Library Support for Digital Inclusion, Literacy and Learning

Reading Literacy and Learning

• Promote education and learning for all

• Develop a culture for reading and pleasure

• Offer support for everyone from early years to older people

• Enable people to make informed choices.

Our Digital and Online Services

1 - Access Pressreader here

2 - Access the Digital Library here

Get access to hundreds of study guides and past papers via our Dawsonera e-book collection.

Homework Help via our many online databases

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Discover a world of published academic research at your local library

Access to Research gives free, walk-in access to over 15 million academic articles in participating public libraries across the UK.

Students and independent researchers can now access many of the world ’s best academic papers

from leading publishers who have made their journal content available for free. Start now by viewing which

articles and journals are available from home, then find a participating library where you can view the full text.

3 - You can access this service here

Freegal Music Streaming Service

Download, Stream Music for Free

You can stream up to 5 hours of music per day.

Each week you can make 5 downloads. A song counts as 1 download and a music video counts as 2

downloads. For example, this means that you could download 5 songs or, 2 videos and 1 song.

Your weekly limit is reset every Monday so you can add more music each week.

Library Online Catalogue (There’s one specifically for teaching staff!!)

Library App - Keep tabs on all your library activity on this very handy

(and free) library App, available from the Apple App Store and

the Android Market Place.

4 - Learn more about the app here

Beebots and Coding Clubs

Bee-Bot is an exciting robot designed specifically for use by young children. This colorful, easy-to-

operate, and friendly little robot is a perfect tool for teaching sequencing, estimation, problem-

solving, and just having fun!

Staff at the LLA Libraries Stall

Gavin Leggat – Digital Development Officer

Speak to Gavin about all the libraries digital services both online and in the local library branches.

Susan MacKay - Early Years Librarian

Susan can assist with queries involving Bookbug bags and the new digital App, storysacks, and Early

Years Collections. Help partners, providers and school staff to access the OPAC, CROPAC and the lists

of resources available to them and how to request them.

Jan Murdoch – Network Librarian (Ellon)

Happy to help with queries regarding “homework help” opportunities eg. World Book, Britannica, Access to Research.

Jacqueline Geekie - Information Literacy and Learning Librarian

Jacqueline can help with all things digital from our e-resources and databases as well as all forms of coding from Beebots, Scratch Coding, Coding Osmo and Lego WeDo.

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