Evaluation of libsys vs SOUL the integrated library management software

The study aims to observe the different facilities and functions in each module ofselectedintegrated library management softwarei.e, Libsys and SOUL. The latest techniques are used to prepare the check lists to evaluate the software. The check list contains seven categories, (i) Reports (ii) Book Acquisition; (iii) Cataloguing; (iv) Circulation; (v) Serial control; (vi) Web OPAC; (vii) other enhanced features. Finally, the study ILMS was comparedbased on features/functions. Libsys is having adequate number of functional features than SOUL. The study is very useful to library professionals to choose best ILMS.