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The Softlink Scoop – Edition 05/2019

A fortnightly round up of library and information centre news and opinions from around the world.

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.

Charting the Future of Libraries: Highlights from ABR 2025 in Oradea

Earlier this month, Softlink Information Centres was proud to attend the 35th National Conference of the Romanian Library Association (ABR 2025) in beautiful Oradea, Romania. Hosted in collaboration with Softlink Central Europe, the University of Oradea, and the newly modernized “Gheorghe Șincai” Bihor County Library, this year’s conference reflected a renewed energy and vision for libraries in the digital age.

Users praise Philadelphia’s Liberty library management system training

Softlink's Liberty library management system group training sessions headed to Philadelphia in June. Delivered by Maida Rubin, and hosted by Peirce College, the free group training provided big value for users.
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Central Land Council Goes Live with Liberty v5 and Orbit, Library Management System!

On December 2nd, 2020 the Alice Springs based Central Land Council (CLC), went live with Softlink IC’s Liberty v5. The event was promoted as the exciting result of a long journey.
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5 Easy Steps to Digitization In Your Library: A Beginners Guide

The digital revolution has transformed the way we access and interact with information. For libraries, knowledge and information centers, this revolution presents a unique opportunity to extend their reach and impact. By digitizing your collection, you can make your resources more accessible and relevant in today's digital world. Follow these five easy steps to successfully start digitizing your library.

4 Benefits of a Corporate Digital Library

Digital libraries in organizations of all kinds have been critical to the development of an even more valuable workforce. The advantages to corporations results in the increased communication skills, brain agility, innovative thinking and wellbeing of their staff.

It’s All About Accessibility for Library Management Systems

Published May 14, 2021 James Martin, Softlink IC’s Development Manager has a little accessibility challenge for our Liberty library management system (LMS) users. Close your eyes. Now, try sending an email to your boss (this should be fun). How can you use a computer without being able to see the screen? How do you select a program? What use is a mouse? Once you get into a program, how do you find your way around? This is the problem facing millions of blind users worldwide. Fortunately, there are tools and standards out there to help. There are also organizations whose sole focus is to define a consistent approach that software can implement to make a program accessible to everyone.

Power Up Your Library with These 6 Tools -The Ultimate AI Toolkit for Librarians

The AI revolution isn’t just knocking on the library door - it’s already browsing the shelves! More and more, librarians are uncovering cutting-edge ways to harness AI’s transformative power. From managing vast information resources to assisting patrons with precision, AI tools are redefining library operations. Ready to level up your library’s game? Let’s explore some of the game-changing AI tools we’ve found that every forward-thinking librarian should have in their toolkit.

The Future is Near: Liberty Digital is Coming Soon

For over four decades, Softlink has been at the forefront of digital transformation. Softlink was one of the first to offer a Library Management System when libraries were transitioning from card catalogs to computers and one of the first to pioneer web-based systems for library management.

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