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Information Technology and Application

Notes university level are to taken into account. The functions have been grouped into six categories,
looking into the functional divisions of Indian University libraries. At present SOUL uses RDBMS
on Windows N.T. operating system as back end to store and retrieve the data. However, keeping
in view the trends in IT towards Linux operating system, efforts are under way also to provide
SOUL to work on Linux platform. The inputs received from expert team consisting of practicing
librarians and the feedbacks received from users of our earlier software, ILMS, have given a strong
base for designing this software. SOUL is near total solution offered by INFLIBNET to Indian
libraries. It puts library staff at ease in exploring all the functions to their advantages with the help
of professionally prepared manual.
3.1.1 Hardware and Software Requirement

The minimum hardware and software configuration required to use the SOUL is given below.
Server:
Pentium @ 933 MHz with 128 MB RAM
40 GB HDD
32 x CD-ROM Drive
1.44 Floppy Drive
Colour Monitor (SVGA)
Ethernet card 10/100 Mbps
MS-SQL Server 7.0/ 2000
Windows – NT/Windows 2000 server (OS)
Client:
Pentium @ 933 MHz with 64 MB RAM
2 GB HDD with 100 MB Free space
1.44 Floppy Drive
Colour Monitor (SVGA)
Ethernet card 10/100 Mbps
Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT (OS)

3.2 Features of SOUL

Following are few of the strong features of SOUL, which should induce librarians to use SOUL in
their libraries.

Windows-based user-friendly software.
Well-designed screens, logically arranged functions with extensive help messages make
the software.
User friendly.
It is based on client server architecture allowing scalability to the users.
It uses RDBMS to organize and query the data.

Notes SOUL does not need an extensive training. With very little familiarity, one can begin
using it.

It is specially designed to work in the large academic libraries, capable of handling large
number of records.
It is multiuser software and there is no limit on simultaneous accesses.
Supports internationally known standards such as CCF and AACR II. etc.
Provides export and import facility and adheres to ISO 2709 format.
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