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Business -
broadband campaign
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Project to make broadband internet services available
countywide at an affordable price to businesses.
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International
students - information and advice
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Advice and information for international students
wishing to study in the UK including scholarships,
visa arrangements, fees and working in the UK while
studying.
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Library
special needs
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Libraries may provide a range of services to meet the
requirements of those with special needs. These may
include talking books, Braille resources, large
print, home library service , accessible computers
etc.
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Records and
archives - information and advice
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Archives are original documents produced by official
bodies, societies and individuals that are no longer
in current use. The council may provide a way for
local residents and business to view their archives,
often in a local library.
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School
- book exhibitions
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The library services department offers schools book
exhibitions of currently available children's
fiction, non fiction and picture books.
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School
- book purchase scheme
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The library services department offers book purchase
schemes that allow schools easy and cost effective
ways to buy books for their library.
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School
- nursery inspections
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All nurseries have to be registered with OfSTED and
are subject to regular inspections of children's
progress towards early learning goals as set out in
the National Curriculum. The Care Commission and HMIE
are responsible for the regulation and inspection of
nurseries in Scotland.
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School
libraries - advice and training
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The school library service works to provide advice,
consultancy and training for head teachers, teachers
and school librarians, to ensure that the school
library is central to learning and supports the
curriculum in their schools.
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School
library - project loans
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The library services department offers a project loan
service for individual teachers with specially
selected resources for all subjects and key stages of
the national curriculum.
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School
library - talks
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Visits to schools to give talks about books to
children, or to parents and may also provide a
storytelling service.
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