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Free Language Learning Tools at the Library Both public and academic libraries may provide tools that teach a variety of languages for free. Here are a few popular examples.   |
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July 16, 2009 |
Gale and K12, Inc. to Develop New Language Learning Products Power-Glide Language Courses, Inc. (known as powerspeaK 12), a subsidiary of K 12, Inc., will develop web-based language courses, which Gale will distribute exclusively to the library market. |
Information Today
March 13, 2014 |
EBSCO Will Bring Rosetta Stone to Libraries EBSCO Information Services agreed to distribute the Rosetta Stone, Inc. language-learning software to academic and public libraries in the U.S. and Canada. |
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May 29, 2007 |
Morningstar.com Library Edition Enhanced Morningstar has added several new features and improved others on Morningstar.com Library Edition, an online database created exclusively for libraries and their users. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 1999 |
This Just In... Instant Language 2000 |
Information Today
June 21, 2012 |
Gale Brings Online Education Program to Public Libraries Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced a new program, ed2go for public libraries that brings turnkey online training and education solutions to the public library market. |
D-Lib
May/Jun 2010
Laurence Lannom |
Special Issue on Digital Libraries in China Significant language, culture, and political gaps between China and the more established digital library players in Western countries remain, of course, and will present challenges on all sides for years to come. |
Information Today
December 15, 2008 |
SirsiDynix Adds Community Review Features SirsiDynix announced a partnership with ChiliFresh, offering libraries and patrons an easy way to create and read reader reviews, with complete customization abilities for libraries. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 19, 2012
Kim Girard |
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of `Englishnization' CEOs of global companies increasingly mandate that their employees learn English. The problem: these workers can experience a loss of status and believe they aren't as effective in their learned language. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 6, 2014
Christian Camerota |
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy Organizations that effectively marry language strategy with their global talent management process gain a leg up on the competition, says Tsedal Neeley and Robert Steven Kaplan. |
Information Today
September 3, 2015 |
Boopsie Designs Military Language School App The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center signed with Boopsie for Libraries for support in transitioning to digital resources. |
Information Today
April 19, 2012 |
Baker & Taylor and Findaway World to Launch Audiobook Platform Baker & Taylor and Findaway World, LLC announced plans to launch a robust digital audiobook platform for public libraries and retailers later this year. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2009 |
Tell Me More Version 9.0 by Auralog Auralog introduces the latest version of its language learning software, Tell Me More Version 9.0. |
Information Today
June 25, 2012 |
Penguin Group Launches Library Lending Pilot Program Penguin Group, The New York Public Library, and 3M Library Systems announced a pilot project that will make Penguin eBooks available to patrons of both The New York Public Library and the Brooklyn Public Library. |
Information Today
March 28, 2013 |
EveryoneOn Launches to Promote Digital Literacy March 21, 2013 marked the launch of Everyone On -- a national campaign to promote the importance of digital literacy skills and increase access to computer and internet training. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 1999 |
Speech Recognition Made Easy with Talk to Me AURALOG's new range of Talk to Me language learning software is based on speech recognition technology.... |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2005
Alex Roman |
Special Product Focus: ESL and Foreign Language Software An overview of language software products for students: EazySpeak, Professor Toto Educational Kit, SUBE: Language Learning Thru Art, Music and Games, Before You Know It Educator Edition and English Discoveries. |
Information Today
June 16, 2011 |
New Britannica Ebook Service for Schools and Libraries Students in elementary school through college can easily access hundreds of high-quality books on the subjects they're studying through a new web-based ebooks service available to schools and libraries from Britannica Digital Learning. |
Information Today
March 5, 2007 |
ProQuest CSA's Marketing Toolkit for Public Libraries Makes Its Debut ProQuest CSA just launched a free Library Marketing Toolkit for public librarians, who are facing many challenges today. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007 |
Leapster Story Explorers by Leapfrog Schoolhouse Leapfrog Schoolhouse, which makes preK-8 learning tools, has released Leapster Story Explorers, an interactive English language program for K-3 students to use with its Leapster handheld units. |
Information Today
January 27, 2015 |
Gale Introduces New Apps for Analytics on Demand Gale, part of Cengage Learning, added three apps to Analytics on Demand, its Big Data analytics solution for public libraries. |
Information Today
November 17, 2011 |
New Resources From NoveList to Connect Library Patrons to Services The NoveList website and a corresponding Facebook page have been designed to help librarians connect their patrons to more books and more library services. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2000 |
Software Aids Non-Native Speakers' English Pronunciation |
InternetNews
November 11, 2009 |
What's Google Thinking With Go? Does the industry really need another programming language? |
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Nov./Dec. 2006
Marydee Ojala |
The HomePage - Perspectives, Perceptions, and Periscopes Librarians share the same perspective when naming their type of library. Perceptions of libraries, however, differ, depending on perspective. |
Information Today
July 7, 2015
Brandi Scardilli |
Digital Magazine Services for Your Library This Summer The following services help libraries offer e-magazines to their patrons. Read on to compare their features and for a sneak peek of what they're doing next. |
Macworld
January 19, 2006
Cyrus Farivar |
Rosetta Stone 3.0 Foreign-language software, Rosetta Stone 3.0, provides a comprehensive approach to learning. |
Search Engine Watch
October 7, 2009
Andy Atkins-Kruger |
How to Choose an International Search Agency A vast majority of international search marketing resourcing decisions made this month will be taken by people who've never had to make such decisions and guidance is offered to aid in the process. |
Information Today
January 16, 2014 |
Gale Brings High School Diploma Program to Public Libraries Gale, part of Cengage Learning, teamed up with Career Online High School to create an accredited high school diploma program that is now available to Gale's public library partners across the country. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2004 |
CompassLearning Odyssey for English Language Learners CompassLearning has designed a product to assist English Language Learners in forming better reading and writing skills. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 24, 2014
Michael Blanding |
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility Research by Christopher Marquis shows that a company's degree of social responsibility is affected by a surprising factor -- the language it uses to communicate. |
Information Today
April 19, 2012 |
New Multimedia Tools Help Museums, Libraries Support 21st Century Skills The Institute of Museum and Library Services revamped the webpage for its Museums, Libraries, and 21 st Century Skills initiative. Museums and libraries visiting the page will now be able organize 21 st-century skills workshops in their communities. |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2011
Gerolimos & Konsta |
Services for Academic Libraries in the New Era The aim of this paper is twofold. The primary focus is to research and document the integration of services based on the web into the framework of academic libraries. |
Information Today
February 11, 2013 |
E-resource Recommendations Added to NoveList Select The recommendations guide library patrons to relevant e-resources -- that may have been hidden or hard to find -- directly from catalog records. |
Information Today
January 5, 2009 |
Serials Solutions Introduces Resource Manager Consortium Edition Now consortia can manage holdings, subscription, licensing, contact, and cost information for their group and streamline delivery of information to all group members. |
Information Today
October 21, 2010 |
Serials Solutions Enhances Its Family of 360 Services Serials Solutions, a business unit of ProQuest LLC, announced that it has made significant enhancements to its family of 360 Services for discovery, enabling librarians worldwide to activate a wide variety of new patron-facing tools and localization capabilities. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2005 |
English Discoveries This multi-level English-As-A-Second-Language program features color graphics, full motion video, animation, digitized sound and music and an introductory tour in the student's native language. |
Information Today
April 9, 2007 |
Thomson Gale Introduces Demographic Tool for Libraries Thomson Gale has introduced a new online resource called DemographicsNow Library Edition that is designed to offer public and academic libraries an affordable geographic business-intelligence solution. |
Information Today
April 17, 2008 |
ALA Releases `The State of America's Libraries' Report Libraries of all kinds continue to be "engines of learning, literacy, and economic development in communities nationwide." |
| Information Today |
Sony Announces Inaugural Participants in Reader Library Program The program will provide participating libraries with in-house training on digital reading devices, educational materials to help librarians and patrons learn more about ebooks, and digital reading devices for library staff use and patron demonstrations. |
Information Today
April 1, 2010 |
EBSCO Publishing Announces New How-To Databases for Public Library Patrons Libraries are busier than ever and patrons making legal decisions or looking to create or expand their small businesses need resources for their specific demands. |
| T.H.E. Journal |
New Products: Before You Know It Transparent Language Inc. has launched Before You Know It, a language-learning program that uses electronic flash cards to help users easily and effectively master essential vocabulary and vital phrases in Spanish, French, Italian and German. |
Information Today
September 10, 2012 |
OCLC's WebJunction Receives Operating Grant From The Gates Foundation OCLC received a $4.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support 5 years of ongoing operations of WebJunction, the learning place for libraries. |
Chemistry World
June 24, 2015
Michael Gordin |
Chemical linguistics Many things are considered to be 'like language'. Music is one, mathematics another, chemistry a very close third. |
Information Today
October 20, 2015 |
Boopsie Caters to Small and Rural Libraries Boopsie for Libraries released Express, a feature set for its mobile app specifically for small and rural public libraries serving less than 25,000 patrons. |
Information Today
August 19, 2010 |
EOS International Enters Digital Library Market The application and digital content may be stored on a local network server or accessed remotely from one of the company's global data centers. |
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May/Jun 2008
Greg R. Notess |
Multilingual Searching: Search Engine Language Tools For savvy searchers, the multiple languages and content from distant countries create new opportunities for finding previously buried information resources. |
Information Today
July 23, 2015 |
Innovative Publishes Report on Libraries and the Web Innovative released a survey report of 4,000-plus academic library users in the U.K. |
Information Today
October 20, 2011 |
Pew Research Center Unveils New Initiative on Libraries in Digital Age The Pew Research Center announced plans to study how the role of public libraries is changing in the digital age and how library patrons' needs and expectations are shifting. |
Search Engine Watch
March 2, 2011
Christian Arno |
5 Money-Saving Strategies for Localized Websites How microsites, subdomains, duplication, post-edited machine translation, and competing in foreign markets will increase your ROI and save you more money. |
