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Contents

  • The changing world of open access

    Find out what the pending changes in open access policy mean for you.

  • FE Guild

    We speak to David Hughes, acting chair of the FE Guild Steering Group to find out his hopes for the further education and skills sectors.

  • 3.	Social media for beginners

    If we want to engage effectively with students we can’t afford to ignore social media – it’s easy to get started.

  • Making sense of MOOCs

    Jisc’s David Kernohan helps us find our way through the world of MOOCs and share’s his online learning trends to watch.

  • Reliving the Blitz

    We share what you are downloading using and viewing in your teaching, learning and research.

  • Spotting emerging technologies for 2013

    Exciting new trends for education sees the tech of tomorrow being used today.

  • Learning in adverse weather

    Virtual services manager at South West College, Ciara Duffy, says, ‘Let it snow’, as her college can move learning online when campus becomes inaccessible.

  • 3D breaks new ground

    Our 3D digitisation projects show us there’s more to 3D technology than funny glasses and exciting car chases.

  • Discovery Summit 2013

    International resource discovery summit looks to solve barriers for librarians.

  • The student experience and the future of libraries

    Jisc’s Ben Showers sends a message from the future explaining library systems in 2020 and offers advice on improving the student experience.

  • Opening up big data

    High profile events in recent weeks have been pushing the open access agenda – we take a look at how organisations are responding to the opportunities.

  • Learning with dyslexia

    Find out how you can support those in your team with dyslexia.

  • Q&A: How can I use analytics to benefit my students?

    Use analytics to help increase student retention.

  • Making your research outputs visible

    Research Information editor Sian Harris says that establishing good communications channels with science and technology journalists could pay dividends.

  • Telling the UK’s cultural archive story

    The BBC is spearheading a major initiative to digitise and open up the UK’s cultural archives for everyone to use.

  • 2012 lives on

    Key issues explored in last year’s editions of Inform are still relevant 12 months on.

  • Jisc events roundup

    A round-up of events where you can talk to Jisc experts.

Welcome

Welcome to the spring edition of Jisc Inform.

In this issue we focus on looking towards the future, from a broadcast by Jisc’s Ben Showers who has come back in time to tell us how services will work in libraries in 2020, to the new technologies which are starting to take hold within education.

Continuing to look to the future we recently met with David Hughes, acting chair of the FE Guild steering group and found out his hopes for further education and skills, alongside the part technology can play in making this a reality. Jisc’s David Kernohan also shares his online learning trends and helps us to understand the world of MOOCs.

Coming back to the present day we find out how you can make the most of social media in the classroom and how you can use big data to help you maximise your organisations potential.

And finally with the upcoming policy changes around open access we provide you with an overview of what this means for you and explore the benefits of sharing your research outputs.

Don’t agree with our experts? Let us know, because we welcome your feedback and suggestions – not just on the articles in this issue, but for possible future topics for us to cover.

We hope you enjoy the read.

Rebecca Whitehead

Charlie Covington

Rebecca Whitehead
(Editorial team)

Charlie Covington

Inform archive

Credits

Edited by: Rebecca Whitehead and Charlie Covington

Design: iD Factory

Contributors: Sarah Allen, Matt Britland, Christine Comrie, Charlotte Covington, Christine Gormley, Siân Harris, David Kernohan, Rick Loop, Tom Mitchell, Michelle Pauli, Vix Reeve, Ben Showers, Karla Youngs. We’d also like to thank all the many people who have contributed their expertise to this edition.

Jisc Inform is produced by Jisc to raise awareness of the use of technology in supporting further and higher education in the UK. Contributing authors include members of the Jisc family of services and initiatives, Jisc’s partners and staff working in the further and higher education and skills sectors. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of Jisc.

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