Useful links for clients and fellow translators:
- On working with translators (by Alison Morton, UK Institute of Translation and Interpreting).
- On working with interpreters (Guidelines for immigration officers, but can be helpful in other settings).
- How to buy translation services (The American Translators Association guide for translation clients).
- Sample contract for buying translation services (ATA).
- Foreignword.com - Language site with many interesting features: from free translation tools and dictionaries to articles, fora etc.
- Proz.com - Translation workplace, the largest translator community in the world, and the web's leading directory of language professionals.
- Translation Journal - Online journal by translators and for translators. Published by Accurapid.
- Translatorscafe.com - Directory of translators, interpreters and translation agencies. Many interesting articles, tools and discussions.
My favorite online dictionaries and glossaries:
- Multitran - A most comprehensive multilingual online dictionary for Russian language translators. A great asset for experienced dictionary users.
- UNterm - The United Nations terminology base.
- The European Community terminology database - The multilingual term bank of the European Commission in all EU languages.
- Multilingual Glossary of Medical Terms - EC's medical glossary, in nine languages.
- Termite - Telecommunications terminology database of the International Telecommunications Union. In six official ITU languages.
- Le Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique - French-English-French dictionary of the Quebec office of the French language.
- Gramma.ru - Website dedicated to the standards of the written Russian language.
- Glossary on Organized Crime - English-French-Russian glossary based on the UN Convention against transnational organized crime.
- Microsoft Language portal - Microsoft terminology database and product glossaries in more than 70 languages.
This list will be expanding as more useful and trustworthy dictionaries and glossaries are discovered. Please check back soon!