[Libs-Or] Updates to Skillsoft Offerings from the State Library

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings!

Since July, the Oregon State Library has been offering access to select content and courses from Skillsoft for ALL Oregon staff from academic, public, school, and tribal libraries. We are able to do this by participating in a group contract managed by WebJunction, who oversees the content selection and administration tasks.

As part of the process of keeping the Skillsoft catalog up to date in both content and technology, WebJunction has retired 13 courses that were out of date and no longer supported by Skillsoft. (These were also the last courses that required the user to have Java installed, which is a technology that all the major browsers are moving away from.)

11 of the 13 courses have direct replacements. Two of the technical skills courses, which have had no registrations, have been removed to make room for three new courses on topics more likely to be of interest to library staff. For complete details, please visit: https://www-auth.oregon.egov.com/osl/LD/Pages/resources/skillsoftupdates.aspx

General information about the State Library's Skillsoft offering:

Library staff have free access to over 500 online courses, 30,000 short instructional videos (2 - 8 minutes) and job aids on a wide range of technology and business topics. Library staff can pick up great tips and techniques from the business world through this free resource. The Skillsoft site was recently upgraded and we think you'll like the new learner interface as well as the content that can help you meet your individual learning needs.

Here are just a few of the courses that are available to you:

  *   Planning and Preparing an Operating Budget
  *   Interpersonal Communication: Targeting your Message
  *   First Steps for Turning Around a Performance Problem
  *   Time Management: Ready, Set...FOCUS!

There is also a variety of courses to strengthen your technology skills on topics including:

  *   Privacy and Information Security
  *   Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations
  *   Social Networking Services, Strategy and Management

Skillsoft is all self-paced, online learning so you can take a course when it fits your schedule.  Register for your free account today<https://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/resources/skillsoft.aspx>! Already registered? Head on over to Skillsoft<https://webjunction.skillport.com/> and kickstart your online learning today!

Cheers!
Darci


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Library Support and Development Services * Oregon State Library
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