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Softlink proudly collaborates with a diverse array of companies and associations to enhance information management for our users. Through seamless integration and strategic partnerships with both technology and library organisations, we consistently deliver innovative functionality and stay at the forefront of technology. Explore some of our key partners in both the technology and library sectors below.

Technology Partners

Story Box Library

Story Box Library is a subscription based educational website, created for children to view stories by local authors and illustrators, being read aloud by fantastic, predominantly Australian and New Zealand, storytellers.

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TASS

TASS offers customers clever school management and portal solutions, that supports the business office, as well as teachers, parents and students. A 100% web-based solution, TASS is designed to offer a 24/7 accessible, centralised solution for all your school’s day to day operations.

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WCBS

Delivering next generation MIS, admissions and income solutions to Independent and International schools.

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Wonde

Wonde helps schools securely connect their MIS data to third party applications, saving them valuable admin time. Used by thousands of schools in the UK and Australia.

Wonde are a trusted partner of schools across the world.

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SCIS

The Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS) provide schools with access to a database of high quality, consistent catalogue records created according to agreed standards. SCIS aims to assist schools in reducing the cost and duplication of effort of cataloguing resources. Working with Library Management Systems, SCIS improves the efficiency and user experience of the school library.

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OverDrive Education®

Reach students and educators online with ebooks, audiobooks and more from OverDrive Education®. Offering the industry’s best catalog, service and user experience, including compatibility with all major desktop and mobile platforms, OverDrive Education is the global leader in digital books for schools, with over 44,000 partners worldwide.

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Browns Books

Browns Books for Students are the UK’s leading supplier of books and eBooks for schools and libraries.

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Sheels Educational

Sheels Educational has been helping schools, teachers, librarians and parents develop and update their book collections and raise reading levels of children in schools.

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Syndetics Unbound

Syndetics Unbound is a new online catalog enrichment solution that combines everything you love about Syndetic Solutions and LibraryThing for Libraries, enabling you to easily embed rich information, as well as interactive guided discover directly within your existing catalog.

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JCS Online Resources

JCS Online Resources represents a number of academic publishers of e-resources to support teaching, learning and research at secondary/high school level worldwide. Their role is to negotiate with publishers the best subscription rates for schools and to then inform schools about the offer. They also provide an online subscription service for schools to manage the complete process via their ‘My JCS’ account.

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BioStore

BioStore specialises in biometric technology solutions that centralise management and access to multiple identification applications used in schools.

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BorrowBox

Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks free from your library using the BorrowBox app. Say hello to your future library, wherever you are, whenever you are free.

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Renaissance Learning

Renaissance Learning™ is a leading provider of cloud-based assessment and teaching and learning solutions that fit the K12 classroom, improve school performance, and accelerate learning for all. Renaissance Learning enables educators to deliver highly differentiated and timely instruction while driving personalised student practice in reading, writing, and maths every day, in over one-third of U.S. schools and more than 60 countries worldwide.

Accelerated Reader is reading practice with a growth mindset. AR drives the practice component of a comprehensive reading program. It promotes personalised practice whilst providing teachers with the data they need to move students toward success.

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BDS

BDS is the premier supplier of industry-standard information-rich metadata to libraries in the UK. BDS create records for books, e-books, talking books, music CDs, DVDs, BluRays and video games. Their metadata adheres to all classification standards and is accessible through diverse delivery mechanisms and can be tailored to meet individual library’s needs.

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Microsoft

At Microsoft, we’re motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what’s most important to them.

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ClickView

ClickView has been focusing on one simple idea: making it easy for teachers to find and share educational videos with their students. Their BYOD-friendly video platform combined with their Curriculum Libraries will help your school embrace video learning.

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Lexplore

Combining artificial Intelligence and eye tracking technology with peer-reviewed research, Lexplore’s unique, paperless assessment is now assured by the BDA. Within minutes it can determine reading attainment, highlight specific difficulties and also provide objective data to support professional opinion in both the primary and secondary classroom.

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Tv4education

Tv4education is a Functional Solutions company licensed by Screenrights to provide TV and Foxtel content exclusively to Australian Educational institutions. We record all free-to-air TV channels and all Foxtel Channels 24 hrs a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Podcast and Vodcast programs that are deemed educationally relevant are also made available to subscribers. All content downloaded is in industry standard mpg4 format so it will play on most digital devices and stream from virtually any LMS, including Softlink’s systems.

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Nielsen Book

Nielsen Book is a leading provider of search, discovery, commerce, consumer research and retail sales analysis services globally. Nielsen runs the Registration Agencies (ISBN and SAN Agencies for UK & Ireland, ISTC), provides search and discovery products through its Nielsen BookData product range, electronic trading via Nielsen BookNet and PubEasy services, retail sales analysis via Nielsen BookScan and consumer research through its Books and Consumer Survey.

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LinksPlus

LinksPlus is a collection of educational website and fiction directories for 5 to 19 year olds known as WebLinks. It is designed to guide research and save time for students, teachers and librarians.The directories are available as online databases and library catalogue files.

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Schoolbox

Technology to transform K-12 schools – Schoolbox is an integrated all-in-one virtual learning environment (VLE) that connects your entire school community and powers innovative teaching and learning. It’s a unique learning management system (LMS), portal and intranet, which is self or cloud hosted,flexible and secure. Simplify communication, collaboration and learning at your school with Schoolbox!

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2CQR

2CQR have worked exclusively with libraries for over two decades, creating dedicated self-service, security, stock control and software solutions. Whether EM or RFID based we work with clients to ensure compatibility, adaptability and effectiveness, delivering immediate results and maximising long-term opportunities.

2CQR - always Thinking Libraries.

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Moodle

Moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students.

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CRB Cunninghams

CRB Cunninghams are the only UK provider with their own identity management, CRB Cunninghams cashless catering, and online payment solutions used in over 2,400 schools and supported by a national service and support team.

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CSE

CSE is an independent, specialist supplier of network technology and advice to the education sector. Supporting clients throughout England and Wales, specialising in providing best-quality and best-value ICT systems to educational establishments.

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Frog

Frog’s Learning Platform offers exceptional creative control enabling teachers, admin staff and even pupils to fully embed their learning platform into the school’s working practices and tailor it to the needs of their school.

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Groupcall

Launched in 2001, Groupcall provides communication and data solutions to the education, public and private sectors. Softlink work in partnership with Groupcall to provide integration between market leading MIS systems SIMS, CMIS, Progresso, Bromcom and Engage with the Oliver library management system.

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Peter’s

Peter’s is the UK’s leading supplier of books and furniture for nurseries, schools, academies, and public libraries.

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Planet eStream

Planet eStream is an innovative browser based media content management and delivery system. It enables organisations to create, brand, theme and manage their own secure ‘YouTube’ style media archive and distribute that content on demand, via VLEs, websites, PCs, mobile devices and digital signage displays.

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S A Secure

S A Secure provides the widest, unbiased choice of advanced displayed merchandise protection systems for retail and library security currently available.

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Library Partners

ALIA

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national organisation representing the Australian library and information services sector.

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ASLA

The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) is the national authority, the peak forum in the field of teacher librarianship and school library resource services.

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Students Need School Libraries

Students Need School Libraries mission is to ensure student access to high quality school library services. School libraries, and the qualified staff that run them are vital for ensuring that all students are equipped with the research and literacy skills they need throughout their life.

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OZTL_net

OZTL_net is an established this community hub that provides tools, resources and connections for information professionals working in Australian school libraries and beyond.

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UK SLA

The School Library Association (SLA) is a not-for-profit which supports schools develop their school library, establish a reading culture and deliver independent learning skills. SLA believe that all schools should have their own (or shared) staffed library to help all children and young people fulfil their potential. 

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QSLA

The Queensland School Library Association (QSLA) is the Professional Body for School Libraries in Queensland.

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SLANSW

The School Library Association of NSW (SLANSW) is a professional association centred on professional learning, advocacy and research. 

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SLAV

The School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) is the Professional Body for School Libraries in Victoria. 

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SLASA

The School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA) represents and supports the interests of school library personnel across all education sectors in South Australia through advocacy, professional development and communication.

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SLANZA

The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) provides community, guidance and professional development on library practice and programmes for school library staff in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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