[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > Firstly, apologies for the cross list posting. I didn't realise that all > the other lists had been copied in. Seems that this is a bigger deal than > I originally thought. > > >> The best way to do that would be to have some kind of official >> language dictionary for library terms ... >> >> Fortunately, there's a free Dictionary for Library and Information >> Science that >> we can avail ourselves of: http://lu.com/odlis/. Would anyone be >> interested in >> 'cleaning up' the English language strings in accordance with ODLIS? >> >> > > I think the point is that there is no official language dictionary for > library terms. As HDL has pointed out, different libraries use different > terms for the same function, even in the same language in the same > country. > > I don't have a hard copy of the ODLIS dictionary, so I can't see the full > methodology behind it's development, but from reading the back cover print > on the Amazon, I can see that was created by a librarian at a University > in the USA. I think it makes it a great resource to use to standardise the > naming conventions in an en-US translation. > > Doing this work is desirable, but does not meet the needs of what I would > like to achieve with a translation that makes sense here in NZ. > > I would like to translate some of the terms that make sense in the US, to > those that are relevant here. I don't think it is a big job, but the > feedback I have received has been that it would make a difference to the > usability of the system. > > I'd at least like to try it out. Can an en-NZ code be created on > translate.koha.org please? > Russel, I clearly understand and support your point. And I am sure that Joshua knows that it could be good. But I also think he is right in so far as : If we donot have a clearly defined and harmonized, and unambiguous en Koha version (would it be on ODLIS or any dictionary. I favour ODLIS that seems to be good, but I think anyway sometimes we may have to make choices between two synonyms.), updating and keeping translation up will be a nightmare.
I am sure his point was : let us not spread out forces, but let us join and disambiguate, harmonize all the terms that still are quite "fuzzy" checkout return, Issues, as a checkout or as a "serial issue". And then let's play. Hopes that helps. -- Henri-Damien LAURENT _______________________________________________ Koha-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel
