Mike Jones
By Melissa Bowden

Empowering librarians: harnessing the potential of AI tools

August 22, 2023

We spoke to Mike Jones from Solent University about the synergies between AI literacy and information literacy in higher education. Read on to find out how AI tools could empower librarians to position themselves as centrally important in the future university. First, can you tell me more about your current role? I’m one of a

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Inspection copies
By Melissa Bowden

Change the game with Kortext this academic year!

August 14, 2023

In our second blog on inspection copies, we’ll explore how Kortext can help you get ahead when preparing for the new academic year. Read on to take a deeper dive into how our inspection copies make it simple to select the right texts for you and your students. Plus, we’ll uncover how Kortext’s Academic Analytics

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university librarians
By Melissa Bowden

Kortext Annual Librarian Survey 2023 – the results!

July 26, 2023

We received a fantastic response to this year’s survey. 68 library staff took part, with roles including Director of Student and Library Services, Acquisitions and Reading List Coordinator, and Faculty Librarian. Over a third of respondents (35.29%) weren’t existing Kortext customers. Our survey this year was in two parts. Section 1 asked about the last

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By Melissa Bowden

Empowering academics – the benefits of inspection copies

July 24, 2023

Let’s take a closer look at inspection copies. If you teach a course in higher education, did you know that you can use this valuable resource? Read on to discover the many benefits of inspection copies and how Kortext can help you prepare for the new academic year. What’s an inspection copy? If you haven’t

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By Melissa Bowden

Kortext Summer Webinar 2023 — our round up

July 18, 2023

On 6th July, we held our summer webinar based on Journey to a Million. UCAS predicts that there could be up to a million higher education applicants in a single year by 2030, an increase of a third on today’s figures. This increase is likely to impact all aspects of university life, but we focused

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