{"id":1297,"date":"2026-01-09T16:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britannicaeducation.com\/uk\/?page_id=1297"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T15:54:04","slug":"library-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/britannicaeducation.com\/au\/solutions\/library-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-primary-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c8c90604376fb3e19d5e4a4375783464\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(168deg,rgb(0,163,232) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.88) 54%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6acf567b 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