The Internet Connection
By Michael Sauers
Multilingual Resources Available on the Web
Most libraries today need to offerinformation resources in several languages.
Since print materials can be quite expensive and the demand may be relatively
low, Web-based resources can be a great way to fill in gaps in your collection
for non-English speaking patrons. Here are several Web sites
with useful information in foreign languages.
- Learn The Net
www.learnthenet.com
English, Spanish, French, German and Italian - Views of the Solar System
www.solarviews.com/homepage.htm
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German - Bilingual List of Library Terminology
web.incolsa.net/~hispanic/glosario.htm
English and Spanish - Travelocity Currency Exchange
www3.travelocity.com/converter/
English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish - Telephone Directories on the Web
www.teldir.com/eng/
English, German, Spanish, French and Italian - News and Newspapers Online
library.uncg.edu/news/advsearch.html
The interface is in English but you can search their directory by more than 50 languages. - Gist-In-Time
www.teletranslator.com:8080/?
The interface is available in English, Japanese, French and German. It translates Web pages into English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese. - Web of Online Dictionaries
www.yourdictionary.com/
Although the dictionary interface is available only in English, it lists online dictionaries for more than 220 languages.
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