The Kortext blog

What a start to the year! The last few months have gone by at warp speed but there’s plenty to show for it.   Last week (Wednesday 30th March 2022) we held our Spring Webinar, with a couple of surprises in store for our librarian friends.    With over 130 members of...

Kortext received a fantastic response to this year’s librarian survey, and we’ve gained valuable insight into the perceptions and challenges of university librarians with regards the provision of eTextbooks.

This month saw the launch of Kortext’s university eBookStore – a service now available to all Higher Education institutions.   With the support of Kortext, universities can set up their own branded eBookStore, giving their students access to 2 million eTextbooks from...

Improvements to Kortext’s Acquisition Workflow take centre stage, improving the user experience for university librarians as Kortext introduces its re-engineered Arcturus learning experience and engagement platform.  Today (Wednesday 30th March), Kortext has announced...

The last few weeks have been tough.  If you’ve switched on the news, you’ll know that positivity is in short supply, and unfortunately it seems like it’s going to get a lot worse for those residing in England.  We are all facing rising energy, petrol and food costs,...

Decolonisation of the curriculum – a phrase undoubtedly written atop notepads this week and spoken by many lips, but what does it really mean, and how can it be achieved? Amber Lovell goes on an adventure through the curriculum to find out. What is a colonised...

On 3rd March, Kortext partnered with the Association of MBAs for a webinar exploring ‘Education without Borders’.  In the session, we discussed how digital learning resources enable universities to leverage their brands and grow reach way beyond traditional...

March 7th – 12th marks National Careers Week, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing the stories of those who began their careers at Kortext.   As the UK’s leading personal learning platform and supplier of digital textbooks, Kortext is continuing to see...

March 8th marks International Women’s Day 2022 – a day backed by the United Nations that celebrates the achievements of women, raises awareness of their inequality, fundraises for female-focused charities and forges women’s empowerment worldwide.   This year,...