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, […]
Welcome to the April 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We hope you have been enjoying an Easter break in the brilliant sun and/or freezing snow and sleet, depending on where you are. Usage of our e-books remained high again in March, with an increase of 20% over March 2020. With the exception […]
Welcome to the March 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. Usage of our e-books remained relatively high in February, with an increase of 47% over February 2020. LRC Regional Meetings (England) Jisc is currently setting up and facilitating a variety of LRC/Library Regional Meetings for all colleges in England. These meetings vary in […]
Welcome to the February 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. Usage of our e-books was high again in January, with an increase of 51% over January 2020. It has been a record-breaking quarter, and we thank all colleges for their commitment to promoting the collection. We welcome two new subscribers who joined us […]
Welcome to the January 2021 issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. The closure of schools and colleges due to the latest Covid lockdown will make this another very difficult month for staff and services, and students have already suffered due to the confusion surrounding the sitting of the BTEC exams. We hope the new […]
Welcome to the December issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. After a term (and a year) like no other before it, we hope you enjoy the holiday break as far as is possible within the ongoing restrictions. Usage of our e-books reached an all-time high in November, with nearly 165,000 user sessions: an increase […]
Welcome to the November issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. We hope everyone enjoyed the half-term break. IPPR report IPPR (the Institute for Public Policy Research) has published a report entitled ‘Going further: the case for investing in Further Education and adult skills’, available for download at https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/going-further There is a direct link to […]
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 & […]
ProQuest are offering one-hour Webex webinars on LibCentral and Ebook Central for Jisc FE & Skills members. These are overview sessions, intended as an introduction for those of you who are new to these interfaces, or as a refresher for those of you who are already familiar with them. The sessions will be repeated on […]
Welcome to the September issue of our e-books for FE newsletter. August was an exceptionally difficult time for school leavers, and the academic year ahead will look like no other. Here at Jisc we are committed to supporting library services, teaching staff and students in the altered learning environment, and to learn from members how […]