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Information Sharing Across Languages

Information Sharing Across Languages
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Author(s): Reinhard Schäler (University of Limerick, Ireland)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 20
Source title: Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch015

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Abstract

Access to information and knowledge in one’s native language is a fundamental human right. It is a right deeply rooted in the legal systems of many Western nations where it is considered to be as important as access to healthcare or to other potentially life-saving services. While individuals often claim these rights for themselves, they do not always afford such rights to others, for there is often a cost involved in the realization of this right. This chapter highlights how denying this service, particularly as it relates to the translation and the localization of online materials, results in human costs including life threatening information poverty. This situation, in turn, requires urgent and coordinated relief efforts by industry, government, and civil societies on a global scale.

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