MACHINE TRANSLATION: A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
Susan Perschke · 1970
MACHINE TRANSLATION: A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM. Because of the shortage of qualified translators, the growing need for translations for both scientific research and international co-operation presents a serious problem. An essential contribution to its solution could be the mechanization of translation by electronic data processing systems. The experience of several institutions proves that machine translation even at the present relatively low level of quality can be used already in certain fields of applications. In the EURATOM Joint Research Centre at Ispra a regular Russian- English machine translation service has been operational since 1963. On the basis of experience with this service and of the design of a new system the possibilities of further progress in the machine translation field and its future applications are discussed. Emphasis is given to the role which machine translation can play within a large-scale scientific information system.