Library Cataloging
Dewey
OCLC began shipping the the 22nd edition of the
Dewey Decimal Classification Monday, October 20.
Available for downloading are
The DDC 22 Introduction (37 pages, 258K), a full reprint from volume 1 of DDC 22, provides a detailed overview of the DDC, including basic terminology and an explanation of DDC structure, complete with many helpful examples. If you are new to classifying with Dewey, this introduction will help you get started quickly.The Glossary (9 pages, 74K), also reprinted from volume 1 of DDC 22, provides helpful definitions of DDC terms and gives users a common language for implementing the DDC.New Features (20 pages, 143K), another reprint from volume 1 of DDC 22, concisely describes what?s new in DDC 22, including changes implemented to enhance classifier productivity and a selected list of specific changes to DDC numbers. Look here if you want to quickly assess the changes from DDC 22 that you can apply to your collections.
Does not require any forms to be filled out.
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Dewey As Linked Data
Exciting news from the Dewey weblog, the Dewey Classification is now available as linked data. As announced on Monday at the seminar "Global Interoperability and Linked Data in Libraries" in beautiful Florence, an exciting new set of linked data has been...
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Dewey Browser
From the OCLC Research Announcement:The DeweyBrowser has been deployed over two new collections of resources.In addition to ebooks, the following collections are now accessible:wcat 2.2 million of the most widely held WorldCat recordsabr14 selected data...
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Deweybrowser
The DeweyBrowser has seem plenty of virtual ink, but it is so intriguing I'm also going to post about it.The OCLC Research DeweyBrowser enables you to search and browse collections of library resources organized by the Dewey Decimal Classification...
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Classweb
Through the courtesy of a cooperative agreement with OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), the Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) is now able to offer access to the following correlations with Dewey classification numbers:LC Subject Headings...
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Classification
A Classification System for Church Libraries compiled by Pat Brown.Now small and medium-sized church libraries can classify media using only one resource. This easy-to-use abridged volume contains the Dewey Decimal Classification System numbers most used...
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