
Multilingual Information Management
Information, Technology and Translators
Description
Key Features
- Presents an interdisciplinary approach to multilingual information and technology management among information professionals
- Analyses the community of practice of translators as multilingual information facilitators and ICT users
- Contributes to further develop Information Literacy to a strategic level among information professionals
- Provides a methodological contribution through an evidence-based approach to practice
- Bridges the gap between the information-related disciplines of Information Science, Business Management, and Translation Studies
Readership
Translators, interpreters, language professionals, and other information professionals; postgraduate students studying Information Literacy, Business Management, Information Management, and Translation, Language and Communication, and students taking other courses such as Internet, Media and Communication Studies
Table of Contents
1: Introduction
Part One: Multilingual information and ICT needs
2: Information and translators
- Abstract
- 2.1. Information, communication and information systems
- 2.2. Multilingual information professionals
3: Technology and translation
- Abstract
- 3.1. Tools to support translators
- 3.2. Translation tools: origins and evolution
- 3.3. The translator’s workstation
- 3.4. CAT tools and freelance translators
4: Information Literacy and Multilingual Information Management
- Abstract
- 4.1. Information Literacy and Multilingual Information Professionals
- 4.2. Information Literacy defined
- 4.3. Information Literacy models and perspectives
- 4.4. Information Literacy in the workplace
- 4.5. Training information literate MIPs
5: A strategic approach to adopt ICT: from using information and communication technology to making use of information and technology to communicate
- Abstract
- 5.1. The Information Systems approach to ICT
- 5.2. Information Systems strategy
- 5.3. IS and ICT adoption in small businesses
Part Two: Multilingual information and perspectives on ICT
6: A research framework for Multilingual Information Management
- Abstract
- 6.1. Informant domains
- 6.2. Development of the conceptual framework
- 6.3. A research model of Multilingual Information Management
7: Research methods for studying multilingual information management: an empirical investigation
- Abstract
- 7.1. Research approaches
- 7.2. Selecting a suitable approach
- 7.3. How to explore ICT adoption and use
- 7.4. How to analyse organisational impacts and evaluate ICT sophistication
- 7.5. The data analysis scheme
8: Needs and perspectives of multilingual information professionals: findings of an empirical study
- Abstract
- 8.1. Characteristics of MIPs
- 8.2. ICT adoption
- 8.3. CAT tool adoption
- 8.4. The characteristics of freelance translators adopting CAT tools
- 8.5. The characteristics of the freelance translation businesses adopting CAT tools
- 8.6. Perceptions of ICT and perceptions of CAT Tools
- 8.7. Impacts of CAT tool adoption
- 8.8. Summary of needs and perspectives
Part Three: Multilingual Information Management: matching needs and perspectives
9: From PLEs to PLWEs: a Multilingual Information Management System
- Abstract
- 9.1. Personal Learning Environments (PLEs)
- 9.2. Personal Learning and Working Environments (PLWEs)
- 9.3. A Multilingual Information Management System
- 9.4. Structure of an MIMS
References
Appendix 1: Translators in the 21st century: a study of skills, software and strategies
Appendix 2: Online survey for CAT tools adopters
Appendix 3: Online survey for CAT tools non-adopters
Appendix 4: Addressing non-response bias: Mann-Whitney test between early and late respondents
Appendix 5: Qualitative analysis form
Appendix 6: Summary of qualitative data analysis
Product details
- No. of pages: 248
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Chandos Publishing 2014
- Published: December 9, 2014
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843347712
- eBook ISBN: 9781780634524
About the Author
Ximo Granell
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