© 2002 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated Norway and the Future of the Dewey Decimal Classification Joan S. Mitchell Executive Director & Editor in Chief Dewey Decimal Classification OCLC, Inc.

Outline Key features of the DDC New uses of the DDC Norway’s contributions to the DDC

Key Features of the DDC Worldwide use Meaningful notation Well-defined categories Well-developed hierarchies Rich network of relationships Updated continuously

Dewey around the World 200,000 libraries in 135 countries 62 national bibliographies

Translations DDC 21 now available in French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish Current abridged translations available in Arabic, French, Greek, and Norwegian Arabic (DDC 21), Chinese, Hebrew, Icelandic, Korean, and Vietnamese translations underway German DDC 22 planned in web and print versions

Key Features of the DDC Worldwide use Meaningful notation Well-defined categories Well-developed hierarchies Rich network of relationships Updated continuously

Meaningful Notation Birds of Norway Forests of Norway Norwegian wood (lumber industry) but Norwegian Wood (Beatles’ song)

Meaningful Notation 005.1Programming 005.1Programmation 005.1Programmazione 005.1Programmering 005.1Программирование 005.1Programación

Key Features of the DDC Worldwide use Meaningful notation Well-defined categories Well-developed hierarchies Rich network of relationships Updated continuously

Hierarchies, Categories, Relationships 500Science 510Mathematics 512Algebra, number theory Fields Class here field theory, Galois theory Class linear algebra in 512.5; class number theory in 512.7

Key Features of the DDC Worldwide use Meaningful notation Well-defined categories Well-developed hierarchies Rich network of relationships Updated continuously

DDC Print Editions Full Edition Edition 21(1996)every 7 years Edition 22(2003) Abridged Edition Edition 13(1997)every 7 years Edition 14 (2004)

Dewey Web Site ( New LCSH/DDC mappings biweekly Selected new and changed entries monthly

Dewey Web Services WebDewey[quarterly] Abridged WebDewey[quarterly]

Dewey Web Services Base edition Additional built numbers and Relative Index terms Quarterly updates to the DDC: new topics, developments, built numbers, index entries Vocabulary mappings

WebDewey DDC 21

Abridged WebDewey Abr. 13 Sears

New Uses of the DDC Gateways and portals Switching language Reference tool

Gateways and Portals BIBSYS emneportal.bibsys.no Suite101.com BIOME Renardus

Switching Language Renardus Translations SAB/DDC UDC/DDC BIBSYS browser/DDC Sears/DDC LCSH/DDC & LCC/DDC

Reference Services QuestionPoint FirstSearch Search sort tool

635 = Garden Crops (Horticulture) -- Vegetables

Norway’s Recent Contributions to the DDC Geographic areas and historical periods Language and literature European viewpoint on social issues Rethinking of “race”

Historical Periods: Scandinavia Medieval period, ca Viking period, ca Ca [formerly ] relocated to [formerly ] relocated to [formerly ]

Historical Periods: Norway [.1045] [.1046] [.1047] [.1048] [.1049]

Language and Literature Table 6 –395North Germanic languages (Nordic languages) Including proto-Nordic language Class here comprehensive works on West Scandinavian languages [formerly –396], comprehensive works on modern West Scandinavian languages [formerly –3969], comprehensive works on East Scandinavian languages, comprehensive works on languages in the Nordic countries For specific North Germanic languages, see – ; for Finnish, see –94541; for Sami, see –9455

Language Table 6 –3982 Norwegian Class here New Norse, Landsmål [both formerly – 3983]; Dano-Norwegian, Riksmål, Bokmål [–3983] New Norse, Landsmål Relocated to –3982

Language and Literature Similar changes to parallel notation in the language and literature schedules based on Table 6 notation: 439.5, 839.5; 439.6, 839.6; , ; and 439[.83], 839[.83] Old Swedish, Old Danish, and Middle Norwegian relocated with explicit provision to , , and , respectively Provisions added for geographic variations of Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian by area

Social Issues “Unwed parenthood” changed to “Unmarried parenthood,” “Unwed parents” “Children born out of wedlock” changed to “Children of unmarried parents” Cohabitation moved from (Relations between the sexes) to (Types of marriages)

Race Table 5 renamed “Ethnic and national groups” De-emphasis on race throughout DDC 22

How Can Norway Shape the Future of the DDC? Share built numbers Propose new topics and developments Offer Scandinavian/European viewpoint Collaborate on markup language Promote interoperability Study end user representations