Welcome to the October issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. The new academic year is well underway – and one like no other before it – so here at Jisc we are thinking of library and learning services staff and the challenges you are facing. Working closely with your Account Managers, the FE & Skills team are ready to provide support, advice, and resources.
Colleges Week – Monday 19 to Friday 23 October
Colleges Week falls on 19-23 October this year, with the following five themes:
- Monday 19 – At the centre of the economic rebuild
- Tuesday 20 – At the centre of growing and supporting individual sectors
- Wednesday 21 – At the centre of innovation and designing the future
- Thursday 22 – At the centre of supporting people and supporting communities
- Friday 23 – At the centre of the COVID-19 response
For further information on how to become involved, plus a range of helpful resources and activity plans, visit the Love Our Colleges web site: https://loveourcolleges.co.uk/colleges-week
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 October is:
“How are you supporting peer-to-peer learning in relation to our e-resources?”
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: 31 October.
The winner will be announced in the October newsletter. Good luck!
ProQuest training sessions – presentations and recordings
The PowerPoint presentations and Webex recordings for the recent ProQuest training events are now available.
LibCentral training
- Recording of ‘Beginner’s Guide to LibCentral’ training session
- PowerPoint presentation for ‘Beginner’s Guide to LibCentral’ training session
Ebook Central training
- Recording of Ebook Central training session
Webinar clinics
There will be no webinar in October, due to half term holidays. The next webinar will be on Wednesday 25 November from 2-3 pm, in which we will look at the updated e-books for FE support site, and, with members’ feedback, take stock of the term as a whole.
The recording and transcript of the 30 September webinar (‘Digital Skills’) will be available soon at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/training/e-books-for-fe-online-clinic
Some useful ProQuest links from the presentation on e-books and mobile devices:
- ProQuest advice on using the online e-book Reader on a phone or small tablet
https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA140000000Tj6cCAC
- Supported devices, Operating Systems (OS), and browsers
https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA1400000004NwSCAU
- How to download an e-book for offline reading, including information on Adobe Digital Editions
https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA11W000000k9isSAA
- How to download for offline reading using an iOS device and Adobe Digital Editions
https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA11W000000kAcCSAU
- Adobe Digital Editions on Android devices
https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA11W000000XbsqSAC
Top 20 users in September 2020
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 | 2925 |
| 2 | HCUC – Harrow College & Uxbridge College | 2324 |
| 3 | Hereford Sixth Form College | 2321 |
| 4 | Farnborough Sixth Form College | 2317 |
| 5 | Varndean College | 2170 |
| 6 | University of the Highlands and Islands | 2006 |
| 7 | Newham Sixth Form College | 1871 |
| 8 | South Thames College | 1814 |
| 9 | Richard Huish College | 1777 |
| 10 | York College | 1552 |
| 11 | The Manchester College | 1536 |
| 12 | Sandwell College | 1459 |
| 13 | Coleg Cambria | 1421 |
| 14 | Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College | 1413 |
| 15 | Nottingham College | 1403 |
| 16 | Edinburgh College | 1393 |
| 17 | The WKCIC Group | 1390 |
| 18 | Grŵp Llandrillo Menai | 1242 |
| 19 | West Nottinghamshire College | 1201 |
| 20 | Godalming College | 1199 |
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 September 2020
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education: Early Years Educator | 5516 |
| 2 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 4732 |
| 3 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1: for the 2016 specifications | 3735 |
| 4 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 3585 |
| 5 | CACHE Level 3 Technical Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 3547 |
| 6 | CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 2657 |
| 7 | AQA A Level Biology (Year 1 and Year 2) | 2611 |
| 8 | BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 1 | 2139 |
| 9 | AQA A Level Business | 2056 |
| 10 | AQA A Level Geography: For A-level and AS – Fourth Edition | 1829 |
| 11 | Care in Practice Higher: Fourth Edition | 1736 |
| 12 | OCR AS/A Level Law Book 1 | 1696 |
| 13 | BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 2 | 1650 |
| 14 | BTEC Nationals Information Technology Student Book | 1351 |
| 15 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2: for the 2016 specifications | 1181 |
| 16 | BTEC Level 3 National Business, Book 1 | 1178 |
| 17 | BTEC Level 3 Business Book 2 | 1150 |
| 18 | Child Development: An Illustrated Guide | 1134 |
| 19 | BTEC Nationals Sport Student Book 1 | 1125 |
| 20 | OCR A Level Chemistry Student Book 1 | 1078 |
Support queries
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