To support FE members with home-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, several publishers have generously allowed us to have free access to 61 titles that have previously been included in the collection but have since expired. These titles will be available until 30th June 2020. To access the titles, simply search for the ISBNs on Ebook […]
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, we are changing the focus of our planned e-books for FE webinar clinic which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25th March at 14.00. Instead of our scheduled tutorial, we are going to focus this webinar on the learning resources that Jisc have made available for free to […]
This year at Digifest, the librarians from Ashford College gave a ten minute lighting talk about how they promote e-books for FE to students and staff across their college. “We love e-books for FE because the books are current and relevant, and the interface is user-friendly.” Their strategy is divided into three key sections, and […]
If you need to support your vocational learners to carry on learning from home, Jisc’s vocational learning resources provide coverage in the following subject areas: Construction (https://construction.jisc.ac.uk/) Digital and IT (https://digitalandit.jisc.ac.uk/) Education and Childcare (https://educationandchildcare.jisc.ac.uk/) Hairdressing (https://hairdressing.jisc.ac.uk/) Health and social care (https://healthandsocialcare.jisc.ac.uk/) Jisc is making these resources open and freely available to all schools, work-based […]
Welcome to the March issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. In this month’s newsletter, we’re thinking about sustainability! Winter is drawing to a close and spring is upon us. Up and down the country, trees are turning out new leaves and flowers are blossoming. It’s also the perfect time to encourage your students to start […]
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Jisc FE Library/LRC study
Jisc are currently running an important piece of work on FE libraries/LRCs. The aim of the work is to get a better understanding of our FE members’ needs, priorities and challenges, so we can review how our products and services fit with your needs and establish where we can be of most help to you […]
Welcome to the January issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We hope you had a peaceful holiday and wish you a happy new year. This month’s newsletter contains the winner of December’s National Book Token, as well as the usual features and latest updates. National Book Token Competition December winner We are excited to […]
We are excited to share that from January 2020 we will be hosting a new monthly webinar series for e-books for FE. The live online clinic will give you the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered by a member of the e-books for FE team. Each webinar begin with a tutorial based on […]
Welcome to the December issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. This month’s newsletter contains the winner of November’s National Book Token, as well as important updates and announcements. November winner We are excited to announce the winner of November’s £30 National Book Token. Congratulations to Ashford College, who tweeted us their brilliant tips for […]
Welcome to the November issue of our e-books for FE newsletter, hosted on our new blogging platform. This month’s edition brings you the winner of October’s National Book Token, as well as the usual top users and titles. October winner We are excited to announce the winner of October’s £30 National Book Token. Congratulations to […]