Handbook for Interpreters in Asylum Procedures
Handbook for Interpreters in Asylum Procedures

Author: UNHCR

Publisher: Frank & Timme GmbH

Published: 2018-02-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 3732904423

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Interpreters play a crucial, yet often underestimated role in asylum interviews. They mediate between the asylum-seeker and the interviewer, who would not be able to communicate without the help of the interpreter. As it is often not possible for applicants to provide written evidence to substantiate their claims, their oral accounts of what has happened to them are usually the sole basis for an official’s decision and ultimately a pivotal point in the applicant’s life. Given the significant consequences of such decisions during the asylum procedure, interpreters carry a great deal of responsibility both in terms of their professional behaviour and with regard to the quality of interpretation. This handbook responds to the need for qualified interpreters in asylum procedures by offering a theoretical insight into a variety of topics relevant to interpreters in the asylum context, as well as activities and exercises enabling experiential and interactive learning. It is aimed both at interpreters in asylum procedures who have no formal training and trained interpreters who wish to specialise in the field. In addition, the handbook is intended for facilitators and trainers to use in face-to-face training courses. The handbook is also relevant to asylum authorities and interviewers, providing them with insights into and guidance in working with interpreters.

Thesaurus Construction and Use
Thesaurus Construction and Use

Author: Jean Aitchison

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1135476446

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A practical guide to the construction of thesauri for use in information retrieval, written by leading experts in the field. Includes: planning and design; vocabulary control; specificity and compound terms; structure and relationships; auxiliary retrieval devices; multilingual thesauri; AAT Compound Term Rules. The US ANSI/NISO Z39.19 Thesaurus construction standard is also covered.

HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations, English
HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats: A Tool for Documenting Human Rights Violations, English

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Publisher: HURIDOCS

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 9295015002

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The Events Standard Formats constitute one of several tools developed by HURIDOCS to help human rights NGOs and other organizations enhance their capacity to monitor human rights. The formats can be used to document human rights violations, to facilitate database design, and to encourage standardized information exchange. The formats may be used in conjunction with HURIDOCS' Micro-thesauri.

Organising Knowledge in a Global Society
Organising Knowledge in a Global Society

Author: Philip Hider

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2008-06-01

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1780634110

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Organising Knowledge in a Global Society updates the successful first edition, which has been widely used as an introduction to the field of information organisation, both in Australia and overseas. The work reflects current practice and trends, paying particular attention to how libraries and other information services provide intellectual access to digital information resources through metadata. In this revision, the various information organisation components of the Web 2.0 phenomenon are discussed, including social tagging and folksonomies. The new edition also covers the latest developments in metadata standards, such as Resource Description and Access, and information retrieval systems such as the increasing support for faceted navigation. Examples and case studies have been updated throughout.

Micro-thesauri A Tool for Documenting, English
Micro-thesauri A Tool for Documenting, English

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Publisher: HURIDOCS

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9295015010

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The Micro-thesauri are a collection of documents developed by HURIDOCS or adapted from various sources to be used in conjunction with HURIDOCS Events Standard Formats manual. The thesauri can be used to document human rights violations, to facilitate database design, and to encourage standardized information exchange.

Essential Thesaurus Construction
Essential Thesaurus Construction

Author: Vanda Broughton

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 185604565X

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Many information professionals working in small units today fail to find the published tools for subject based organization that are appropriate to their local needs, whether they are archivists, special librarians, information officers, or knowledge or content managers. Large established standards for document description and organization are too unwieldy, unnecessarily detailed, or too expensive to install and maintain. In other cases the available systems are insufficient for a specialist environment, or don't bring things together in a helpful way. A purpose built, in-house system would seem to be the answer, but too often the skills necessary to create one are lacking. This practical text examines the criteria relevant to the selection of a subject management system, describes the characteristics of some common types of subject tool, and takes the novice step-by-step through the process of creating a system for a specialist environment. The methodology employed is a standard technique for the building of a thesaurus that incidentally creates a compatible classification or taxonomy, both of which may be used in a variety of ways for document or information management. Key areas covered are: What is a thesaurus? Tools for subject access and retrieval What a thesaurus is used for Why use a thesaurus? Examples of thesauri The structure of a thesaurus Thesaural relations Practical thesaurus construction The vocabulary of the thesaurus Building the systematic structure Conversion to alphabetic format Forms of entry in the thesaurus Maintaining the thesaurus Thesaurus software The wider environment. Readership: Although primarily aimed at the practising information professional, the book is also suitable for students of library and information science.

The Thesaurus
The Thesaurus

Author: Sandra K. Roe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1135023980

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Use this single source to uncover the origin and development of the thesaurus! The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision examines the historical development of the thesaurus and the standards employed for thesaurus construction. This book provides both the history of thesauri and tutorials on usage to increase your understanding of thesaurus creation, use, and evaluation. This reference tool offers essential information on thesauri in the digital environment, including Web sites, databases, and software. For 50 years, the thesaurus has been a core reference book; The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision celebrates this history and speculates on the future of vocabulary-switching tools. This book will familiarize you with contemporary and emerging functions of thesauri, including international and multilingual developments. The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision provides information and library professionals—including indexers, abstractors, subject catalogers, classifiers, and reference librarians—a historical overview of the thesaurus and its past as well as recent developments. This book also gives patrons, readers, and researchers more effective techniques in vocabulary management and offers insight on how thesauri are devised and compiled. This book addresses: changing definitions, characteristics, functions, and applications of thesauri the value of standards, evaluation, use and review of software, and role and work of consultants during thesauri construction and maintenance multicultural issues that affect thesauri creation, such as mapping and interoperability education and training The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision also provides you with extensive bibliographies related to issues and problems in thesaurus construction and design, such as developing standards in support of electronic thesauri.