Welcome to the February 2024 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter.
Feedback on titles for renewal
A huge thanks to everyone who responded with feedback on the titles for potential renewal this year – we received 48 scored spreadsheets. To give you an indication of the results, here are the top 3 titles available for potential 2-year renewal, by number of votes:
- Sociology: Themes and Perspectives (8th edition)
- BTEC National Applied Science Revision Guide (2nd edition)
- BTEC National Applied Law Student Book + (equal votes) Revise BTEC National Business: Revision Guide
The top 3 for potential 1-year renewal:
- BTEC National Applied Science Student Book 1
- BTEC National Business Student Book 1
- CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator)
Purchasing round 2024
The membership of the 14-person Focus Group has been confirmed for this year, after a few changes. We will be receiving the list of titles on offer from ProQuest and Pearson by the end of this month, and the Focus Group will spend three weeks scoring before we meet for an online discussion in the last week of March to identify a longlist. The final purchase list will depend on pricing and budget – we should be able to let members know by early May what new titles will be arriving in September, and also what will be renewed.
Top 20 users in January 2024
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 | 6051 |
| 2 | New City College London | 5162 |
| 3 | Varndean College | 3296 |
| 4 | West Herts College | 3277 |
| 5 | Hills Road Sixth Form College | 2900 |
| 6 | The Trafford College Group | 2530 |
| 7 | The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham | 2490 |
| 8 | The Sixth Form College Farnborough | 2224 |
| 9 | South Thames College | 2214 |
| 10 | Peter Symonds College | 2123 |
| 11 | Hereford Sixth Form | 1765 |
| 12 | HCUC | 1674 |
| 13 | LTE Group | 1555 |
| 14 | Richard Huish College | 1493 |
| 15 | East Kent College Group | 1448 |
| 16 | Bedford College | 1396 |
| 17 | Godalming College | 1396 |
| 18 | Barton Peveril Sixth Form College | 1292 |
| 19 | Exeter College | 1257 |
| 20 | Coulsdon College | 1211 |
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 January 2024
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 9942 |
| 2 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1: For the 2016 Specifications | 4589 |
| 3 | AQA A-Level Business | 3873 |
| 4 | CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator) | 3689 |
| 5 | OCR A-Level Law Second Edition | 3689 |
| 6 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 3416 |
| 7 | CACHE Level 2 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 3381 |
| 8 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 3328 |
| 9 | AQA A-Level Geography (5th edition) | 2858 |
| 10 | CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 2850 |
| 11 | BTEC National Construction Student Book: For the 2017 Specifications | 2685 |
| 12 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2: For the 2016 Specifications | 2350 |
| 13 | Edexcel GCE Geography AS Level Student Book | 1817 |
| 14 | BTEC Nationals Information Technology Student Book | 1694 |
| 15 | BTEC National Computing Student Book | 1661 |
| 16 | AQA A Level Physics (Year 1 and Year 2) | 1658 |
| 17 | BTEC National Applied Law Student Book: For the 2017 Specifications | 1626 |
| 18 | Pearson Edexcel A-Level UK Government and Politics (6th edition) | 1609 |
| 19 | BTEC Level 3 Nationals Applied Science Student Book 2 | 1520 |
| 20 | BTEC Nationals Sport and Exercise Science Student Book | 1452 |