Overcoming the Language Barrier in Information Transfer: The Role of the International Translations Center.

Bergeijk, Dijnandus van

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Publication Date: 1981

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Overcoming the Language Barrier in Information Transfer: The Role of the International Translations Center.

Bergeijk, Dijnandus van

UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, v3 n3 p173-77 Jul-Sep 1981

Discusses obstacles created by the multiplicity of languages for the transfer of knowledge and dissemination of documents, and describes the role of such clearinghouses as the International Translations Centre in Delft, Netherlands, in tracing existing translations and making them available. The 15 titles cited include two indexes of translated materials. (RAA)

Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Communication (Thought Transfer), Global Approach, Indexes, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Second Languages, Translation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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