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Jisc e-books for FEAugust 2019 update

August 2019

Outcomes

• Overview of procurement process

• New subject areas, extended licences and highlights

• New promotional materials

• Best practice on embedding e-books for FE into the curriculum

• Two exciting announcements

• Q&A

New title selection

• Jisc FE team identify subject areas that we would like to expand into or increase provision of

• Based on research of popular qualifications, outgoing qualifications, and a review of our current provision

• Consider requests that have come in throughout the year

• Publishers offer us a list of titles

• We work with a focus group of FE librarians to narrow down the titles

• This year is the biggest ever increase of titles, with an additional 119 e-books

• Expanded the collection by 26%

e-books for FE update 3

Overview of process

New subject areas

• Design and technology

• Economics

• English literature

• Modern foreign languages (French, Spanish and German)

• Performing arts

• Law

• Mathematics

• Music

• Philosophy


New subject areas

New subject areas

• AQA AS/A-level Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles

• AQA AS/A-level Design and Technology: Product Design

• How to Pass Higher Art & Design: Second Edition

• OCR Design and Technology for AS/A-level

• Essential Maths Skills for AS/A-level Design and Technology

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/arts/


Design and technology


New subject areas

• AQA A-level Economics Fourth Edition

• Essential Maths Skills for AS/A-level Economics

• OCR A-level Economics (4th edition)

• Pearson Edexcel A-level Economics A Fourth Edition

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/economics/


Economics

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/economics/

New subject areas

• Poetry guides for AQA and Edexcel English literature A-level

• Study and Revise Literature Guide for AS/A-level: Pearson Edexcel Poems of the Decade

• Study and Revise: AQA Poetry Anthology: Love and Relationships

• Hodder’s Study and Revise series of English literature A-level study guides – 18 titles

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/english/


English literature

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/english/

New subject areas

• A-level

• Grammar, vocabulary and textbooks for all three subjects

• Textbooks for most popular awarding organisations:

• AQA French

• AQA Spanish

• AQA German

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/modern-foreign-languages/


Modern foreign languages: French, Spanish and German

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/modern-foreign-languages/

New subject areas

• Vocational

• Revise BTEC National Performing Arts Revision Guide

• Revise BTEC National Performing Arts Revision Workbook

• Theatre Studies: The Basics



Performing arts


New subject areas

• A-level

• Endorsed textbooks for Year 1 and Year 2

• Covering most popular awarding organisations

• AQA A-level Law for Year 1/AS

• AQA A-level Law for Year 2

• English Legal System Eighth Edition

• Introductory Scots Law Third Edition

• OCR A-level Law Book 2

• OCR AS/A-level Law Book 1

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/politics-economics-law/


Law

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/politics-economics-law/

New subject areas

• A-level Mathematics

• Including endorsed textbooks for AQA, Edexcel and OCR

• AQA A-level Mathematics Year 1 (AS)

• AQA A-level Mathematics Year 2

• Edexcel A-level Mathematics Year 1 (AS)

• Edexcel A-level Mathematics Year 2

• How to Pass Higher Maths: Second Edition

• OCR A Level Mathematics Year 1 (AS)

• OCR A Level Mathematics Year 2

• Revise Edexcel A level Mathematics Revision Guide

• Revise Edexcel AS Mathematics Revision Guide

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/mathematics/


Mathematics

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/mathematics/

New subject areas

• Music Theory Essentials

• Music / Music Technology A-level

• Extra-curricular music student



Music


New subject areas

• AQA AS /A-level textbooks

• AQA A-level Philosophy Year 1 and AS

• AQA A-level Philosophy Year 2

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/humanities/


Philosophy

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/humanities/

Expanded provision

We have significantly expanded provision in the following areas:

• Geography A-level

• Media studies A-level

• Politics A-level

• Sociology A-level

• Updated SQA titles to reflect 2018 updates to Higher English and Maths

• Newly published vocational titles in education and childcare

For the complete list of new titles, please refer to the spreadsheet on the support site which we shared in July:

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/news/new-titles-coming-on-september-1st-2019/



Highlights

Two titles from Michael Haralambous

• Sociology in Pictures - Research Methods 2nd Edition ISBN 9780008196691

• Sociology in Pictures - Theories and Concepts 1st

Edition ISBN 9780007542666

• These titles offer a fresh and exciting method of learning about sociology, based on graphic novels and comics. They introduce research methods and theories of sociology using entertaining and informative pictures drawn by a leading comic illustrator


Sociology

Highlights

• 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations: Explained and Illustrated ISBN 9781138606050

• This popular guide focuses on common misconceptions in the application of the IET Wiring Regulations. It explains in clear language those parts of the regulations that most need simplifying, outlining the correct procedures to follow and those to avoid. Emphasis has been placed on areas where confusion and misinterpretation are common, such as earthing and bonding, circuit design and protection, and in particular the increased use of RCDs.


Construction

Expiring titles


August 31st

Title Print ISBN

BTEC First Business Level 2 Assessment Guide : Unit 1 Enterprise in the Business World & Unit 2 Finance for Business 9781444186772

BTEC First Business Level 2 Assessment Guide : Unit 3 Promoting a Brand 9781444186802

BTEC First Business Level 2 Assessment Guide : Unit 4 Principles of Customer Service 9781444186833

Early Childhood Studies : A Multidisciplinary and Holistic Introduction 9781444175875

Practical Cookery for the Level 3 NVQ and VRQ Diploma, 6th edition 9781471806698

Understanding the Building Regulations 9780415717427

Basic Electrical Installation Work 2365 Edition, 8th ed 9781138848849

Practical Cookery for the Level 2 Professional Cookery Diploma, 3rd edition 9781471839610

Practical Cookery, 13th Edition for Level 2 NVQs and Apprenticeships 9781471839573

Advanced Professional Chef Level 3 Diploma 9781408064214

Engineering Science, 6th ed 9781138898431

AQA Sociology for A Level Book 1 9781471839399

Advanced Electrical Installation Work 2365 Edition : City and Guilds Edition 9781138848771

Essential Maths Skills for AS/A Level Psychology 9781471863530

Essential Maths Skills for AS/A Level Biology 9781471863455

Essential Maths Skills for AS/A Level Chemistry 9781471863493

AQA Sociology for A Level Book 2 9781471839429

BTEC National Level 3 Health and Social Care 3rd Edition 9781471878596

Expiring titles


October 31st

Title Print ISBN

BTEC Nationals Engineering Student Book 9781292140988

BTEC First Business Student Book 9781446901366

BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 1 9781292126241

BTEC Nationals Business Student Book 2 9781292126258

BTEC First Health and Social Care Student Book 9781446901359

BTEC First in Applied Science: Principles of Applied Science Unit 1 Revision Guide 9781446902776

BTEC First in Applied Science: Application of Science - Unit 8 Revision Guide 9781446902837

For more information on expiring titles, please visit:



Promotional materials

• New promotional materials to help promote e-books

• Initially focusing on the new subject areas

• Over the academic year will be creating posters for all subject and qualification areas

• What other promotional materials would help? Please put any ideas in the comments box or email to [email protected]

• To download the promotional materials, please visit the new page of the e-books for FE support site:

• https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/promotional-materials/


New subject areas posters

mailto:[email protected]

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/promotional-materials/

Download from the e-books for FE support site:




GCSE English and maths

• English GCSE pass rate has fallen 2.7% for English to 30.3%

• Maths GCSE pass rate has fallen 1.4% to 21.2% for Maths

• We have 33 titles to support GCSE English and Maths resits

• Titles include many endorsed textbooks covering al major awarding organisations

• View the full selection here:

• https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/english-maths/


Don’t forget we have titles to support resits

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/index.php/guides/subject-areas-guide/english-maths/

Support site

• https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/

• We are in the process of updating the guides and supporting material on the support site

• We would love to hear your views

• If you think anything is missing from the support site, please do get in touch at [email protected]

• If you have any ideas for other support we can provide, please also get in touch


e-books for FE support site

https://support.ebooksforfe.jisc.ac.uk/


Sharing best practice: Promoting Jisc e-books for FE

• If you have a library induction programme, tell students about the e-books available to them. Some organisations give flyers and bookmarks featuring details of e-books relevant to their course. Demonstrate how to search Ebook Central™ during library induction sessions

• Use the Bookshelf function of Ebook Central™ to create shareable bookshelves of relevant titles for subject and qualification areas. These can be shared via email, or links can be placed in the VLE

• Catalogue the books so that they are included in your LMS. This will increase their discoverability for students

• Create posters to promote the most popular titles for your organisation. If you use QR codes, these can be a quick and easy way to direct students to relevant e-book titles

• Integrate links to e-books into your VLE. This has been reported by several organisations to be a key factor in increasing visibility of e-books, and therefore increasing usage of titles

• Promote titles on a monthly or weekly basis to students or teaching practitioners. Ideas include selecting a title as ‘e-books of the month’


Sharing best practice: Over to you…


Included links in online course study

guides

We have integrated our e-books into the

VLE

Promoted during

information skills

workshops

We have created shareable subject lists on heritage and shared on e-posters for staff and also in subject guides on the VLE

QR codes can also be posted on relevant book shelves and at locations around campus e.g. classrooms where students and staff will spot them

We also add links to key

texts on subject

Moodle pages

We focus on online resources and how to use e-

books in our information sessions and create subject guides with links to specific

e-books for each course

We have put e-book links into specific courses on our

VLE. This have proved popular with staff and

students. The only downside is that students

don't realise these are library resources, so don't

rate them in our library feedback survey

We put on sessions at our teaching staff

development day -offering help to staff on how to add book links

to their VLE

We focus on online resources and how to use e-books in our

information sessions and create subject guides with links to

specific e-books for each course

We direct email teaching staff with images of the

front cover of books relevant to their subject area and hyper link the

images to the LMS.

We stick a large e on the spine of the print books we have in stock to draw

attention to the fact that they are available as an e-book. We are also working with tutors looking at their

Canvas pages to update with any useful e-books for that course

As lots of our learners browse the shelves, we have created 'dummy' eBooks using empty dvd cases with the book cover image on the front and details of how to access on the back.

This has led learners to develop an awareness of the

e-books we have

Opportunity from ProQuest

• This year’s UKSG theme is Cracking the curriculum! Making the most of e-resources in learning and teaching

• ProQuest have a slot at the event and are seeking an organisation to do a talk on how they have used Jisc’s e-books for FE

• The event will take place in Birmingham on Tuesday 26th November 2019

• If you would be interested in working with ProQuest to do a talk at the conference about Jisc’s e-books for FE, please get in touch with us at [email protected]


UKSG E-Resources for Further Education 2019 – Birmingham


Jisc e-books for FE is 10

• This September marks ten years of e-books for FE and we would love to hear your stories about how e-books for FE has helped your organisation


One year of celebrations

Follow us on Twitter @ebooksforFE

#ebooksforFEis10

• Each month we will promote a theme on Twitter, and we will be asking you to submit your stories

• Every submission will be entered into a monthly prize draw, and one winner will be selected at random to win a £30 National Book Token for your library

• September’s theme will be promotion of e-books. We want to know, how do you promote the use of e-books and get them embedded in the curriculum from the start of term?

• Your stories can be submitted in any format, such as a few

sentences in a Tweet, or a photo of a display in your library, or

any other work that you have done to promote e-books

• To enter, all you need to do is Tweet us your entry @ebooksforFE with the #ebooksforFEis10

https://twitter.com/ebooksforFE

Q&A



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