Digital Books for On-Demand Employee Learning
Digital books and other online reference resources can be a more efficient means of "informal learning" in the workplace than the Web searches that workers use most often. Studies have shown that most of the learning that employees undertake in the workplace is of the "informal" type—learning geared toward acquiring specific knowledge, at the time it's needed, and within the daily workflow—rather than formal course-based training. Very often this spontaneous knowledge-seeking takes the form of Internet searching, which can result in time wasted on failed search attempts, and reliance on Internet sources that may or may not be reliable. Organizations can better support on-the-spot, daily workflow learning by providing employees with trusted collections of digital books and online reference materials targeted to the specific needs of the organization.
SkillSoft's Digital Books Collections
SkillSoft is a leading provider of digital books collections, online courseware, and other e-learning resources. SkillSoft's Books24x7® service delivers a range of fully searchable digital books collections, with each collection oriented toward a broad subject area. Popular digital books packages include SkillSoft's ITPro collection, with over 8,000 titles; the BusinessPro collection, with over 6,000 titles; the EngineeringPro and FinancePro packages; and the GovEssentials digital books collection specifically geared toward government workers and government contractors. In total, SkillSoft offers more than 15 digital books collections, with over 25,000 titles—and with thousands of new titles being added each year. Localized digital books collections are available in languages including Spanish and German.
In addition to full-text digital books from well known, trusted publishers, SkillSoft's collections include executive summaries, timely articles, and analyst reports—all accessible through a powerful search engine. The user-friendly interface to SkillSoft's digital books collections enables users to save links to a favorite online reference book or article, and to bring important findings to the attention of co-workers.
SkillSoft for E-Learning Resources You Can Trust
SkillSoft provides digital books, office course catalogs, and other e-learning content and elearning tools to more than 3,000 corporate, governmental, and educational organizations with over 10 million end users. SkillSoft's commitment to delivering authoritative, well-designed content, and first-rate customer service has earned it the number-one ranking in customer satisfaction in industry surveys for the past three years in a row.
To learn more about SkillSoft's digital books collections, its diverse e learning modules, and its solutions for specific needs such as IT certification courseware and web design training, please visit the SkillSoft home page now.
