Patron Driven Acquisition at UWE Bristol

25th June 2018

Ted Spilsbury

In this blog Ted Spilsbury talks about UWE Bristol's decision to implement a Patron Driven Acquisition service and the overall positive effect it has had on their institution. Discover the steps they took to introduce this service and the many benefits it has offered them!

Fighting the fear of copyright with the GCU UK online copyright advisor

18th June 2018

Marion Kelt

We're delighted that Marion Kelt, winner of the 2017 George Pitcher Memorial Award, has written this fascinating blog about how she went about building the Glasgow Caledonian University's online Copyright Advisor and gives us an update as to how the online tool is set to grow!

CITE Forum Sparkles in Sheffield's Diamond

4th June 2018

Alexandra Reed

On Thursday 31 May, the Copyright Information & Technologies in Education (CITE) Forum for Higher Education (HE), hosted by CLA, took place at the University of Sheffield, in the wonderful Diamond Building. The event was attended by over 50 HE information professionals and saw some fascinating talks, insightful debate and the sharing of best practice. Catch up on all that went on in our blog!

Time to Rollover!

30th May 2018

David Duffield

So, it’s that time of year when HEIs have to do what the little one said and… rollover (we promise to come up with a new joke before next year!), and we have a few handy tips and tricks to helping the process run smoothly.

REF in a Nutshell

14th May 2018

Amy Dolben

What do you know about the Research Excellence Framework (REF)? Amy Dolben is a REF UoA Coordinator and in this blog, she talks about its importance, as well as the work that she puts in to co-ordinating her institution's research impact.

Return on investment? How a little bit of accessibility goes a long way

8th May 2018

Alistair McNaught

Many people in Higher Education Institutions across the country are asking themselves, "Do we do enough to support disabled students?" In the run up to Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Alistair McNaught shows how you can change your model of support for disabled students and highlights three easy steps you can take to improve your service.

The ERA Licence for Higher Education

23rd April 2018

Alyson Maclaren

Alyson Maclaren is ERA's Licensing Manager and describes here the evolution of the ERA Licence, as well as how television & radio programmes can be used to inspire students and improve learning outcomes. 

Accessing Secure Content - Where next for HE and the DCS?

16th April 2018

David Duffield

In this blog, David talks about the issue of secure access to content for students, currently being discussed by the new RA21 initiative. He also explores what the DCS has done to improve students' ease of access, including a brand new manual authentication method.

ICEPOPS: A refreshing take on copyright education

9th April 2018

Rhodri Hughes

Rhodri Hughes, our Product Development Executive, recently attended the first ever 'International Copyright-Literacy Event with Playful Opportunities for Practitioners and Scholars', or ICEPOPS conference for Higher Education. Read his blog to find out more about the day and what he learnt about making copyright education and literacy fun and engaging.

The Success of EHESS

26th March 2018

Margret Heiligenstadt

In this blog, Margret, our Education Customer Services Coordinator, talks about the Enhanced Higher Education Scanning Service (EHESS) and her role in helping Higher Education users to get more access to high quality copies of valuable content