Information on how to use this information system

The "Database of Translators" sees itself as a service exchange for translators and their clients. Publishing houses and other businesses looking for a translator for their German or foreign-language texts will find a wealth of qualified translators in this database-assisted Internet directory.
You can use this information system as a client to look for and find the right translator for your projects.
Flexible search strategies, a clear layout of the Web site as well as a quick page setup will help you get the desired result quickly and accurately.
In place of banner ads, we have used the screen space available to enable you to access other publishing directories (editorial offices, proofreaders, copy editors, freelance editors, publishing teams, final editors, literary agents).

Translators present themselves in this information system on their own pages, stating their qualifications, competencies and references. The e-mail and/or homepage link on the translator's presentation page enable you to communicate with the translator and obtain additional information quickly.

We give you as the client an opportunity to post translation jobs free of charge. Your translation job will be sent by us promptly by e-mail to those subscribers who have the desired language combination. To ensure a standard registration of the translation jobs offered, we have developed a standard form. If you have questions feel free to contact our Customer Service Representative (Thomas.Busch@lektorat.de or telephone ++49 40 55 00 79 97).

This year we will be presenting our Publishing Directory at the following trade fairs:
> Frankfurt Book Fair 2004

Search Functions
The information system offers you a variety of search functions.

General Search
If you want a quick overview of the stored data sets, choose the General Search for language combinations, country, state, city or town, or company name. The search result will be a hit list ordered according to zip code or country abbreviation. A "click" will take you to the translator's respective presentation page, which - as already stated - contains a detailed description of the business, including qualifications, competencies and references.

Refined Search
The search result will usually be a hit list ordered according to the zip code or country abbreviation. To facilitate your search for a suitable translator for a specific project, we have divided the qualification and service profile of the translators into 6 categories with 94 criteria:

>Media branches
>Special knowledge
>Production methods
>Payment
>Other services

If you can describe the requirements for the translation to be done using several of these 94 standardized retrieval criteria, this information system will show you very quickly those translators that meet these requirements. With a click you can go from the hit list to the presentation pages of the translators.

Key Word Search
If you have a translation with a special requirement that is not covered by the 94 criteria, you can use the Key Word Search to determine which translator has listed your special requirement among his or her 6 key words.

Location Search
For a location-based search we have divided the world and specifically Europe and Germany into maps. A click on the desired area (country, German state) will generate a list of those translators in the system living in this region.