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DDC Translations: An Overview

Outline. Current translation activitiesLocalization and interoperabilityCase study: Vietnamese translation. Current Translation Activities. DDC 22:Arabic, Chinese, French, German (2005), Italian, SpanishAbridged Edition 14French (2005), Hebrew, Italian (2006), Spanish, Vietnamese (2006)DDC:

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DDC Translations: An Overview

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    1. DDC Translations: An Overview Julianne Beall Saturday, January 20, 2007 ALA Midwinter Meeting Seattle, WA

    2. Outline Current translation activities Localization and interoperability Case study: Vietnamese translation

    3. Current Translation Activities DDC 22: Arabic, Chinese, French, German (2005), Italian, Spanish Abridged Edition 14 French (2005), Hebrew, Italian (2006), Spanish, Vietnamese (2006) DDC: Principles and Application Arabic, French, German (2006), Italian, Spanish Other French Guide de la Classification décimale de Dewey Greek DDC 22 Relative Index Norwegian Updated captions Swedish Mixed Swedish/English translation

    4. Localization Coverage and representation of topics match the literary warrant needs in the language group

    5. Interoperability Translation contains categories that are compatible with the English-language standard edition and other translations to foster the use of Dewey as a multilingual switching language

    6. Localization and Interoperability Examples Terminology in captions/notes Index terms Built numbers Options Authorized expansions

    7. Consistency in Standard Terminology Consistent translation of kinds of notes, e.g., Class here . . ., Including . . ., See also . . . Consistent translation of recurring concepts, e.g., Table 1—01 Philosophy and theory 401 Philosophy and theory 401 Filosofi och teori

    8. 372 Elementary education: Notes & Relative Index in German DDC 22

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