Welcome Week 2023 Freshers' Week 2023 new students
By Zaria Zaman

What to do during Welcome Week

September 5, 2023

Welcome Week, commonly known as Freshers’ Week, takes place before your lectures start and is designed to help you settle into university. It’s a big time for new students, as it comes with so much to do! Here is our list of things to consider doing during the start of your university experience. Moving into

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essentials for new students to take to university
By Zaria Zaman

Five things you should bring to uni (and five things you don’t need)

August 24, 2023

Starting university can be a daunting time for many: meeting new people, living in a new environment, being completely independent! You may be thinking at this point, “what do I even bring to uni?”. Well that’s what we’re here to help with! Here are five things we think you just have to bring to university,

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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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