Translating the Universal Declaration on Archives: working with archival traditions and languages across the world

  • Claude Roberto International Council on Archives, Paris, France
  • Karen Anderson Mid Sweden University, Department of Information Systems and Technology, Sundsvall, Sweden https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-0467
  • Margaret Crockett International Council on Archives, Paris, France
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01576895.2020.1854095
Keywords: Universal Declaration on Archives, international archival concepts, archival translation, validating translations

Abstract

Translating archival concepts used in the Universal Declaration on Archives into languages with varying archival traditions is challenging. It is essential to make the UDA understandable for the general public without altering the meaning of the original text while ensuring coherence with archival practices in all countries where the target language is spoken.

Twelve translators were surveyed on the translation of key UDA terms: archives, archivists, records, memory and open access. They reported on archival terminology resources and strategies they used to resolve difficulties in translating English or French archival terminology into languages that do not possess precisely equivalent concepts.

Published
2021-01-03
How to Cite
Roberto C., Anderson K. and Crockett M. (2021) “Translating the Universal Declaration on Archives: working with archival traditions and languages across the world”, Archives & Manuscripts, 49(1-2), pp. 37–61. doi: 10.1080/01576895.2020.1854095.
Issue
Vol 49 No 1-2 (2021): Scholarly and Professional Communication in Archives: Archival Traditions and Languages
Section
Articles
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