Welcome to the September 2025 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter.
Training and support
If you would like to discuss the opportunities for increasing e-book usage, or would like a demonstration of e-book functionality on Ebook Central (for library staff, digital skills staff, or teaching staff) please contact your Relationship Manager with your requirements and they will liaise with Jisc support staff to book an online Teams session.
The e-books for FE guide, for library and teaching staff, is available at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/using-e-books-for-fe-in-teaching-practice-and-library-services
Top 20 users in August 2025
Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20.
| Rank | Organisation | User sessions |
| 1 | Hills Road Sixth Form College | 587 |
| 2 | The Sixth Form College Farnborough | 382 |
| 3 | University of the Highlands and Islands | 226 |
| 4 | Varndean College | 197 |
| 5 | Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College | 163 |
| 6 | New City College London | 157 |
| 7 | New College Lanarkshire | 157 |
| 8 | The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham | 151 |
| 9 | West Herts College | 151 |
| 10 | Activate Learning | 135 |
| 11 | Cardiff and Vale College | 133 |
| 12 | Newcastle and Staffordshire College Group | 111 |
| 13 | City College Norwich | 110 |
| 14 | Edinburgh College | 90 |
| 15 | USP College | 89 |
| 16 | The Trafford College Group | 86 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes College | 84 |
| 18 | Barton Peveril Sixth Form College | 79 |
| 19 | Coulsdon College | 78 |
| 20 | Richard Huish College | 76 |
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 August 2025
| Rank | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | AQA A-Level Physics (Year 1 and Year 2) | 571 |
| 2 | AQA A-Level Geography (5th edition) | 285 |
| 3 | AQA Psychology for A-Level Year 1 and AS Student Book | 198 |
| 4 | BTEC Level 3 Nationals Applied Science Student Book 2 | 179 |
| 5 | NCFE CACHE Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | 175 |
| 6 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1: For the 2016 Specifications | 165 |
| 7 | OCR Psychology for A-Level Book 1 | 156 |
| 8 | OCR A-Level Law (2nd edition) | 155 |
| 9 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 138 |
| 10 | Care in Practice Higher (4th edition) | 135 |
| 11 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2: For the 2016 Specifications | 128 |
| 12 | AQA A-Level Business | 127 |
| 13 | WJEC Level 3 Applied Certificate and Diploma Criminology (revised edition) | 107 |
| 14 | NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | 103 |
| 15 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 96 |
| 16 | Education and Early Years T Level: Early Years Educator | 89 |
| 17 | Psychology: the Science of Mind and Behaviour (8th edition) | 83 |
| 18 | Sociology Themes and Perspectives | 82 |
| 19 | OCR Sociology for A-Level Book 1 | 79 |
| 20 | AQA Psychology for A-Level Year 1 and AS Revision Guide | 78 |