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Information and Communication Technology Applications

• Highly versatile and user-friendly OPAC with simple and advanced search. OPAC users can
Notes export their search results in to 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 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 through dedicated telephone line during office hours;
and
• Available at an affordable cost with strong institutional support.

What is SOUL? Explain the major features of SOUL.

Modules
The SOUL 2.0 consists of the following modules. Each module has further been divided into sub
modules to cater to its functional requirements:
• Acquisition
• Catalogue
• Circulation
• OPAC
• Serial Control
• Administration.
The in-built network feature of the software will allow multiple libraries of the same university to
function together as well as access to the distributed databases installed at various university libraries
and union catalogue mounted at INFLIBNET using VSAT network.

Acquisition

The module enables library staff to handle all the major functions, such as:
• Suggestions management;
• Order processing, cancellation and reminders;
• Receipt, Payment and budgetary control;
• Master files such as currency, vendors, publishers etc.; and
• Reports.

Catalogue
Catalogue module is used for retrospective conversion of library resources. It also facilitates library
staff to process of the newly acquired library resources. The strong features of catalogue module
are:
• Allows cataloguer to create their own templates for data entry of different library resources;
• Different templates for leaders and fixed fields of MARC21;

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