Welcome to the June issue of the Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month, we have a reminder about accessing the VLRs after 31st July 2021, an update on our monthly top users section and our top 10 most used resources during the free access period so far. Reminder about VLRs in core subscription As we […]
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 issue of the Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month we’re looking at the new resources on the Virtual Library, the new monthly top users post that will be coming out from June onwards and a very exciting announcement about our Vocational Learning Resources. Update on our Vocational Learning Resources We have […]
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 issue of the Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind you about the support on offer from the FE and Skills Content Team. We have a reminder about the VLR free access period until 31st July 2021, our dedicated support site to help […]
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 issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. This month we’re looking at accessibility and inclusion and what to consider when using digital learning content or developing your own. What is accessibility and why is it so important? Accessibility is the practice of designing and developing digital resources and content that can […]
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 issue of our Vocational Learning Resources newsletter. We hope you are making the most of the current free access period and that staff and students are benefiting from access to high quality, interactive and engaging resources. This month, we have a reminder about accessing our resources, a recap from our recent […]
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 […]