Kortext's accessibility features enable inclusive learning
By Melissa Bowden

Five ways Kortext supports accessible learning

July 9, 2024

In 2021/22, disabled students constituted almost a fifth of domestic enrolments in UK higher education, according to HESA. However, statistics show that students with reported disabilities had lower rates of continuation, completion, attainment and progression overall in the same period. Further, students with reported disabilities expressed lower levels of satisfaction than other students with how

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students outside summer
By Kortext Ambassador

How to stay motivated during the summer break ☀️

July 2, 2024

Staying motivated during the summer is crucial for personal growth and academic success. Check out these tips to help you stay on track while still enjoying your summer break and get ready for the next academic year. Set goals Looking for ways to stay motivated this summer? Setting achievable goals can be one of the

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Kortext Open Resources Collection
By Melissa Bowden

How Kortext’s pricing works

June 28, 2024

In our final blog about our Annual Librarian Survey 2024 (read our blogs on workflow integration and licence models), we’re going explore another perception – that Kortext is too expensive. We can guarantee the lowest price for content In fact, Kortext is not more expensive than other suppliers, and we guarantee to match or beat

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Librarian exploring Kortext's range of eBook licences
By Melissa Bowden

Kortext’s eTextbook and eBook licence models

June 27, 2024

Building on our blog about workflow integration, in this post we’re going to explore another perception expressed by respondents in our Annual Librarian Survey 2024 – that libraries can only purchase digital content from Kortext through the 1:1 eTextbook model. We can offer you a range of licences It’s true that Kortext was traditionally a

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Kortext offers EDI integration for acquisitions workflows
By Chris Hughes

How Kortext integrates with your workflow

June 26, 2024

Back in April, we conducted our fourth Annual Librarian Survey. As always, we did this to gauge the thoughts of librarians in higher education, understanding their views on where the sector is, as well as to grasp what their frustrations are. This year we had 81 respondents, an increase of 19.1% versus 2023. Within this

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Anna Franca, Edge Hill University
By Melissa Bowden

Connecting with the community: Edge Hill University Library

June 18, 2024

The entry window for the THE Awards 2024 closed on 10th June and we’re looking forward to another fantastic year of sponsoring the ‘Outstanding Library Team’ award. We spoke to Anna França, Head of Collections and Archives at Edge Hill University, about what it meant to be shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Library Team’ in 2023. The

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