Liberty’s Dashboard: Uncovering Hidden Insights in Your Library

We’re thrilled to present the Liberty v5 Build 8.056 release. With this release, users can take advantage of a range of new features and enhancements, including the highly anticipated Dashboard View!
Softlink Information Centres Achieves Cyber Essentials Plus Certification

In our ongoing commitment to cybersecurity and data protection, Softlink Information Centres has now achieved the Cyber Essentials Plus Certification, a testament to our dedication to maintaining the highest standards of data security for our clients.
Why Every Corporate Library Needs a Mobile App

As a librarian, you know that a well-stocked library is an asset in any organization. But have you considered adding a mobile app to your cache of resources? Whether your library is big or small, a mobile app can offer many benefits including efficiency and patron convenience. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the top reasons why your corporate library needs a mobile app.
5 Things You Didn’t Know Your Library System Could Do

Integrated Library Systems (ILS) have come a long way and our ILS, Liberty, is at the forefront of this evolution. Over the years, Liberty has introduced many innovative features designed to make managing your library’s resources easier and more efficient. Here are five interesting capabilities of Liberty that you might not be aware of:
Enhance Your Catalog Homepage in Just 10 Minutes!

If your library doesn’t have a brand yet, it’s time to think about what would make the space recognizable. Can users and non-users alike easily recognize your homepage? If not, then there is room for improvement!
Queensland Museum Chooses Softlink IC’s Liberty

The Queensland Museum recently chose Softlink Information Centres’ (Softlink IC) Liberty as their integrated library software. Liberty offers a variety of features to the museum library such as a discovery and federated search, mobile app, multi-factor authentication and the capability to perform OCR on PDF files. This certainly ticked all the boxes for the museum library’s needs!
Exploring the World of Legal Librarians

In our earlier blog, we explored the world of parliamentary librarians and looked at a few of the essential soft skills for your overall success as a librarian. In summary, librarians should have research, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills to effectively assist borrowers or users.
Unlock Your Reporting Power – Using Reports to Get the Most Out of Your Research Management Team

Discover how illumin can help you gain valuable insights into your users and their research queries. With powerful reporting features, you’ll be able to gain a more in-depth understanding of user behavior and use this data to optimize your research processes. Learn how to better serve your users by creating effective reports with our tips.
Employee Spotlight – Karlos Freelove

Meet Karlos, he’s part of our amazing customer support team, and they’re amazing! Our Support Team members are trained to understand our products inside and out. They are qualified IT experts who understand what personalized service really means. Our support team members are in our offices in Australia, the United Kingdom and United States offering 24-hour support on business days.
Get Ready For 2023! A Library Holiday Guide

With the end of the year just around the corner (eek!), now is the perfect time to get started ensuring your library, knowledge or information center is prepared for the upcoming holiday season, and the new year that follows. From stocking up on festive reading materials, to preparing for extended hours and special events, there are plenty of tasks to keep you busy in the lead up to the holidays.