J-Trans

Links

Getting It Right: a guide to buying translations - a small, short and vital guide from the Institute of Translators and Interpreters and the American Translators Association.
Translation: Buying a non-commodity - a slightly more in-depth consideration of translation explaining why it can't be treated as a commodity.
The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIoL) - a UK-based professional organisation, the first to offer Chartered status.
The Institute of Translators and Interpreters (ITI) - a UK-based professional organisation representing linguists worldwide.
J-Net - the Japanese Network of the ITI, including a listing of Japanese-English and English-Japanese translators and interpreters