small or siloed, and often loosely connected to wider organizational systems.
Employee Spotlight – Ben
In this spotlight, we’re featuring one of our Software Developers, Ben, who joined Softlink IC in early 2024. Ben works across our library and research management products, where a big part of his role is building new features that help keep our software practical, reliable, and easy to use. Known for his problem-solving approach and dry sense of humor, Ben is an important part of the development team.
5 Library System Features You Could Be Using (But You Probably Aren’t)
Today, most special libraries and archives aren’t taking full advantage of their current library management systems. Not because the tools aren’t there, but because it’s time consuming to explore everything between daily tasks like urgent research requests, maintaining compliance, or supporting internal projects.
How Librarians Are More Important Than Ever in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer experimental in libraries. It already supports search, discovery, metadata creation, content analysis, and user services.
How to Make the Most Out of a New System: Maximizing Value for Your Library
Welcome to the third instalment of our rollout series! If you’ve been following along, you’re now well on your way to a successful library system transition.
Softlink IC: Your 2025 Wrapped
This year wasn’t just about software updates or company events; it was about our customers navigating digital change with our products. Across the sectors, we noticed the main benefits our systems provided were – time-saved, manual work reduction, and improvement in both resource discoverability and reporting strength. These helped deliver clearer outcomes to our customers’ organizations for 2025.