Oliver Library Software
LearnPath
OrbitOliver v5 Group Training is a fantastic professional development opportunity to learn from our expert trainers, develop your Oliver v5 skills, and find new ways to make the most of your library software.
It is also an opportunity to connect with other school library professionals to share ideas, network, and collaborate with the wider school library community.
Softlink runs Group Training sessions throughout the year, Australia-wide, at various host venues. While they represent great value for money, schools can further benefit from a discount by hosting a Group Training session at their school. If you would like to learn more about hosting, please email grouptraining@softlinkint.com.
Queensland
Asset Management & Circulation
Date: Wednesday, 9th September 2026
School: Ormeau State School
Course Code: QLD0909
Advanced Training & Circulation
Date: Thursday, 8th October 2026
School: Pacific Lutheran College
Course Code: QLD0810
Advanced Training & Stocktake
Date: Friday, 9th October 2026
School: Walkervale State School
Course Code: QLD0910
Advanced Training & Reporting
Date: Thursday, 5th November 2026
School: Gabbinbar State School
Course Code: QLD0511
Reporting & Stocktake
Date: Friday, 13th November 2026
School: Chinchilla State High School
Course Code: QLD1311
Host Training at Your School
If you would like to host a group training session at your school, please email grouptraining@softlinkint.com
Victoria
Advanced Training & Cataloguing
Date: Wednesday, 21st October 2026
School: Chairo Christian School - Drouin Campus
Course Code: VIC2110
Advanced Training & Stocktake
Date: Thursday, 22nd October 2026
School: Huntingtower School
Course Code: VIC2210
Host Training at Your School
If you would like to host a group training session at your school, please email grouptraining@softlinkint.com
New South Wales / ACT
Reporting & Stocktake
Date: Thursday, 15th October 2026
School: Campbell High School
Course Code: ACT1510
Getting Started with Oliver
Date: Tuesday, 17th March 2027
School: Campbell High School
Course Code: ACT1703
Host Training at Your School
If you would like to host a group training session at your school, please email grouptraining@softlinkint.com
South Australia
Host Training at Your School
If you would like to host a group training session at your school, please email grouptraining@softlinkint.com
Western Australia
Visit the WA Group Training page for more information
Northern Territory
Host Training at Your School
If you would like to host a group training session at your school, please email grouptraining@softlinkint.com
Oliver v5 Group Training Course Descriptions
Oliver v5 Getting Started
This full-day course covers menu and records navigation, adding catalogue records, adding borrower records, circulation desk -loans and returns, basic OPAC.
The course duration is 6 hours.
Advanced Oliver
Advanced Oliver covers authority file maintenance, subjects, authors, publishers, tag manager, setting up and using reading lists, exchange, merging catalogue records and library home page maintenance.
The course duration is 3 hours and is generally accompanied with one of the additional 3 hour function specific courses.
Cataloguing
Setting up of cataloguing fields, SCIS imports, z-cataloguing, adding copies information, spine labels, weeding and archiving.
The course duration is 3 hours.
Circulation
Setting up circulation fields; borrower maintenance; lending rules; circulation desk; loans; returns; renewals; reservations and overdue notices.
The course duration is 3 hours.
Serials
This course includes creating catalogue records, components and subscriptions,check-in (receiving issues).
The course duration is 3 hours.
Stocktake
A discussion and explanation of the Oliver Stocktake procedure for End of term and / or End of year, walk through of the stocktake process, including examples and reports; Q&A.
The course duration is 3 hours.
New Features & Homepage
Softlink will highlight the latest features in Oliver v5 and how to get the most out of them and making use of your Oliver homepage.
The course duration is 3 hours.
Reporting
How to create custom reports, report template adjustments, analytical reporting, and library statistics
The course duration is 3 hours.
Asset Management
Setting up equipment BibTypes, resource loan categories, lending rules and LLTs; creating collections and collection codes; adding equipment records and multiple copies; maintaining equipment records, including maintenance details and related reporting.
The course duration is 3 hours.
LearnPath
Creating interactive, curriculum-aligned digital guides within LearnPath, building structured content pages, embedding digital resources and maintaining library home pages.
The course duration is 6 hours.