Welcome to the June 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We hope you’ve been enjoying the fine weather and the bank holiday, with the summer break in sight.
E-book usage in May bounced back from the holiday month of April, with a massive 120% increase over May 2020. The number of user sessions for the academic year so far now stands at 1,123,593.
Updated ProQuest training
ProQuest are currently in the process of updating all their training materials and online guides, so we can expect new video guides to LibCentral and e-book functionality on Ebook Central by the start of September. The new guides will include short e-learning modules, and not just the usual YouTube videos and PDFs. ProQuest will be offering monthly training sessions from September onwards, and these will be advertised to the e-books for FE mailing list, on the blog, and on Twitter (@ebooksforFE).
Remember you can always book a training session for library staff or curriculum staff with the FE and Skills team, via your Account Manager, in addition to the ProQuest sessions.
Purchasing round 2021
The lists of new titles and renewals have been sent to ProQuest and Pearson, along with the draft licence agreements. All going well, we will be able to confirm the new collection list later in June. With the renewals confirmed, we will also distribute a list of the titles expiring on 31 August this year. For reference, the full list of current titles (with subscription end dates) is available at https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/
Top 20 users in May 2021
Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20.
| Rank | Organisation | User sessions |
| 1 | New City College London | 4262 |
| 2 | LTE Group | 4022 |
| 3 | HCUC – Harrow College & Uxbridge College | 2948 |
| 4 | West Nottinghamshire College | 2767 |
| 5 | Varndean College | 1813 |
| 6 | Coventry College | 1680 |
| 7 | South Thames College | 1550 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough College | 1540 |
| 9 | Trafford College Group | 1511 |
| 10 | The WKCIC Group | 1459 |
| 11 | Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group | 1450 |
| 12 | Bradford College | 1420 |
| 13 | East Kent College | 1344 |
| 14 | Ashton-under-Lyne Sixth Form College | 1339 |
| 15 | Birmingham Metropolitan College | 1335 |
| 16 | Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 1294 |
| 17 | Coleg Cambria | 1276 |
| 18 | York College | 1272 |
| 19 | Farnborough Sixth Form College | 1259 |
| 20 | Walsall College | 1256 |
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 May 2021
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | CACHE Level 3 Technical Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 11566 |
| 2 | CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education : Early Years Educator | 8951 |
| 3 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 6070 |
| 4 | CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 5027 |
| 5 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1 : For the 2016 specifications | 4134 |
| 6 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 3571 |
| 7 | CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 3150 |
| 8 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2 : For the 2016 specifications | 2512 |
| 9 | AQA A Level Biology (Year 1 and Year 2) | 1876 |
| 10 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2 : For the 2016 specifications | 1851 |
| 11 | BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 1 | 1847 |
| 12 | Psychology: the Science of Mind and Behaviour (8th edition) | 1786 |
| 13 | BTEC Level 3 National Public Services Student Book 1 | 1683 |
| 14 | BTEC Level 3 Nationals Applied Science Student Book 2 | 1661 |
| 15 | Anatomy and Physiology (5th edition) | 1640 |
| 16 | AQA A-level Psychology Book 1 : For A-level Year 1 and AS | 1630 |
| 17 | BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 2 | 1515 |
| 18 | OCR Sociology for A Level | 1460 |
| 19 | AQA A-level Sociology for A-level Year 1 and AS : Book 1 | 1361 |
| 20 | BTEC Level 3 National Public Services Student Book 2 | 1279 |
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