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29-Aug-2011 – As of 5th September 2011, Softlink Australia will be moving to a new office. Please update your address books and forward all correspondence to: Softlink, 3/77 Brandl Street, Eight Mile Plains, QLD, 4113.Our phone numbers, fax number, and email addresses will remain the same.We have planned extensively to ensure that there is no interruption to your service, however please be aware that there is a small risk that a delay may be experienced on some communications. In this circumstance... |
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28-Jun-2011 – Softlink has partnered with OverDrive, the leading global distributor of eBooks and other digital content, to bring school library collections into the 21st Century. OverDrive is a powerful platform for lending and managing a range of digital content including eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video.Softlink's Oliver Library Management System (LMS) integrates with the OverDrive platform, for easy management of the digital collection. A custom website is provided for the school to suit its... |
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21-Jun-2011 – Findings from Softlink's 2011 Australian School Library Survey revealed school library budgets are under threat and creating concern within the school community in relation to library resourcing, library staff development and literacy outcomes.As the largest supplier of School Library Management Systems in Australia, Softlink's survey focused on school library budgets, staffing levels, and how these factors related to student literacy levels. Over 1,200 Australian schools participated in... |
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17-May-2011 – St Hilda's school on the Gold Coast, Queensland has jumped at the chance of having their new Oliver v5 Library Management system hosted by Softlink's Professional Services.Ms Robyn Markus-Sandgren, St Hilda's Library Manager, says that Softlink's products and services has played a key role in helping them stay at the forefront of library technology."We are seeking to improve our library services all the time and central to this improvement is the ongoing maintenance, upgrading and... |
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16-May-2011 – As provided by Karen Bonnano, ASLA Executive Director and Sue Hutley, ALIA Executive Director:The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) welcome the tabling of the report on the Inquiry into school libraries and teacher librarians in Australian schools on the 23rd of May in Parliament. The Committee Chair, Ms Amanda Rishworth MP, will address Parliament on this report and other Committee members may also speak... |
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11-May-2011 – Softlink's Oliver Library Management System now includes support for the highest impact aspects of the new Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard as identified by Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS). .The RDA changes which have been included for Oliver v5 build 2.0 are support for three new MARC fields - 336 (Content type), 337 (Media type) and 338 (Carrier type), to ensure that schools can readily adopt the RDA changes when implemented by SCIS. The... |
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03-Mar-2011 – Following on from the success of the 2010 Survey on school library resourcing, Softlink's 2011 Australian School Library Survey is now open to Australian schools. Over 500 schools participated in the 2010 survey and results were presented to The House of Representatives Inquiry into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians.Softlink's 2010 Survey identified the links between teacher librarians, funding and literacy levels. To update the information and extend the research conducted from... |
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07-Feb-2011 – Softlink partners with EdAlliance for additional OPAC enhancement Following Softlink's recent focus on improving literacy outcomes for schools, Softlink is proud to announce the integration of Accelerated Reader into the Oliver Library Management System for schools. The progress monitoring tool guides students to the appropriate reading material within their personal reading age, motivating them to read through success.Mr David Linke, Managing Director of EdAlliance, believes that school... |
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31-Jan-2011 – Softlink partners with Thorpe-Bowker for additional OPAC enrichment Softlink announces the integration of LibraryThing for Libraries into the Oliver and Liberty Library Management Systems. This is one of five new optional add-ons for Softlink's systems which also include: ChiliFresh, Meet the Author, Accelerated Reader, and Serials Solutions 360 Federated Search.Owned and managed by Thorpe-Bowker, LibraryThing for Libraries (LTFL) allows users to view rate and review information and add... |
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06-Jan-2011 – Softlink is proud to support the Australian Library and Information Association's (ALIA) Information Online Conference 2011, which will be held at the Sydney Conference & Exhibition Centre, on 1-3 February.The conference is the 15th ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibition which focuses on a range of issues including: future technologies and their use, digital asset management, search tools, publishing and library spaces. ALIA Online is the perfect opportunity for... |
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