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Jun 25, 2026

Heratio Help Center article. Category: AI & Automation.

Read a Record in Your Language User Guide

Overview

Read a Record in Your Language lets visitors view a catalogue record translated into a language they choose, with the original and the translation shown side by side. A language picker on the record's translation page selects the target language, and the translation is produced on demand through the AHG AI gateway. The side-by-side layout keeps the source text in view, so you can read in your own language while still seeing exactly what the original says.

What it does

This feature makes records readable across languages without altering the catalogue:

  • It provides a language picker on a record's translation page, so you can choose the language you want to read in.
  • It produces the translation on demand, routing the request through the AHG AI gateway rather than relying on pre-translated text for every record.
  • It shows a side-by-side view - original text and translation together - so you can compare the two and keep the source in context.
  • It applies to the record's descriptive text, helping international audiences engage with material written in a language they do not read.

It widens access to the collection for visitors and researchers worldwide.

How to use it

  1. Open a record's translation page from the record view.
  2. Use the language picker to select your target language.
  3. Read the side-by-side view: the original text stays on one side and the translation appears alongside it.
  4. Switch languages at any time with the picker to compare how the record reads in different languages.
  5. Refer back to the original whenever a phrase matters - it remains visible next to the translation.

Good to know

  • Translations are produced by an AI service through the AHG AI gateway. They are a strong aid to understanding but are not a substitute for an authoritative human translation in formal, legal, or publication contexts - check the original where precision matters.
  • The original text is always shown alongside the translation by design, so nothing is hidden behind the translated version.
  • Translation does not change the stored record; it renders a translated view at read time.
  • Availability of a given language depends on the gateway's configured models. If a language is not offered, it has not been enabled for translation on this site.
  • Access rules still apply - you can only translate records you are permitted to view.