Newsletter issue 6: March 2019
March 2019
Welcome to the seventh edition of the e-books for FE newsletter. We hope that you are enjoying the longer days and looking forward to the Easter break. This edition of the newsletter brings you the latest news and updates to the e-books for FE service, as well as special features and this month’s top 20 users and e-book titles. This month we are introducing a new feature in place of the Most used e-book of the month, and accepting that BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 1 is the most popular e-book every month! This will be replaced by Page-turner of the month, which will showcase the e-books that have had the biggest increases in usage each month.
As always, we value your feedback and suggestions – please email these to content.feandskills@jisc.ac.uk
New subject area
We are very excited to share that we have expanded the e-books for FE collection into Politics, with the addition of the brilliant Edexcel AS/A Level Politics Revision Guide & Workbook. The book covers all aspects of UK government and politics from political parties to pressure groups, as well as the politics ideologies that shape opinions and beliefs. The book is current (published November 2018) and gives clear, factual information about Brexit which is also brilliant for non-politics students who want to gain a better understanding of the current political climate – without the risk of fake news!
Search ISBN 9781292221564 on ProQuest Ebook Central™
Top 20 users – March 2019
Well done to all organisations who reached a spot in the top 20, and a special congratulations to the top 5. The FE and skills team thank you for your promotion and use of e-books for FE. This month was extremely close at the top with just 44 user sessions between the top two! Congratulations to Varndean College who made the top spot for the second month running.
If any top 20 organisations have some tips to share on how you promote e-books for FE to teaching practitioners and learners, we would love to feature your college and showcase your work on promoting digital resources to your students. Please get in touch if you would like to be featured at content.feandskills@jisc.ac.uk
| # | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | Varndean College | 2099 |
| 2 | The Cheadle and Marple College Network | 2055 |
| 3 | Suffolk One | 1794 |
| 4 | Farnborough Sixth Form College | 1713 |
| 5 | Walsall College | 1678 |
| 6 | South & City College Birmingham | 1607 |
| 7 | Uxbridge College | 1588 |
| 8 | South Eastern Regional College | 1476 |
| 9 | Capital City College Group – WKCIC Group | 1425 |
| 10 | Grwp Llandrillo Menai | 1393 |
| 11 | Sandwell College | 1289 |
| 12 | Leyton Sixth Form College | 1267 |
| 13 | Coleg Cambria | 1171 |
| 14 | Thomas Rotherham College | 1152 |
| 15 | Neath Port Talbot College | 1113 |
| 16 | Strode College | 1087 |
| 17 | Stockton Riverside College | 1039 |
| 18 | West Herts College | 1039 |
| 19 | Oaklands College | 1013 |
| 20 | Bolton Sixth Form College | 1002 |
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 – March 2019
| # | Title | User sessions |
| 1 | BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 1 | 8783 |
| 2 | Cache Level 3 Child Care and Education | 6967 |
| 3 | BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care: Student Book 2 | 4796 |
| 4 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 1 | 4577 |
| 5 | BTEC Level 3 National Business, Book 1 | 4403 |
| 6 | BTEC Level 3 National Business Student Book 1 | 3725 |
| 7 | BTEC Level 3 National Public Services Student Book 1 | 2524 |
| 8 | BTEC Level 3 National Business Student Book 2 | 2282 |
| 9 | BTEC Level 3 Business Book 2 | 2226 |
| 10 | CACHE Level 2 Introduction to Early Years Education and Care | 1977 |
| 11 | BTEC Nationals Health and Social Care Student Book 2 : For the 2016 specifications | 1724 |
| 12 | BTEC Level 3 National Applied Science Student Book | 1640 |
| 13 | BTEC Level 3 National Travel and Tourism Student Book 1 | 1619 |
| 14 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1 | 1553 |
| 15 | BTEC Level 3 National Public Services Student Book 2 | 1546 |
| 16 | BTEC First Business Student Book | 1472 |
| 17 | BTEC Nationals Applied Science Student Book 1 | 1315 |
| 18 | OCR Psychology for A Level Book 1 | 1261 |
| 19 | AQA A-level Psychology Book 1 | 1245 |
| 20 | BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2 | 1179 |
Page-turner of the month
Title: CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator)
Author: Meggitt, Carolyn; Bruce, Tina; Halder, Stephen
ISBN: 9781471843167
This month, CACHE Level 3 Child Care and Education (Early Years Educator) increased by an incredible 1,656 user sessions! We wonder if this sudden surge correlates with recent coursework deadlines?
e-books for FE licence agreement
The licence agreement for e-books for FE will expire at the end of this academic year, and all organisations will need to sign a new agreement. Keep an eye on the e-books for FE Jiscmail list in the coming weeks for details on how to sign the new licence agreement.
The last word
At the end of April, the FE and skills team will be launching three new skills services to support Construction, Digital (IT/ICT), and Education and childcare. Watch out for further announcements coming soon.
Support queries
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Email: content.feandskills@jisc.ac.uk
Website: https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk
