SOUL Software for School and University Libraries

Why SOUL

A state-of-the-art integrated library management software designed and developed by the INFLIBNET Centre.

UNICODE-based multilingual support for Indian and foreign languages; Compliant with International Standards such as MARC21, AACR-2, MARCXML

Strong region-wise support for maintenance through regional coordinators. Online and offline support by e-mail, chat, and through the dedicated telephone line.

Supports cataloging of electronic resources such as e-journals, e-books, and virtually any type of material.

Support online copy cataloging from MARC21 supported bibliographic database.

Software for University Libraries (SOUL) is a state-of-the-art integrated library management software designed and developed by the INFLIBNET Centre based on the requirements of college and university libraries. It is user-friendly software developed to work in a client-server environment. The software is compliant with international standards for bibliographic formats, networking, and circulation protocols. After a comprehensive study, discussions, and deliberations with the senior professionals of the country, the software was designed to automate all housekeeping operations in the library. The software is suitable not only for academic libraries, but also for all types and sizes of libraries, even school libraries

Major Features of SOUL are as follows:

UNICODE-based multilingual support for Indian and foreign languages;

Compliant with International Standards such as MARC21, AACR-2, and MARCXML;

Compliant to NCIP 2.0 protocol for RFID and other related applications especially for electronic surveillance and self check-out & check-in;

Client-server-based architecture, user-friendly interface that does not require extensive training;

Supports multi-platform for bibliographic databases such as My SQL, MS-SQL, or any other RDBMS;

Supports cataloging of electronic resources such as e-journals, e-books, and virtually any type of material;

Supports requirements of digital library and facilitates a link to full-text articles and other digital objects;

Support online copy cataloging from MARC21-supported bibliographic database;

Provides default templates for data entry of the different types of documents. User can also customize their own data entry templates for a different type of documents;

Provides the freedom to users for generating reports of their choice and format along with template and query parameters;

Supports ground-level practical requirements of the libraries such as stock verification, book bank, vigorous maintenance functions, transaction level enhanced security, etc.;

Provides facility to send reports through e-mail, allows users to save the reports in various formats such as Word, PDF, Excel, MARCXML, etc.;

Highly versatile and user-friendly OPAC with simple and advanced search. OPAC users can export their search results into PDF, MS Excel, and MARCXML format;

Supports authority files of personal name, corporate body, subject headings, and series name;

Supports data exchange through ISO-2709 standard;

Provides a simple budgeting system and single window operation for all major circulation functions;

Strong region-wise support for maintenance through regional coordinators. Strong online and offline support by e-mail, chat, and dedicated telephone lines during office hours.