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Author Granell, Ximo, author.

Title Multilingual information management : information, technology and translators / Ximo Granell
Published Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 226 pages)
Series Chandos Information Professional Series
Chandos information professional series
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Biography; Foreword: Outside in the ICT machine; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1 -- Introduction; Part OneMultilingual information and ICT needs; 2 -- Information and translators; 2.1 -- Information, communication and information systems; 2.1.1 -- Information; 2.1.2 -- Communication; 2.1.3 -- Information systems; 2.2 -- Multilingual information professionals; 2.2.1 -- The role of the translator; 3 -- Technology and translation; 3.1 -- Tools to support translators
3.2 -- Translation tools: origins and evolution3.3 -- The translator's workstation; 3.4 -- CAT tools and freelance translators; 4 -- Information Literacy and Multilingual Information Management; 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 informati ..
5.1 -- The Information Systems approach to ICT5.2 -- Information Systems strategy; 5.3 -- IS and ICT adoption in small businesses; 5.3.1 -- ICT and SMEs; 5.3.2 -- Models of ICT adoption in SMEs; 5.3.3 -- ICT adoption factors in SMEs: motivators and inhibitors; 5.3.3.1 -- Motivators; 5.3.3.2 -- Inhibitors; 5.3.4 -- Success factors for ICT implementation in SMEs; 5.3.5 -- SMEs and ICT sophistication; Part Two Multilingual information and perspectives on ICT; 6 -- A research framework for Multilingual Information Management; 6.1 -- Informant domains; 6.2 -- Development of the conceptual framework
6.3 -- A research model of Multilingual Information Management6.3.1 -- ICT support for activities; 6.3.1.1 -- Document production; 6.3.1.2 -- Information search and retrieval; 6.3.1.3 -- Translation creation; 6.3.1.4 -- Communication; 6.3.1.5 -- Marketing and work procurement; 6.3.1.6 -- Business management; 6.3.1.7 -- An extended view of MIM activities; 6.3.2 -- Determinants of ICT adoption; 6.3.3 -- Impacts of specialised ICT adoption; 6.3.4 -- Strengths and limitations of the research model; 7 -- Research methods for studying multilingual information management: an empirical investigation
7.1 -- Research approaches7.2 -- Selecting a suitable approach; 7.3 -- How to explore ICT adoption and use; 7.3.1 -- Questionnaire design considerations; 7.3.2 -- Instruments and structure of the questionnaire; 7.3.2.1 -- Section A: Translator profile; 7.3.2.2 -- Section B: Information Technology usage; 7.3.2.3 -- Section C: Internet usage; 7.3.2.4 -- Section D: IT strategy; 7.3.3 -- Questionnaire refinement; 7.4 -- How to analyse organisational impacts and evaluate ICT sophistication ; 7.4.1 -- Online questionnaire design considerations; 7.4.1.1 -- An online survey
7.4.2 -- Instruments and structure of the online questionnaire
Summary Multilingual information is in high demand in today's globalised economy. Industry and market globalisation, intensified collaboration between European countries, technological developments, the advent and consolidation of the Internet, the rise of electronic business, and the increased use of electronic documents are some of the factors that have fuelled this need. Multilingual Information Management draws on previous empirical research to explore how information and technologies are used within the community of translators as information facilitators among different languages and cultures, to help them become more productive and competitive in today's market. The book consists of three parts, including a literature review on information and technology needs among translators; a research framework to investigate the perceptions and use of information and technology within their working environment; and a strategic proposal for an Information Systems approach to multilingual information professionals and information literacy training
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Translating and interpreting.
Cross-language information retrieval.
Knowledge management.
Knowledge Management
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling.
Cross-language information retrieval
Knowledge management
Translating and interpreting
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781780634524
1780634528
9781843347712
1843347717
9781322480763
1322480761