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

Charlie Covington

(Editorial team)

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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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