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Tips for Buyers of Translations
Faced with a bewildering freelance market of translators, the task of choosing a translator and organising a translation project might appear daunting. A couple of tips for buyers of translations are presented here to help with this task.
Finding a translator
Consult websites of professional translators organisations (i.e. CIoL, SFÖ, ADÜ Nord, ITI, BDÜ)
Check out your Chamber of Commerce or equivalent organisations
Don’t hesitate to ask the translator for a sample of a previous translation
Ask the potential translator for a list of his/her customers, and contact them for a reference
Defining the assignment
Negotiate a contract about the
Subject and scope the requested translation
Purpose/use of the translation
Deadline for delivery and requested format of translation
Deadline for delivery and format of source text
Requirements (method of delivery, software, special terminology, etc.)
Copyright issues (source text, translation)
Proof-reading for publication
Provisions for cancellation, force majeure and/or dispute
Supply of the source text
House style sheets, company/subject glossaries, lists of special linguistic preferences
Original wording of quotes said in the target language
Help with acronyms and abbreviations, particularly company-internal ones
Translation
Try to ensure that a contact person is available during the translation process for sorting out questions and ambiguities
It helps to split up large assignments into smaller ones
Proof-reading for publication
Ensure there is a second person (native speaker/linguist of the target language) who proof-reads the translation
Proof-read the translation from source to target language
Proof-read the translation as a correct and idiomatic text in the target language
Feedback
You are invited to communicate your positive and
negative impressions for future improvements
Payment within the contract terms is appreciated
Further information for buyers of translations is available under:
Institute of Translation and Interpreting
Sveriges Facköversättarförening
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