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Oliver Library Software

More than just library software, Oliver is a powerful, future-ready library management solution designed to evolve with your school. Built in collaboration with educators, library staff, and students, Oliver gives you more control, more flexibility, and more value. Whether you're managing resources, promoting reading, or integrating with digital tools, Oliver gives you more ways to empower your school community.

Scroll to explore MORE Outstanding Features and Functions in Oliver

  • Streamline Your Music & Equipment Management

    Keep all your resources under one roof and use Oliver’s booking system to manage your music and equipment loans.

  • Are you using Oliver's Customisable News Pages?

    Promote library events, showcase new resources, and keep your students and staff informed with ease.

  • Oliver's Powerful Reading Lists Feature!

    Curate resources for students and staff effortlessly, whether it's for class assignments, special events, or suggested reading material. Learn how to create, manage, and utilise reading lists to support your students' learning journey.

  • Assessed by Safer Technologies 4 Schools (ST4S) 

    Oliver v5 has been assessed through ST4S and meets the required standards to participate in the Badge Program, with clear privacy and security information available to support use in schools.

  • Oliver's Dyslexic Font Feature!

    At Softlink, we believe in accessible reading for everyone. Learn how to make reading easier with Oliver's dyslexic font feature!  

  • Boost Student Reading with Exciting Badges in Oliver and Orbit!

    Get your students excited about reading with the amazing badge feature in Oliver and Orbit. Reward their achievements with fun, tiered badges.

  • Dynamic Analytical Reporting

    Quickly and easily generate reports in a variety of formats, including tables, graphs, and charts, giving you the flexibility to present your library’s important data in the way that clearly demonstrates the true value of your school library to management and stakeholders.

  • Peek into Orbit

    Watch this demonstration to learn more about Orbit, Oliver v5’s junior school search interface. With avatars, backgrounds and themes, students can customise their experience, making it more engaging for younger students.

MORE Engagement 

Revolutionise how students interact with your library! Oliver's cloud-based solution features a modern, intuitive interface and personalised recommendations. It makes discovering and accessing your resources effortless, anytime, anywhere, on any device. Watch as students are inspired to explore and connect with your library, building lifelong habits of reading, research, and independent learning. 

Different screens display Oliver v5

MORE Insights 

Unlock the true impact of your library with effortless data! Oliver puts the power of data-driven decisions directly at your fingertips. In just a few clicks, create pre-built or fully customised reports that reveal critical usage patterns, borrowing trends, overdue items, and digital resource engagement. Even better, automate reports on a set-and-forget schedule to save valuable time, making showcasing your library's undeniable impact easier than ever. 

MORE Time 

Reclaim your day and focus on what truly matters – your students!  With “Smart” cataloguing, automated reporting, and streamlined workflows, spend less time on administration and more time enriching your library. 

MORE Integrations 

Oliver integrates effortlessly with all the tools and systems your school already uses.  Whether it’s student management systems, learning platforms, content providers or authentication tools, Oliver works in perfect harmony to steamline processes, reduce duplication and manual labour and ensure a smooth experience for both staff and students.  With Oliver, you library becomes a fully connected part of your school’s digital learning environment. 

MORE Confidence 

With Oliver you’re in safe hands!  Oliver’s cloud-based system is continually updated to keep your library running securely.  Having successfully qualified to be part of the Safer Technologies 4 Schools (ST4S) Product Badge Program, you can be confident that Oliver meets nationally consistent privacy and security standards for digital products used in schools, so that you can focus on your library while we keep your data safe.