CDL- Recommendations for language dictionaries/phrasebooks/CDs [Response]

From: Lynn Sipe <lsipe_at_usc.edu>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 16:19:31 -0700
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
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> From:
> "Hinojosa, Gloria S" <gh14_at_txstate.edu>
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>For language learning software, we purchased the Rosetta Stone (all levels, all languages) CD products for our computer lab.  Students seem to like them and have really used them a lot to help supplement their conversation courses and for languages our university does not teach.
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>Gloria Selene Hinojosa
>Collection Development Librarian
>Alkek Library
>Texas State University-San Marcos
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu [mailto:owner-COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu] On Behalf Of Lynn Sipe
>Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:20 AM
>To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
>Subject: CDL- Recommendations for language dictionaries/phrasebooks/CDs
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>>From:
>>LC Dewey <myliblists_at_gmail.com>
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>>Hi all,
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>>I am trying to replace a severely outdated foreign language resources 
>>collection and would like some help in selecting good dictionaries 
>>(not pocket/concise), travel phrasebooks, picture dictionaries, and 
>>media resources (CDs/DVDs)  Berlitz, Firefly, Lonely Planet, Rough 
>>Guides... is one publisher better than another?  I was hoping somebody 
>>could provide some assistance.
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>>In order of importance, I would immediately like to replace items for 
>>the following languages:
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>>+ Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), French, German, Italian and Spanish
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>>The next languages would likely be:
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>>+ Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, 
>>Vietnamese and Yiddish
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>>At the bottom of the list:
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>>+ Dutch, Gaelic, Polish, Russian, and Swedish
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>>Multilingual dictionaries would be good as well.
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>>Please Help.
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Received on Sat May 23 2009 - 03:03:17 EDT