Welcome to the November issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We hope everyone enjoyed the half-term break.

IPPR report

IPPR (the Institute for Public Policy Research) has published a report entitled ‘Going further: the case for investing in Further Education and adult skills’, available for download at https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/going-further

There is a direct link to the report in PDF: https://www.ippr.org/files/2020-10/1604082172_going-further-nov20.pdf

Win a £30 National Book Token

Each month we will ask a question relating to our digital resources, whether e-books or Virtual Learning Resources, and invite you to respond via Twitter. The winner, chosen at random, will receive a £30 National Book Token.

The question for November is:

“Reflecting on 2020, how have your opinions of online learning and digital content changed this year?”

You must include @ebooksforfe and @fe_jisc in your Tweets so that we see them. Feel free to thread multiple Tweets together, if your response requires it.

Deadline: 30 November.

The winner will be announced in the December newsletter. Good luck!

Webinar clinics

The next webinar will be on Thursday 26 November from 2-3 pm. We will be asking members for feedback on various aspects of the e-books for FE support site in order to inform future changes, and also reflecting on your experience of the past term, in relation to digital resources and blended learning, to see what learning points might be shared.

https://www.jisc.ac.uk/training/e-books-for-fe-online-clinic

FE Summit 2020

FE Summit 2020, an interactive two-day online summit featuring some of the biggest names in further education, business and government, takes place on Tuesday 17 November and Wednesday 18 November. Full details are available at https://www.fesummit.co.uk/

The full two-day programme is available here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f5f7d9dfae3686badddb06b/t/5f8fea1bac3e63480896e043/1603267100161/FE+Summit+Programme_External+v2.pdf

UKSG Further Education 2020 Webinar Series

Wednesday 25 November and Tuesday 1 December (a.m. and p.m. session each day)

Event Summary

Each year this popular event, free of charge to FE staff, aims to bring together learning resources and library managers to share best practice and innovation in the management, delivery and support of digital resources and library services in the further education arena. This year we will be holding four individual 75-minute online sessions over two days (25th November and 1st December), to help maximise your time and fit in around your busy day. Hear from a selection of speakers who work in and with the college sector, with the additional opportunity to get your questions answered.

More details on each session will be available shortly, however our outline topics are:

Wednesday 25 November AM – Digital Wellbeing
Wednesday 25 November PM – Communication: Social Media and Promotion
Tuesday 1 December AM – Librarians as accessibility superheroes
Tuesday 1 December PM – Telling Your Accessibility Story: Creating Compliant and Learner-Focused Accessibility Statements

Join one or all sessions – these will be recorded and all registrants will be able to access them on demand following the session.

More Information and how to book

To see more information and to register please click here: https://www.uksg.org/event/UKSGFE2020

Keep up to date with the latest news by following us at https://twitter.com/UKSG

If you have any queries about this event, please email events@uksg.org

Top 20 users in October 2020

Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20.

Rank	Organisation	User sessions
1	Varndean College	3431
2	The Manchester College	3161
3	Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College	3150
4	HCUC – Harrow College & Uxbridge College	3103
5	Hereford Sixth Form College	2774
6	York College	2678
7	South Thames College	2476
8	The WKCIC Group	2438
9	Newham Sixth Form College	2224
10	Nottingham College	2085
11	South & City College Birmingham	2030
12	West College Scotland	1996
13	Farnborough Sixth Form College	1838
14	Grŵp Llandrillo Menai	1745
15	Coleg Cambria	1676
16	The College of Richard Collyer	1640
17	Godalming College	1639
18	West Nottinghamshire College	1568
19	New City College (cityuk-ebooks)	1478
20	Richard Huish College	1429

Mergers: If your organisation has recently merged with another, ProQuest may not have the most current merger information and your merger may not be reflected in the usage data. Please check with ProQuest and request that they update your account to reflect the merger. Their e-book support contact address is: ebooksupport@proquest.com

Top 20 titles in October 2020

Rank	Title	User sessions
1	CACHE Level 3 Technical Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care	8052
2	CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education : Early Years Educator	7179
3	BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1	5916
4	BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1 : For the 2016 specifications	5076
5	BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care : Student Book 1	3705
6	BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1	3631
7	CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner	3593
8	AQA A Level Biology (Year 1 and Year 2)	3589
9	BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care : Student Book 2	2127
10	BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2 : For the 2016 specifications	2050
11	BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2 : For the 2016 specifications	2004
12	AQA A-Level Business	1956
13	Anatomy and Physiology (5th edition)	1949
14	OCR AS/A Level Law Book 1	1726
15	AQA A-level Psychology Book 1 : For A-level Year 1 and AS	1640
16	Psychology : the Science of Mind and Behaviour, Fourth Edition	1631
17	Care in Practice Higher, Fourth Edition	1608
18	BTEC Nationals Information Technology Student Book	1563
19	CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care	1512
20	AQA A-Level Geography : For A-level and AS – Fourth Edition	1487

Support queries

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