Here are checklists for proper internationalization (i18n), localization (l10n), globalization (g11n), etc. I prefer a prescriptive collection of bullets citing "do this", "don't do that", but I received several recommendations of sites that had general guidelines or other kinds of helpful resources.

If an entry is shown as white on black, it recently became a dead link. I keep them here for a little while, in case someone can point me at their new homes. If they do not turn up after a reasonable time, I delete them.

Please inform me if you find bad links, or discover new links to good guidelines.

Web Sites With Internationalization And Localization Guidelines and Resources

XenCraft	MultiLingual Computing	Localization Research Centre
I18n Book list	Global Reach	Unicode Consortium
I18nGurus	Everson Typography	Unicode Consortium's Useful Resources
W3C I18n GEO Web Internationalization FAQ		Resources for Locales

Software Globalization Sites CIO's Globalization Research Center DMOZ, Open Directory: Globalization Guides, FAQs and Tutorials IBM ICU (International Components for Unicode): Overview of Software Internationalization I18n Gurus I18n Guy Localisation Research Centre (LRC) Lotus Globalization Microsoft Globalization Mozilla Globalization Oracle Globalization Sun Microsystems Globalization Sun Microsystems Java Internationalization Sybase Globalization W3C Internationalization Working Group XenCraft

Terminology and Glossary Pages IBM ICU-related Words and Acronyms IBM NLS (year 1998) Glossary Common NLS Terminology Terminology Used in Internationalization in the IETF Glossary of Terms Used on Microsoft GlobalDev Site Microsoft Journal Glossary Microsoft Translation Glossaries (FTP) Terms & Usage for Sun Microsystems Encyclopaedia of Typography and Electronic Communication Unicode Consortium's Terms & Usage for Unicode, Scripts, Encodings W3C I18n GEO Task Force Glossary

Internationalization and Localization Guidelines and Checklists

Author/Vendor	Document type	Document Location
Tex Texin and Yves Savourel	Tutorial	Web Internationalization Tutorial (ppt, pdf, 2.6Mb)
Sun Microsystems	I18n Taxonomy	Software I18n Taxonomy (Adobe V6 .pdf) (Great document! Nice matrix for assessing I18n requirements for software products.)
Microsoft	Win32 Checklist	Win32 Checklist
EURESCOM	Report (Multivolume)	Multilingual Web sites: Best Practice, Guidelines And Architectures Graphical Report (.pdf) Main Report (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex A Web site technologies (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex B Overview of Language Processing Tools and Techniques (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex C Applications of speech technology (.doc, .pdf, .zip) Annex D Define possible architectures for the pre-selected services (.doc, .pdf, .zip)
Tiziana Perinotti TGP Consulting	International Software Checklist	International Software Checklist
A.Flavell	Checklist For HTML Character Coding	Checklist For HTML Character Coding
I18nGuy	Unicode Win32 C/C++ Checklist	Cheat Sheet: Unicode-enabling Microsoft C/C++ Source Code
Microsoft	Testing Checklist (from Nadine Kano's book)	Kano's Testing Checklist
Multilingual WebMaster	Checklist for Writing	Writing Checklist
GNOME	Guidelines for Writing	How to Write for Translation
Microsoft	Guidelines	Globalization Step By Step
Microsoft	Localization Process	Localization Process
Graham Rhind GRC Database Information	Postal Address Formats	Postal Addresses
Kermit Project, Columbia U.		Frank Da Cruz's Guide To Postal Addresses
Universal Postal Union		Postal Addresses And Formats Also available in French and German
The Cover Pages		International Address Standard UPU S42-1
BitBoost Systems ™		International Mailing Address Formats
OASIS Universal Business Language		UBL Address Package Drawing
OASIS Universal Business Language	XML Format For Business Documents	UBL 1.0
OASIS CIQ	Formats in XML standards names, addresses formats, customer information and relationships	XML standard for Customer Information Quality (name, address formats and relationship info.)
World Telephone Numbering Guides	Formats	Telephone Codes And Formats
Markus Kuhn	Formats	Paper Sizes
Microsoft	Nadine Kano's book	"Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT"
Tomohiro KUBOTA	Resources for developers	Debian Developer's Introduction to I18n
Translation Reference Center	Resources	Translation Reference Center
Translation, Theory & Technology	Resources	Translation, Theory & Technology
OpenI18N.org	I18n Guidelines	The Free Standards Group I18n Initiative I18n Guidelines for OpenSource Developers
Opentag	XML Guides	XML Internationalization and Localization FAQ
Opentag	Examples	"Problematic XML Documents And Workarounds"
Rubric	Resources	Handbooks
Sapient	Paper	Translation is Not Enough: Considerations for Global Internet Development (A4 Paper)     Letter Paper
Frank Tang	Resources	Frank Tang's Iñtërnâtiônàlizætiøn Secrets
Penn State	Resources	Internationalization Course Computing with Accents, Symbols & Foreign Scripts
Pango	Globalization site	Pango is an offshoot of the GTK+ and GNOME projects. Open-Source Framework For Layout And Rendering Of Internationalized Text
Web of Culture	Resources	Web of Culture (Numerous resources for website globalization, on a subscription basis.)
Idiom Technology WorldWise	Resources	Globalization Process (requires registration)
SBC Technologies	Whitepaper	Cultural Dimensions and Global Web User-Interface Design: What? So What? Now What?
Maribyrnong Library Services (Andrew Cunningham)	Whitepaper	Multilingual Unicode Web Page Development (Nice guide! Wish it was longer.)
Markus Kuhn	FAQ	UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ for Unix/Linux
LocalVersion	Short List	Localization FAQ
Human-Computer Interaction Resources	Resources	Intercultural Issues (list of resources)
Alan Wood’s Unicode Resources	I18n Resources	Unicode and Multilingual Support in HTML, Fonts, Web Browsers and Other Applications
Microsoft	Web Bidi	Authoring HTML for Middle Eastern Content
Microsoft	Web I18n Resources	Developing an International Site

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