Lynne Bowker and Jairo Buitrago Ciro introduce the concept of machine translation literacy, a new kind of literacy for scholars and librarians in the digital age. This book is a must-read for researchers and information professionals eager to maximize the global reach and impact of any form of scholarly work.

Author: Lynne Bowker, Jairo Buitrago Ciro
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Published: 09/05/2022
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781787567245

About the Author
Lynne Bowker holds a PhD in Language Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the United Kingdom. She is a full professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada, where she holds a cross-appointment between the School of Translation and Interpretation and the School of Information Studies. She is the author of Computer-Aided Translation Technology (2002, University of Ottawa Press) and co-author, with Jennifer Pearson, of Working with Specialized Language: A Practical Guide to Using Corpora (2002, Routledge). Her research has been recognized with awards from the Association for Information Science & Technology, the Association for Library and Information Science Education, the Canadian Association for Information Science, and the Canadian Association for Translation Studies. Jairo Buitrago Ciro holds an ALA-accredited Master of Information Studies from the University of Ottawa in Canada. He has previously worked as an academic librarian at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Canada, and as the director of the library at the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Colombia. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Electronic Business at the University of Ottawa.