RESOURCES

— See a diagram of an example localization project.

— What is Localization?

— Globalization Links:

• www.i18ngurus.com - an open directory to internationalization resources and related materials.

• World Postal Code Links

• Guide to International Paper Sizes

— Print Resources: 

• Multilingual Computing - industry magazine.

• Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies by John Yunker and his related web site.

• A Practical Guide to Localization by Bert Esselink.

• XML Internationalization and Localization by Yves Savourel and his related web site.

• Full on-line version of out-of-print Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT by Microsoft's Nadine Kano. This book contains information that is still valuable and timely today. A great resource. 

• Blunders in International Business by David Ricks. Real stories that show you what can happen if cultural adaptation is ignored in international business environments.

• Intercultural Press - specialized publisher that focuses on books dealing with intercultural issues.
  

— Prepare your content for the global market place: 

• Check out the International English Manual authored by Mable Amador and Yvonne Keller and published by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Designed to help writers of English express themselves clearly for foreign audiences.

• Find out about the European Commission's Fight the Fog Campaign to encourage clear and concise English writing in an international context: 
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/en/ftfog/
  and related booklet at 
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/en/ftfog/booklet/index.htm

• Localization Guidelines for Technical Communicators at
  http://www.wordesign.com/localization/index.htm 

— Computer-Aided Translation Tools:

• Trados and SDLX at http://www.trados.com and http://sdlx.sdlintl.com/

• Star Transit at http://www.star-transit.com/

• Catalyst at http://www.alchemysoftware.ie/

— Conversion Tool - Metric/US

• http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm

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