Shriners Hospital Library Rocks On with the Rosetta Stone

Abstract

This article addresses the need for health sciences libraries and hospital libraries in particular to be proactive in providing resources for learning a foreign language. Shriners Hospitals for Children–Tampa began using the Rosetta Stone program in the library in September of 2008. The installation of this program for employees facilitated learning a new language in the workplace setting in a fun and convenient way.

KEYWORDS:

• foreign language
• language barrier
• Rosetta Stone
• Shriners Hospitals
• Spanish

The author thanks Janet F. Barber, Media Resources Department, Shriners Hospital, for the photograph.

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