iSkills Week: 23-27 January

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Guildford LRC

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Top e-books in February

This month the top spot is taken by Tourism.
Beauty Therapy and Business also fill several spots in last month's top ten .


Here's February's chart (by pages viewed):


593    Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1
572    Beauty therapy. - 3rd ed.
519    BTEC Level 3 National in IT  
448    Beauty Therapy. - 2nd ed.
323    BTEC Level 3 National Business, Book 1
221    Science of beauty therapy
149    Management and organisational behaviour
133    Construction science
130    Management & organisational behaviour 
127    Level 5 Diploma in leadership for health and social care and children and
         young people's services

Top e-books in November

This month the top spots are once again taken by IT, Tourism and Business.
Beauty Therapy and Construction hold onto a spot and we have a new entry for Teaching.


Here's November's chart (by pages viewed):

2105   BTEC Level 3 National in IT
1607   BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
827     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1 
761     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 2
760     BTEC Level 3 National Construction and the Built Environment
357     Exploring corporate strategy: text and cases
312     Construction science
262     Beauty Therapy. - 2nd ed.
262     Exploring strategy: text and cases 
149     Practical teaching

Top ebooks in October

This month the top spots are once again taken by IT, Tourism and Business.
Beauty Therapy hold onto a spot and we have several new entries for Construction and one for Counselling.


Here's October's chart (by pages viewed):

1939   BTEC Level 3 National in IT
1894   Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1 
1131   BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
956     BTEC Level 3 National Construction and the Built Environment
872     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 2
586     Qualitative research in counselling and psychotherapy
271     Beauty Therapy. - 2nd ed.
241     Construction science
223     BTEC National Travel and Tourism Book 2 
216     Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings

Top ebooks in September

It's a new academic year and it's time to see who has taken the first top spot in our e-book chart

IT take the early top spot in this month's chart but we also have  entries for Beauty Therapy, Tourism and Business

Here's September's chart (by pages viewed):

1388   BTEC Level 3 National in IT
725     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 2 
273     BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
211     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1
123     Beauty Therapy. - 2nd ed.
91       ProActive Food and Drink Service Level 2
90       International Business
83       Sports training principles
83       Applied principles of horticultural sciences 
74       BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences

Top ebooks in April

Business yet again keep top spot in this month's chart but we have new entries for Motor Vehicle, Teaching and Animal Management

Here's April's chart (by pages viewed):

1929   BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
1033   BTEC Level 3 Business Book 2 
449     Beauty therapy. - 3rd ed.
449     Body fitness and exercise: basic theory and practice for therapists
336     Consumer behaviour in sport and events
292     John Bowlby and attachment theory
247     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1
195     Hilllier's fundamentals of motor vehicle technology
159     Practical teaching 
127     Restraint and handling of wild and domestic animals

Top e-books in March

Business yet again keep top spot  in March's top ten e-books by pages viewed.

Here's March's chart:

2404   BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
2347   BTEC Level 3 Business Book 2 
1020   Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1
848     Beauty therapy. - 3rd ed.
493     Beauty therapy fact file
271     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 2
250     Counselling skills and theory
230     Construction science
227     Beyond blame 
207     BTEC National Information Technology Practitioners Book 1

Top e-books in Februrary

Business keeps top spot  in February's top ten e-books by pages viewed.  We have new entries this month for Tourism in at number 4 and Arboriculture at number 6.

Here's February's chart:

2135   BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
1736   BTEC Level 3 Business Book 2 
404     Beauty Therapy. - 3rd ed.
315     Travel & Tourism for BTEC Level 3 National Book 1
252     Official guide to body massage
155     Trees: their natural history   
154     BTEC Level 3 Nastional in IT
82       Integration in counselling and psychotherapy
77       Beauty therapy fact file
75       Nutrition in essence

Top e-books in January

Business keeps top spot  in January's top ten e-books by pages viewed followed by Beauty Therapy, IT, and Counselling.

Here's January's chart:

3937   BTEC Level 3 National Business Book 1
1000   BTEC Level 3 Business Book 2 
871     Beauty Therapy. - 3rd ed.
381     BTEC Level 3 National in IT
143     Beauty therapy. - 2nd ed.
133     MS Visual Basic.net programming for the absolute beginner
89       Exploring corporate strategy: text & cases   
62       Aromatherapy: therapy basics
60       Syngress IT security project management handbook
58       Standards in ethics for counselling in action
   

The top downloaded books for January were:

11  Exploring corporate strategy: text & cases
11  Trees: their natural history
7    Trees & forests: a colour guide
6    The planting design handbook
5    How children learn

e-resources week 2014

e-resources week saw a total of 56 students drop-in to the LRCs to find out more about  accessing e-books and e-resources including mySearch.

We also had 18 students complete our quiz with 3 students winning £10 printing vouchers. These students were Sally Thompson (GC), Sacha Rivett (MW) and Harriet Bragg (FC).

mySearch allows you to search most of the LRCs e-resources in one place!



Dawsonera is one of our e-book platforms and allows you to access and download e-books to your PC and portable devices such as iPads.

If you would like to find out more about these e-resources and the others that are available to staff and students please pop into your LRC and ask!

E-books, have you used them yet?

All three LRCs are closing over Christmas but e-books are a great way to use the LRC's resources from home!

Here is a quick guide to get you started...

We have over 3200 e-books in stock and they are all accessible through our Online Catalogue 'Heritage'. Please open the Heritage link in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer 9 to make sure you have full functionality.

If you just want to search for e-books use Advanced search and select E-book from the Media Type drop down menu.

Once you have your search results click on the title of the e-book you want to view and then on the Resource link. Enter your College Username and Password and you will be transferred to the e-book. 

All e-books can be viewed online or downloaded to your computer. You can also print and copy from e-books and use a range of interactive tools to help you study.

For more information on e-books pop in and see a member of LRC staff or check out our new Top Tips for using e-books Guide on the LRC e-resources Moodle Page.

Happy Reading!

  

Dreaming of a Winter Wonderland!

With just two weeks of the Autumn term left the LRCs are getting into the Christmas spirit with trees, decorations and Christmas themed displays! Check out our trees...

The LRCs will be closed over the Christmas break but don't for get you can access all our online services such as e-books and mySearch from our Moodle pages 24/7.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

From all the LRC Staff