Information access in indigenous languages: a case study in Zulu
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| Title | Information access in indigenous languages: a case study in Zulu |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Cosijn, Erica, Pirkola Ari, Bothma Theo, and Järvelin Kalervo |
| Booktitle | Emerging Frameworks and Methods. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS4) |
| Publisher | Libraries Unlimited |
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
| Editor | Bruce, H. |
| Abstract | This study focuses on the intellectual accessibility of information in indigenous languages, using Zulu, one of the main indigenous languages in South Africa, as a test case. Both Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval (CLIR) and metadata are discussed as possible means of facilitating access and a bilateral approach combining these two methods is proposed. Popular CLIR approaches and their resource requirements are analysed and the dictionary-based approach combined with approximate... |
