Welcome to the March 2023 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. The sun has got its hat on, but it’s a woolly hat.
New e-book available in the collection
Following a delay in publication, the following e-book is now available to e-book subscribers on Ebook Central:
WJEC/Eduqas Media Studies For A Level Year 1 and AS Student Book (revised edition) by Christine Bell and Lucas Johnson (Illuminate Publishing), Doc ID 30390869.
SSM: usage stats for all your Jisc subscriptions
To see your institution’s usage statistics for all your Jisc subscriptions to online resources, remember you can find them in the Subscription and Services Manager (SSM) at the following URL:
There has been a drop in e-book usage this academic year: on average the UK user session totals are 15% lower each month, compared to the same months in the previous academic year. Using the information in the SSM, we would be interested to know whether your other online resources have seen a similar drop: please pass on any insights to your Relationship Manager or direct to Andrew Jackson at andrew.jackson@jisc.ac.uk
If you are not sure of your SSM log-in details, please email help@jisc.ac.uk
Top 20 users in February 2023
Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20.
| Rank | Organisation | User sessions |
| 1 | Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 3933 |
| 2 | New City College London | 3824 |
| 3 | South Thames College | 2751 |
| 4 | The Sixth Form College Farnborough | 2459 |
| 5 | West Herts College | 2429 |
| 6 | The Trafford College Group | 2244 |
| 7 | West Nottinghamshire College | 2006 |
| 8 | Hereford Sixth Form | 1896 |
| 9 | Newcastle and Staffordshire College Group | 1763 |
| 10 | Hills Road Sixth Form College | 1447 |
| 11 | Varndean College | 1423 |
| 12 | LTE Group | 1414 |
| 13 | The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham | 1392 |
| 14 | Peter Symonds College | 1217 |
| 15 | Luton Sixth Form College | 1170 |
| 16 | Bedford College | 1134 |
| 17 | South and City College Birmingham | 1126 |
| 18 | The WKCIC Group | 1121 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough College | 1114 |
| 20 | Birmingham Metropolitan College | 1078 |
Mergers / closing accounts: 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. You may also need to close an e-book account after a merger. Please email customerservice@proquest.com and Cc Jacqueline.Stringer@Clarivate.com with the relevant details.
Top 20 titles in February 2023
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 10987 |
| 2 | CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator) | 5028 |
| 3 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1: For the 2016 Specifications | 4622 |
| 4 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 3441 |
| 5 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 3072 |
| 6 | CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 3064 |
| 7 | AQA A-Level Business | 2968 |
| 8 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2: For the 2016 Specifications | 2843 |
| 9 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2: For the 2016 Specifications | 2633 |
| 10 | CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 2400 |
| 11 | AQA A-Level Geography (5th edition) | 2325 |
| 12 | OCR A Level Law (2nd edition) | 1930 |
| 13 | BTEC Nationals Information Technology Student Book | 1913 |
| 14 | BTEC National Construction Student Book: For the 2017 Specifications | 1872 |
| 15 | BTEC Nationals Sport and Exercise Science Student Book | 1755 |
| 16 | OCR Psychology for A Level Book 1 | 1566 |
| 17 | AQA A Level Biology (Year 1 and Year 2) | 1530 |
| 18 | Sociology Themes and Perspectives | 1345 |
| 19 | Pearson Edexcel A Level Global Politics | 1199 |
| 20 | Edexcel GCE Geography AS Level Student Book | 1179 |
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