Translation and Localization Websites

Listed below are a selection of websites, online resources, newsgroups and mailing lists of interest to those in the translation and localization industry.

For a list of online language dictionaries visit the dictionaries and glossaries page.

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General Translation and Localization Websites

Unicode
The Unicode Consortium continues to develop and promote The Unicode Standard; to aid in its implementation; and work to maintain quality control over future revisions to the Standard.

http://www.mcelhearn.com/lit.html
Resources specifically designed for Literary Translators

http://www.aquarius.net/
This site includes a database of translators and translation companies.

Sun [tm] Global Application Developer Corner
A collection of information and resources to help developers globalize their applications.

Microsoft GoGlobal
Information for developers of global applications, including multilingual issues, Unicode development and globalization of software.

Translator Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

http://www.translatortips.com/
Includes free ezine, Tranfree "Helping translators do better business".

Organizations

CIDM - The Center for Information-Development Management.

LISA - The premier organization for the localization and internationalization industry.

http://www.gala-global.org/ - Globalization And Localization Association

TAUS - is a networking community for users and providers of translation and localization technologies and services.

http://www.atanet.org/ - American Translators Association

http://www.sft.fr/ - Society of French Translators

http://www.atc.org.uk/ - Association of Translation Companies

http://www.iti.org.uk/ - Institute of Translation and Interpreting

http://www.bdue.de - BDÜ

http://www.alcus.org - The Association of Language Companies

http://www.ottiaq.org - Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ)

http://www.tekom.de - TEKOM - German professional association for technical communication and Information Development.

http://www.istc.org.uk - Institute of Scientific and Technical Communications

http://www.aslib.co.uk - The Association for Information Management

http://www.xplor.org
Xplor is the worldwide association of the users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify and deliver customised information using a variety of document technologies.

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