RSC YH Exchange

For the last five years the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) has substantially invested in infrastructure, support, staff training and content to encourage the use of technology in learning. This has been highly successful and has enhanced the learning experience for many students and improved retention and success rates in the sector. The Council is now looking to build on the programme and in partnership with JISC Collections is considering an investment in e-books for FE Colleges. This follows a highly successful project in HE institutions where 176 institutions are participating in a national E-books observatory project http://www.jiscebooksproject.org and are receiving free access to 36 textbooks online.

The demand for e-books has been expressed already by some FE Colleges to help them cater for their diverse audiences and meet accessibility requirements through the delivery of e-books.

Consultation

We would very much appreciate your views on this initiative before we make this significant investment so could you please take 5 minutes to complete the consultation form http://survey.jisc.ac.uk/fe_ebooks .

Further information on the proposal for the purchase of e-books for FE Colleges can be found on the JISC Collections web site at http://www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/feebooks_consult . We would be grateful if you can respond to this consultation by the 25th June .