Happy new year! And welcome to the January 2022 e-books for FE newsletter. e-books procurement 2022 We are now starting the annual e-books procurement process, and taking a different approach from previous years. Rather than asking library staff to provide us with spreadsheets of wanted titles, we would like your feedback on what you consider […]
Welcome to the December 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We’ve made it to the end of another challenging year! E-book usage remained high in November, with a total of 159,481 user sessions across the subscribing colleges – the second-highest ever recorded (the highest remains last November, with 164,646). Thank you for all […]
Welcome to the November 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. The nights are fair drawing in and Christmas is just around the corner! Jisc statement on e-book access The issue of e-text pricing and licencing has been in the news ever since the #ebookSOS campaign was launched a year ago, and Jisc has […]
Welcome to the October 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. Usage of Jisc e-books continues to rise, now that the new term has begun: there was an increase of 19% compared to September 2020. We hope that our new promotional materials are helping library services to spread the word among students and teaching […]
Welcome to the September 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. A new term begins, and there are many items of news this month – read on! Exclusive 15% discount on e-books titles until 30 September A reminder that all colleges who subscribe to e-books for FE can take advantage of a 15% discount […]
By Katie Butler (Digital Engagement Tutor, Ashford College) Jisc’s e-books for further education are a collection of curriculum-mapped titles covering various subject areas and qualifications. This collection gives unlimited and inclusive access to colleges, saving us time and money. However, not having a physical book to provide means we need to give our learners a […]
Welcome to the August 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. With the e-book usage statistics now completed for this academic year, we can report that usage increased 51% over 2019-2020, and the grand total of user sessions across all colleges for the year was 1,194,909. We will be working with our internal marketing […]
Welcome to the July 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. There was the usual dip in e-book usage in June, with the academic year coming to an end, but user sessions were up 67% compared to June 2020. Exclusive 15% discount on e-books titles until 30 September Having worked closely with our sales […]
Welcome to the June 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We hope you’ve been enjoying the fine weather and the bank holiday, with the summer break in sight. E-book usage in May bounced back from the holiday month of April, with a massive 120% increase over May 2020. The number of user sessions […]
Welcome to the May 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. E-book usage in April usually takes a dip compared to previous months, no doubt due to the holidays, and last month was no exception. However, usage was 45% up on April 2020, reflecting the digital resource boom of this academic year. In addition, […]