Health Translations A crowdsourced, gamified approach to translate large vocabulary databases

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2016

Authors

Silva, AC (Author) Other; Carla Teixeira Lopes (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 11a Conferencia Ibérica de Sistemas y Tecnologías de Información

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Authenticus ID: P-00K-S7T

DOI: 10.1109/cisti.2016.7521479

Abstract (EN): The health domain is rich in specific vocabulary and information structures. Previous work on this area includes the collection of this information in information systems. However, the language of these can limit their use. To overcome this, we present Health Translations, a web application that uses crowd-sourcing to translate a large vocabulary set that, currently, is only available in English. To increase usage, gamification methods are applied that reward both the quantity of collaboration and the quality of it. When completed, these translations can be made available without costs to the research community. This paper presents the platform as a responsive web application.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4