Prior to the pandemic, when you heard the term ‘book club’, you would think of a group of people who know each other IRL (in real life), talking about physical books, whilst physically present, however, that’s all changed. Although book clubs aren’t entirely new, they’re new to Kortext. Our customers based at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s
On the day of our meeting, technology was against us, which we thought would have been a detriment to the interview, but it was quite the contrary. Despite not being able to see Cathy, you could hear the joy in her voice and tell she was smiling as she shared the wonderful work of her
by Dr Dominique Thompson One of the biggest challenges for students last year (in a year with many contenders) was learning almost solely online. There is now a sense of relief as face-to-face teaching returns for many, but it is likely that most students will be offered a mixed (‘blended’) approach to studying.
In the aftermath of the emergency online delivery that has characterised much of the Covid-19 pandemic, universities are asking serious questions about learning resources. The problem that everyone from the library to the strategy office is facing is that the data on how students feel about the shift to online resources, and the quality and
Back in April, we announced that Kortext were the proud sponsor of the Times Higher Education Award for the Outstanding Library Team. Widely known as the “Oscars of higher education”, this year marks the 17th annual THE Awards, with 20 categories in total, covering a wide range of university activity. Once the nomination window opened, an incredible flurry of nominations flew in,
Nothing screams summer like a bucket, spade, and a webinar. Wait, what? Okay, you got us! But it’d be rude not to celebrate the success of our summer webinar! On Tuesday 8th June, we hosted academics, librarians, students and more, at our Kortext Summer 21 Webinar on Microsoft Teams. Opening the event was Kortext’s CEO,
