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The Softlink Scoop – Edition 19/2018

A weekly round up of library and information centre news and opinions from around the world.
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Softlink Information Centres’ Liberty training and UGM in PNG

Softlink Information Centres Technical Services Manager Sarah Thompson returned to Papua New Guinea in the last week of July for 3 days of training on the Liberty library management system, followed by a User Group Meeting.
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Does Your Law Firm Have the Competitive Research Edge?

Information is power. It can be the difference between winning and losing. That's why your law firm needs access to the right information and FAST! Leveraging the information sourced by your knowledge researchers, using the most up-to-date library management tools, will give your firm the competitive research edge.
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You’ll Never Guess Our Most Popular Liberty Feature of 2022!

There’s a lot to love in our latest Liberty v5 Build 8.053 release. As usual there’s something for everyone, one feature we’ve noticed people are really in love with is our new option to add subpages to the homepage. We’ve seen how this feature has made using Liberty an even better experience than for our users, and their library users.

Plan Before You Scan: Considerations for launching a digital archive project

The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR)’s new photo archive project aims to bring a collection of 30,000 photos documenting the archaeological and cultural heritage of the Middle East to the public eye. But where do you even begin to digitize 30,000 slides, negatives, and prints? ACOR is one of the many diverse libraries who use Softlink’s Liberty library management system. In 2016 they were awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education through the competitive American Overseas Research Centers grant program which will support the ACOR Library Photographic Archive. As a guest blogger for Softlink, Corrie Commisso, Senior Archival Consultant for ACOR, shares her experiences with launching the digital archive project.
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Mobile apps in the Parliamentary Counsel Office library

With a theme of Global Impact, Local Footprint, the 2018 Australian Law Librarian’s Association (ALLA) conference program has a strong focus on law library technology.

Smarter Subscription Tracking: Introducing Liberty Digital’s New Electronic Resource Management Module

Today’s special libraries rely heavily on digital subscriptions - legal databases, research portals, industry journals, and more. But managing these valuable assets often means wrestling with spreadsheets, tracking renewals manually, and responding to questions about costs without clear answers.
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Poor Support Experiences Will Negatively Affect Your Business!

Whatever service you offer, consumers and clients drive your business. Without them, your business no longer has a purpose. Customers need you the most when they contact you for support.

Employee Spotlight – Nicholas

Meet Nicholas, our APAC Sales & Account Manager, who joined the team in June 2024. Working remotely from Auckland, New Zealand, Nicholas plays a key role in connecting potential customers across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific with our solutions, Liberty Digital and illumin. In the latest instalment of our Employee Spotlight series, we get to know Nicholas, explore his role further, and what drives him in his day-to-day work.

Connections in the Digital Age – NZLLA Conference 2025

We had the privilege of attending the New Zealand Law Librarians’ Association (NZLLA) Conference 2025, held at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) on 18–19 September 2025. The theme, "Whanaungatanga: connections in the digital age", captured the importance of building and maintaining relationships while adapting to the rapid digital transformation in law and libraries.

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