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Skillsoft Books Is Growing! (And Includes WAY MORE Than Just Books)

by Ken Winter on 2021-02-25T10:00:00-05:00 in Business, Health & Wellness, Information Technology, Planning, Research | 0 Comments

Screen capture of the new and improved Skillsoft Books
The new Skillsoft Books database is ideal for busy employees who need quick online access to resources on Business, Leadership, Technology, IT, Workplace Productivity and Collaboration.
 


Folks at VDOT are starting to realize that Skillsoft Books now has far more than just books, not to mention the fact that it is big and constantly growing. That makes it well suited to help us train up for the "VDOT of Tomorrow." 
Plus, it's easy to use, from any Internet-connected device!

 

In fact, Skillsoft Books now provides access to more than 28,000 full-text online resources, including online audio books, online book summaries and online instructional videos in the fields of: Business, Engineering, Finance, Leadership, IT, Software Applications and more.  Right now about 76% of the content in it is eBooks, while 10% is audio books, about 8% is videos and 3% is book summaries. But those percentages are changing as Skillsoft adds more online content every single week.

 

You read that right, now there are audio books, book summaries and instructional videos in Skillsoft Books too! 

 

Not to mention supported by the library, through resources like this Quick Start Guide and this Guide to Access Options, which walk you through how to get started with the interface. In addition, the library recently created these Instructional Videos to show you how to search for resources by format, and in fact, one of coolest things about Skillsoft Books is that many times an item you are interested in is available in multiple formats! 

 

So if you are interested in the eBook but don't have time to read it, you could check out the eBook summary (an 8-9 page overview) for a quick online read, or in some cases listen to the Online Audio Book version. 

 

Last quarter VDOT employees accessed 284 unique titles a total of 416 times and plenty of those items were videos, audio books and book summaries.  Curious about what titles your peers at VDOT are consulting?
 

Last Quarter's "Top 10" VDOT Downloads/Views

1. Beginning Power BI: A Practical Guide to Self-Service Data Analytics with Excel 2016 and Power BI Desktop, Second Edition (Book)
2. Difficult Conversations (Video)

3. Two Contexts of Mentoring (Video)

4. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, Volume 2 (Book)

5. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition (Book)

6. The Job of Mentors (Video)

7. Counter Mentor Leadership: How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace (Book)

8. Peak Performance Culture: The Five Metrics of Organizational Excellence (Book)

9. 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think (Book)

10. Message Received: 7 Steps to Break Down Communication Barriers at Work (Book)

 

Other New Releases:

 

Try Skillsoft Books today from work, from home, or from a connected mobile device like your Smartphone.

 

And, as always, let us know if you have questions.  We're here to help!

 


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