We too get many requests for Rosetta Stone. There are a variety of reason we don't purchase it, the primary one being the exorbitant cost (you cannot purchase the individual kits for circulation -it is too difficult technically to uninstall, reinstall...). However, we have tried out Tell Me More, and are currently piloting a subscription of Livemocha. Yabla is not as interactive, and offers fewer languages, but it a nice product as well. My patrons seem satisfied with these alternatives.
Julie -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Julie Evershed, Director Language Resource Center University of Michigan North Quad 105 South State Street, #1195 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 phone: (734)764-0424 www.umich.edu/~langres/ On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > Every now and then I get requests for Rosetta Stone language learning > products. Does anyone by that, and if so what are the pros and cons? I > usually buy Pimsleur, but students are telling me that like the interactive > part of Rosetta Stone. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Matt > > > > ______________________________ > > Matt Ball > > Media and Collections Librarian > > Clemons Library > > University of Virginia > > [email protected] > > 434-924-3812 > > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
