Welcome to the May issue of our e-books for FE newsletter.
ProQuest training webinars: LibCentral and Ebook Central
ProQuest will be running training webinars on LibCentral and Ebook Central in May – to register, please follow the relevant links to the live sessions (10 May for LibCentral and 12 May for Ebook Central) on this support page: https://proquest.libguides.com/JISCFE/training
This would be a good opportunity for new library staff to familiarise themselves with the ProQuest platforms, and you can also submit questions to ProQuest in advance of the sessions.
Webinar information:
Tuesday 10 May, 10-11 a.m.
Introduction to LibCentral
Join expert ProQuest Training and Consulting Partner for support with LibCentral during or at the start of the academic year. This session will run for 60 minutes. The trainer will do an in-depth introduction and tour of LibCentral, including how to purchase and upgrade books, how to manage access to books, recommended alerts, and basics of reports. The session is aimed at those who are new to using LibCentral.
Thursday 12 May, 10-11 a.m.
Introduction to Ebook Central
Join expert ProQuest Training and Consulting Partner for support with using Ebook Central .This session will run for 60 minutes. The trainer will do a comprehensive tour of Ebook Central including using the Online Reader, downloading, and best practice annotation tools, as well as covering some Frequently Asked Questions including answering your questions. If you are a someone who uses Ebook Central (student, academic, librarian – all are welcome) this session is for you.
eBooks for FE Twitter account
The @ebooksforFE Twitter account will be closing at the end of May, so please continue to follow @jisccollections and @jisc for subscription news and general updates. We feel there are sufficient channels for eBook news and feedback via the JiscMail list and the new Community of Practice.
Top 20 users in April 2022
Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20.
| Rank | Organisation | User sessions |
| 1 | New City College London | 3604 |
| 2 | Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 2193 |
| 3 | Varndean College | 1695 |
| 4 | The Trafford College Group | 1628 |
| 5 | South Thames College | 1617 |
| 6 | Hereford Sixth Form | 1536 |
| 7 | The Sixth Form College Farnborough | 1525 |
| 8 | West Nottinghamshire College | 1364 |
| 9 | West Herts College | 1328 |
| 10 | The WKCIC Group | 1207 |
| 11 | LTE Group | 1076 |
| 12 | East Kent College Group | 1046 |
| 13 | Hills Road Sixth Form College | 1008 |
| 14 | Birmingham Metropolitan College | 1002 |
| 15 | Coleg Cambria | 994 |
| 16 | Truro and Penwith College | 958 |
| 17 | Coventry College | 952 |
| 18 | Newcastle and Staffordshire College Group | 935 |
| 19 | South and City College Birmingham | 922 |
| 20 | Sir George Monoux College | 919 |
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 April 2022
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 8436 |
| 2 | CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education: Early Years Educator | 5228 |
| 3 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 3887 |
| 4 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 3366 |
| 5 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2: For the 2016 specifications | 2704 |
| 6 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1: For the 2016 specifications | 2555 |
| 7 | CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 2328 |
| 8 | CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 2299 |
| 9 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2: For the 2016 Specifications | 2024 |
| 10 | AQA A-Level Business | 1975 |
| 11 | AQA A Level Biology (Year 1 and Year 2) | 1745 |
| 12 | BTEC Nationals Sport and Exercise Science Student Book | 1357 |
| 13 | BTEC National Construction Student Book: For the 2017 Specifications | 1342 |
| 14 | AQA A-Level Geography: For A-level and AS (4th edition) | 1292 |
| 15 | BTEC Level 3 Nationals Applied Science Student Book 2 | 1257 |
| 16 | Psychology: the Science of Mind and Behaviour (8th edition) | 1074 |
| 17 | AQA A-level Psychology Book 1: For A-level Year 1 and AS | 965 |
| 18 | Anatomy and Physiology (5th edition) | 925 |
| 19 | OCR Psychology for A Level Book 1 | 909 |
| 20 | Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics: UK Government and Politics, Political Ideas, US Government and Politics | 873 |
Support queries
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