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Making the most of digital resources

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What do we do?

We deliver services that support the procurement, management, discovery and use of content for UK research and education

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Digital content

»Making content available to support teaching and research

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Resource discovery

»Enabling researchers and students to discover the rich resources held across libraries and archives in the UK

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Library Support and Analytics Services

»Helping libraries more efficiently manage their collections

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Open Access Support

»Enabling UK higher education to realise the rewards of open access

jisc.ac.uk/content/open-access

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Engagement challenges

» Discoverability» Delivery barriers» Changing technologies»Digital behaviours» Digital capabilities»“Digital resources” can mean many different

things

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Meeting the challenge

» Understanding digital students, learners and staff» Reducing technology barriers» Addressing digital literacy and capability» Effective use of data» Accessibility and inclusion» Communication» Building trust relationships» Collaboration

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Making the most of our support

Account managers and subject specialists are working with our DR services to ensure members are able to make the most of digital resources and library services

jisc.ac.uk

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Lis ParcellSubject specialistlis.parcell@jisc.ac.uk

The journey so far...digital resources, effective use and learner engagement.

Patrick CoxLibrary Services Manager

Coleg Cambria – Large FE and WBL Provider

Learner Numbers - 6,000 FT and 15,000 PT

Connecting with Learners

AnalyticsDownload – 7 081Web View – 17 446Most Visited ?

Library Services

Media Resources - Planet eStream

Media Resources –BoB

BUVFC MembershipLaunch - Spring ‘16Significant Interest – training for teaching staff scheduled

EBSCO- Discovery Service

- Integration with LMS

- eBook Collection

- Flipster

JISC Resources

ebrary: Sep – June ‘16 =70,000+ views

Britannica & Image Quest

Britannica - clear, concise with hyperlinks - appropriate for all levels

Cengage PowerSearch (InfoTrac)

- Excellent resource for information literacy

Hodder Dynamic Learning

Subject Area packages becoming increasingly popular

Other useful resources…

- Mark Allen Group

- Issues Online

- Google Image

- Safety Care

- Childlink

Issues Online

Moodle

And the future is… fun with Google Cardboard

Patrick Cox, Library Services Managerpatrick.cox@cambria.ac.uk