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DATABASES
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| *Indicates a database was purchased by the Newton Free Library. All remaining databases were purchased by either the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Metrowest Regional Library System, Boston Public Library, or the Minuteman Library Network. |
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Downloadable audiobooks including many fiction genres, business and personal success, and the Pimsleur language program.
Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.
Register for eAudiobooks first (click on "Register here first" above). Once you have registered, click directly on "Home Access Only" above.
Download the title to your pc using Windows Media Player. Then listen on your pc or transfer to an MP3 player. eAudiobooks cannot be played on a Mac or transferred to an iPod.
For more information, click here.
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| Rosetta Stone* Home Access | In Library Access |
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The languages included are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish (Latin American).
Please note: Rosetta Stone is discontinuing public library access to their online products. Newton's access expires 8/15/08. For an alternative online language learning option please use Newton's subscription to eAudiobooks's Pimsleur language program.
The Rosetta Stone’s dynamic immersion method takes you inside the new language from the very beginning. You learn to speak, write and understand new languages using your natural language- learning abilities and fully interactive technologies. The Rosetta Stone gives ESL and foreign language students what they need to speak in today’s world. English (US), French, German, Italian and Spanish (Latin American) are available!
Access in the library is limited to the Language Lab on the third floor. Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.
If you are a Newton resident using a Newton library card and cannot gain access when clicking on Rosetta Stone Home Access above, reexamine the setup for any firewall or antivirus program you may have. If you still can't gain access, call Rosetta Stone, Mon-Fri, 9am to 6pm EST, at 1-800-788-0822 and choose Product Support Assistance.
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| WEBSITES |
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| AltaVista Translation |
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AltaVista Translation (which they call "Babel Fish") enables you to translate short passages of text or entire Web sites among 19 pairs of languages (for example, English to Spanish, or French to German). Just type the text you wish to translate into the translation box (up to 150 words), or enter the address for the web page you wish to translate.
AltaVista translates individual Web pages up to 5K. When you click a link in a translated page, the linked page is also automatically translated.
As an automatic translator, AltaVista works best when the text you wish to translate uses proper grammar. Slang, misspelled words, poorly placed punctuation and complex or lengthy sentences can all cause a page to be translated incorrectly. Expect AltaVista to allow you to grasp the general intent of the original, not to produce a polished translation.
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| Foreign Language Lesson Podcast Collection |
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A collection of links for foreign language lesson podcasts.
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| Gate2Home Virtual Keyboard |
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A multilingual keyboard emulator, Gate2Home gives users instant access to the keyboards of sixty-five languages. Languages including all major East and South Asian languages, as well as Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Roman, and Cyrillic key sets with various diacritics.
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| yourDictionary.com |
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Dictionaries, grammars, and other resources for hundreds of different languages.
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Last updated
May 8, 2008
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