After careful evaluation, our library will no longer offer access to Soundview Summary.com. This product distills the key points of full-length business books into text and audio summaries. The subscription will end January 5, 2026.
This decision was made after careful consideration of our resource offerings, usage statistics, and ongoing efforts to allocate our budget toward the services that best meet the evolving needs of our community. While many users have enjoyed the business book summaries provided by Soundview, we found that it was underutilized. We have decided to focus our limited budget on acquiring full audiobook content.
Alternatives:
We remain committed to supporting your professional development and work. You have alternatives, including:
The Advocate Health – Midwest Library curates a guide to Management and Leadership resources such as books, journals, and databases available in our library’s collection.
Libby by OverDrive will connect you to many of our library’s eBooks and audiobooks on business and management topics such as change management, building trust, and communication.
Learning on Demand is a resource from our enterprise Leadership Development team focused on helping teammates build skills to be better leaders. Learning on Demand has some summaries of business and leadership books.
Transition:
Departments who are linking to Soundview or to individual book summaries should update their pages. If the audience for your page is the WI and/or IL Division, consider linking to Libby by Overdrive or to an individual book within our collection.
Help:
If you have questions about this change or need assistance finding alternative resources, our staff are here to help! Contact us through our website or email at aah-library@aah.org.
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