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Oliver
Brisbane, Australia
What it is
Oliver is a library management solution for schools and their communities, including primary and secondary schools and education departments. It combines cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, and a borrower portal with tools for students to find and access library resources. Personalised recommendations support discovery, while automated reporting and streamlined workflows help with routine library work. Users can create pre-built or customised reports on usage, borrowing, overdue items, and digital resource engagement, and schedule them to run automatically. The booking system can manage loans of music and equipment. Oliver integrates with school management systems, learning platforms, content providers, and authentication tools through APIs, library protocols, and single sign-on. Softlink offers hosted and on-premises deployment; the service can be accessed over an internet connection without workstation installation. Hosted service includes daily backups, managed updates and patching, and dedicated technical support with service-level agreements. Softlink lists ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 standards, GDPR compliance, IRAP-compliant data centres, and monitoring measures. Pricing is by request.
For and against
For
- Supports cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, and borrower access.
- Reports can be customised and scheduled automatically.
- Booking tools manage loans of music and equipment.
- Offers hosted and on-premises deployment.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- The listed platforms are web and API.
The verdict
Oliver brings library operations, reporting, bookings, and student discovery together for school communities. Pricing is by request, so schools will need to contact Softlink for details.
Who it suits
Oliver is intended for school libraries, including primary and secondary schools, and education departments. It may suit teams that need library workflows, reporting, and student resource discovery in one system.
Plans and prices
Oliver library software
Pricing by quote
Read 30 Sep 2026 · softlinkint.com
On the record
- Audience
- Softlink describes Oliver as suitable for primary and secondary schools and education departments.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Cataloguing and workflows
- Oliver includes smart cataloguing, automated reporting and streamlined workflows.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Softlink offers hosted and on-premises installation, and says Oliver can be accessed with an internet connection without workstation installation.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Discovery and reading
- Oliver offers personalised recommendations and an interface for students to discover and access library resources.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Hosted service
- The Oliver hosting service includes daily backups, managed updates and patching, and dedicated technical support with service-level agreements.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Oliver integrates with school management systems, learning platforms, content providers and authentication tools; Softlink says it uses APIs, library protocols and single sign-on.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Oliver is a library management solution designed for schools and their communities.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Reporting
- Users can create pre-built or customised reports about usage, borrowing, overdue items and digital resource engagement, and schedule reports to run automatically.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Resource booking
- Oliver’s booking system can manage loans of music and equipment.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- School safety assessment
- Softlink says Oliver v5 has been assessed through ST4S and meets the required standards to participate in its Product Badge Program.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- Softlink lists ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 standards, GDPR compliance, IRAP-compliant data centres and monitored endpoint protection, firewalls and vulnerability scanning.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Softlink describes local support, online learning resources, a 24/7 community portal, webinars and online user groups.softlinkint.com · read 30 Sep 2026
