The professional translator and information literacy: Perceptions and needs
Journal of Librarianship and Information SciencePublished 22 August 2011Open access
Dora Sales, María Pinto
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The results of the ongoing research are analysed by means of a qualitative case study (using a semi-structured questionnaire for data gathering) to highlight the strengths and weaknesses indicated by professional translators regarding the information competencies they need.
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This paper is part of a broader research project, the main goal of which is to provide translators with solid instruction in information literacy (IL). For this, it is important to know the views of the community of professional translators. The results of the ongoing research which we analyse in this paper provide this view, by means of a qualitative case study (using a semi-structured questionnaire for data gathering). These results highlight the strengths and weaknesses indicated by professional translators regarding the information competencies they need.
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