Oliver
Oliver is a library management solution for schools and their communities, including primary and secondary schools and education departments.
What Oliver is
Oliver is a library management solution for schools and their communities, including primary and secondary schools and education departments. It supports cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, and borrower access, while personalised recommendations help students discover library resources. Users can create pre-built or customised reports covering usage, borrowing, overdue items, and digital resource engagement, then schedule those reports to run automatically. Its booking system can manage loans of music and equipment. Oliver integrates with school management systems, learning platforms, content providers, and authentication tools using APIs, library protocols, and single sign-on. Softlink offers hosted and on-premises deployment, and says the service can be accessed with an internet connection without installing it on workstations. Hosted service includes daily backups, managed updates and patching, and dedicated technical support with service-level agreements. Softlink also lists local support, online learning resources, a 24/7 community portal, webinars, and online user groups. Security provisions listed by Softlink include ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 standards, GDPR compliance, IRAP-compliant data centres, and monitored endpoint protection, firewalls, and vulnerability scanning. Pricing is by quote.
Good
- Hosted or on-premises deployment is available.
- Reports can be customised and scheduled.
- Booking tools manage music and equipment loans.
- Hosted service includes daily backups and managed updates.
Watch out
- Pricing is by quote.
- The listed platform access is web and API.
Who it suits
Oliver suits primary and secondary schools and education departments managing library collections and circulation. It may also fit schools that need reporting, resource booking, and integration with learning or school systems.
Verdict
Oliver covers school library workflows, reporting, resource booking, and integrations. Schools should request a quote and consider whether hosted or on-premises deployment fits their needs.
Plans and prices
From Oliver's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver library software | Priced on request | Pricing by quote |
The facts
Each one read from Oliver's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Softlink describes Oliver as suitable for primary and secondary schools and education departments.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Cataloguing and workflows
- Oliver includes smart cataloguing, automated reporting and streamlined workflows.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Deployment
- Softlink offers hosted and on-premises installation, and says Oliver can be accessed with an internet connection without workstation installation.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Discovery and reading
- Oliver offers personalised recommendations and an interface for students to discover and access library resources.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Hosted service
- The Oliver hosting service includes daily backups, managed updates and patching, and dedicated technical support with service-level agreements.checked 30 Sep 2001
- 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.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Purpose
- Oliver is a library management solution designed for schools and their communities.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Reporting
- Users can create pre-built or customised reports about usage, borrowing, overdue items and digital resource engagement, and schedule reports to run automatically.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Resource booking
- Oliver’s booking system can manage loans of music and equipment.checked 30 Sep 2001
- School safety assessment
- Softlink says Oliver v5 has been assessed through ST4S and meets the required standards to participate in its Product Badge Program.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Security
- Softlink lists ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 standards, GDPR compliance, IRAP-compliant data centres and monitored endpoint protection, firewalls and vulnerability scanning.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Support
- Softlink describes local support, online learning resources, a 24/7 community portal, webinars and online user groups.checked 30 Sep 2001
The company
- Founded
- 1983checked 23 Sep 2001
- Headquarters
- Brisbane, Australiachecked 23 Sep 2001
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