Giles Martin for the EPC Meeting October 12-14, 2005 WebDewey and ESS Giles Martin for the EPC Meeting October 12-14, 2005 11/23/2018
WebDewey new features OPAC linking Browse Manual Segmentation in DDC order includes references Segmentation will just mark end of Abridged number, and not start of Standard Subdivision 11/23/2018
What the ESS should support Editorial revision of the DDC Mapping of DDC to other vocabularies, e.g., LCSH and Sears Translation of the DDC into other languages Printed versions of the DDC WebDewey versions New uses, e.g., web services, Dewey wikis 11/23/2018
Who will use the ESS Editorial staff Translators EPC members Outside reviewers Licensees Perhaps end users of DDC who will see the output of the ESS 11/23/2018
Rights of users Create and delete user accounts, and set permissions for other users Create a database, and give control of a database or part of a database to a user Create new records in a database Change records Read records Add comments to a database Link outside thesauri to DDC numbers Link DDC numbers to WorldCat records 11/23/2018
Issues Transfer of data from existing ESS Integration with Connexion Build or buy? One database or many? MARC Classification Format Relative Index Character set XML and new representation formats Timely transmission of additions and changes to translators, licensees, users 11/23/2018
Transfer of data from existing ESS Data in current ESS Data in Excel spreadsheets (People, Places & Things) Translation data in XML format similar to OCLC's WebDewey input Translation data in other formats, including Microsoft Word 11/23/2018
Integration with Connexion Frequency and length of time to update WebDewey Provision for mapped LCSH, etc., in ESS Links to authority files 11/23/2018
Build or buy? In-house expertise, including familiarity with MARC Format and with Connexion Uniqueness of DDC problems 11/23/2018
One database or many? Different editions Full vs. Abridged Translations Separate publications, e.g., 200 Religion Draft developments 11/23/2018
MARC Classification Format Already use some fields in ESS Need to map all present fields Need to deal with formatting tags for the print edition, i.e., content versus presentation 11/23/2018
Relative Index Use MARC Authorities Format? The RI as an authority file Control at heading and subdivision level 11/23/2018
Character set Move to Unicode in: Connexion MARC Classification Format Special characters for romanization of Arabic, Cyrillic, etc., e.g., alif, ayn, hard sign, soft sign Non-roman characters? 11/23/2018
XML and new representation formats XML distributions to translators and other licensed users New representations of DDC and relationships 11/23/2018
Timely transmission of additions and changes Translators, licensees and users need faster cycle than the present quarterly cycle RSS feed? 11/23/2018