Language-learning apps are becoming prominent tools for self-learners. This article investigates whether librarians and employees of academic libraries have used them and whether the content of these language-learning apps supports foreign language knowledge needed to fulfill library-related tasks. The research is based on a survey sent to librarians and employees of the University Libraries of the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB), two professional library organizations, and randomly selected employees of 74 university libraries around the United States. The results reveal that librarians and employees of academic libraries have used language-learning apps. However, there is an unmet need for language-learning apps that cover broader content including reading comprehension and other foreign language skills suitable for academic library work.

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使用语言学习应用程序作为高校图书馆员工获取外语的工具

语言学习应用程序正成为自学者的重要工具。本文调查了图书馆员和大学图书馆的员工是否使用过它们，以及这些语言学习应用程序的内容是否支持完成图书馆相关任务所需的外语知识。该研究基于对科罗拉多大学博尔德分校（UCB）的图书馆员和大学图书馆员工的调查，这两个专业图书馆组织是在美国74个大学图书馆中随机选择的雇员。结果表明，图书馆员和大学图书馆员工已使用语言学习应用程序。但是，对于涵盖更广泛内容（包括阅读理解和其他适用于高校图书馆工作的外语技能）的语言学习应用程序存在未满足的需求。