Oliver v5 and Orbit at the new Book Bunker – The Scholastic Children’s Library at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
Announcement posted by Softlink 06 Jun 2016
Scholastic Australia’s ‘Book Bunker’ opened at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne in May this year. The Book Bunker is a vibrant, inspirational place ‘dripping’ in literacy and learning is designed to bring comfort, adventure and fun, and help open a world of possible to sick children in hospital.
Oliver v5 is providing the technology to guide children in their exploration of the library’s 8,000 books. Patients can visit the library in person to browse and borrow books, or they can access the catalogue from their bedside using a web enabled device. With fun themes, avatars and picture-based search options, the Orbit junior interface makes it easy for children of all ages and abilities to browse the library catalogue.
Softlink Managing Director Nathan Godfrey expressed his excitement about being involved in Scholastic’s Book Bunker project.
‘The Book Bunker is a great initiative and Softlink is proud to support such a worthwhile project.’
About Softlink: Softlink is a leading developer of knowledge, content and library management solutions, supporting more than 10,000 education, government and public organisations and libraries across 108 countries. Softlink’s leading education solution, Oliver v5, provides school libraries with the platform they need to become a contemporary central hub for learning and resource management. Softlink is based in Australia, the United Kingdom, America and New Zealand. Softlink has supported the Australian and New Zealand education sector for over 30 years.
About the Book Bunker: Run by teams of dedicated volunteer librarians, Book Bunkers are currently located in The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, The Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, and now The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. The Book Bunkers are always seeking more volunteers – if you have a passion for matching books and kids and have a couple of days a month to spare, then come and be part of our team of very special people who make a difference to sick kids through books and reading.
Please email expressions of interest detailing your experience to Bookbunker@scholastic.com.au