1. Widening Access to Digital Textbooks Ebooks 2015: etextbooks, elearning and econtent 7 May 2015, UCL Andy Alferovs, Managing Director

2. About Kortext 2012 Started with pilot projects. 2013 First trading year. 2014 Awarded major contracts ̶ 20,000+ students using the Kortext platform. 2015 4 fold growth. Contracts to serve 45,000+ students. 25+ universities The UK’s leading digital textbook platform

3. Why the Growth?

4. Widening Participation Achieve Strategic Goals Retention & Progression

5. Matthew Lawson, Head of Library and Learner Development Middlesex University “The project has a simple aim; to provide a free ebook to every student for each module which they study. This is a clear message for the Student Recruitment team to communicate to prospective students, and also demonstrates support for the student learning experience in the provision of essential resources.”

6. Enhanced Student Experience Improve Learning Outcomes Achieve Strategic Goals

7. Professor John Joughin, UEL Vice Chancellor “We are delighted to be putting support directly in the hands of our students and providing them with a state-of- the-art learning platform for the duration of their studies. Our support for equality of opportunity is one of UEL’s defining values, and providing our entire first-year intake with Samsung tablets – preloaded with core textbooks and links to virtual learning resources – ensures there is a level playing field for all of our students.”

8. Access to Content

9. 1. Get lecturers engaged with the content 2. Engage the students 3. Get students using the content 4. Introduce the bells and whistles Successful Digital Engagement

10. Source: UKSG Webinar

11. Analytics Engagement & Outcomes

12. Analytics – Summary Reports

13. Analytics – Targeted Reports

14. Future Development Standardised Content Formats

16. Ultimately it’s about students having access to the right content anywhere, any device.

17. Thank you Any questions?