" One always tends to over praise a long book because one has got through it " EM Forster
More than 4,000 fully searchable abstracts covering current business and personal development topics make getAbstract the fastest way to access key concepts from the world’s top authors.
The abstracts are presented as easy to digest 5-page summaries that can be read in 10 minutes – the perfect length to deliver the book’s key ideas and start putting them into action.
It’s by far the world’s largest library of compressed business knowledge.
The abstracts are written by a world-class editorial team at getAbstract. getAbstract monitor the publication of more than 10,000 business books every year.
Every book that survives the initial team screening is rated from zero to 10 using a rigorous peer review process. The rating criteria are applicability, innovation and style.
getAbstract only prepare summaries for those books which earn an overall rating of five or higher to assure the quality of the material you receive. That's 500 new titles every year. Book titles featured on getAbstract are of exceptional quality.
Download a sample abstract by clicking here.
Currently getAbstract can be used in the office or at home, both online and offline. The abstracts come in five different formats:
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Plus, create podcasts that your organisation or specific audience can subscribe to using an application such as Apple's iTunes.
* Currently there are over 500 abstracts available in audio.
getAbstract is top quality informal learning
Its unique format and rating system helps employees solve immediate problems as well as supporting their personal learning and development objectives.
getAbstract saves time
The easy to digest 5-page summaries and key concept 'Take-Aways' make it possible to read the bestseller in 15 minutes and put new ideas into action immediately.
getAbstract saves money
Flexible corporate pricing options make it affordable to give everyone access ot this fabulous knowledge resource.
getAbstract gets used
The superior assisted search function gets people directly to the knowledge they need and, with 50 new titles added each month, fresh content is guaranteed.
getAbstract can be mapped to corporate competencies
Customise the content in your reading lists to match core competencies and learning initiatives. This will ensure learning is accurate and relevant. Read below for more information about competency matching.
The Competency Builder Tool:
- Allows for the customisation of content to the core competencies/learning initiatives.
- View and edit competencies
- Enables the user to create Summary of the Week options for different employee populations, therefore keeping the learning targeted.
- Create new competency tabs on library page for quick reference and essential reading lists.
- Using the Solution Builder manually or automatically choose which summaries will appear in each competency and in what order.
- Set the start and end dates for lists so you are able to plan and create your learning objectives in advance.
- Automatically generate reading URLs that can be seamlessly integrated to your intranet.
With the competency matching facility in getAbstract, learning can by dynamic, relevant and continuous.
Usage Analytics™ provides real-time, online access to complete getAbstract metrics - registered users by month and cumulative users, book summary downloads by group, most popular topics and much more. So now you can measure the ROI you are getting with your getAbstract investment.
A variety of charts and reports allow you to get top-level results, as well as drill down by level, department or initiative.
These reports can be provided to executive management, or any manager to measure the degree of learning that is taking place in the organisation.
