ILF Conference 15 November 2011 Ft. Wayne, IN Joan S. Mitchell Editor in Chief, DDC OCLC The Future of DDC Is Now! Uncovering the Mysteries of DDC 23 and Beyond

Outline Overview of DDC 23 WebDewey 2.0 The future is now: DDC 23 in the big picture

Overview of DDC 23

DDC 23: A few highlights Major updates in religion (Islam and Orthodox Christianity), law, education, food and clothing, graphic arts, cinematography and videography, ancient and modern world Overhaul of groups of people )A host of new numbers (e.g., bullying, cloud computing, end of Mubārak administration) Structural changes to support machine display and retrieval, and classifier efficiency

DDC 23: Some themes and examples Groups of people Viewpoint Digital trends Types/styles Structure

Groups of People

Groups of people (1) kinds of persons groups of people T108Groups of people 305Groups of people persons treatment biography T109History, geographic treatment, biography Table 2Geographic areas, historical periods, biography

Groups of people (2) T1081People by gender or sex T10811Men T10865People by marital status T10867Transgender and intersex people T10925–0928New numbers for collected biography of groups of people

Groups of people (3) Ripple effect of changes throughout DDC 23, especially for groups of people in 155, 305–306, 331, and 362 Reversal in preference order in 302–307 to topic/group, e.g., friendship in women , not Women

Viewpoint

370 Education flickr.com/photos/crystiancruz/ flickr.com/photos/crystiancruz/ by Crystian Cruz on FlickrCrystian Cruz

Generalize targeted areas in education from an international viewpoint Levels of education Kinds of schools Specific subjects in primary education Policy issues in education

Levels of education (1) 372 Primary education (Elementary education) 373 Secondary education 374 Adult education 378 Higher education (Tertiary education)

Levels of education (2) Specific levels of primary education Lower level Class here grades 1– Intermediate level Former heading: Upper level Class here grades 4– (.243) Upper level (Optional number; prefer ) Class here lower secondary level...

Kinds of schools Public schools distinguished by source of funding, locus of control, and mandate [formerly ] Class here academy schools, charter schools

Specific subjects in primary education (1) Language arts (Communication skills) New option in English-language edition: (Option: Class here language arts [communication skills] in a language other than English; in that case, class language arts [communication skills] in English in ) New option in German-language edition: (Option: Hier auch Sprachkompetenz [Kommunikationsfertigkeiten] in einer anderen Sprache als Deutsch; klassifiziere in diesem Fall Sprachkompetenz [Kommunikationsfertigkeiten] in Deutsch in )

Specific subjects in primary education (2) –.659 Specific foreign, official, second languages Subdivisions are added for any or all topics in heading Add to base number notation 2–9 from Table 6, e.g., Spanish , English as a second language ; then add further as instructed under , e.g., methods of teaching Spanish follows: 04General topics 041Language arts in foreign, official, second languages Add to 041 the notation following in , e.g., Spanish composition Place of subject in education...

Policy issues in education –.1289 Support by specific regional intergovernmental organizations Add to base number the numbers following in , e.g., support by European Union

Food and clothing flickr.com/photos/toremor/ flickr.com/photos/toremor/ by tmorkemo on Flickrtmorkemo by thepresidentwearsprada on Flickrthepresidentwearsprada //

Cooking specific meals: DDC Breakfasts Luncheons, lunches, brunches, teas, suppers Brunches Box and bag lunches Afternoon teas Suppers Class evening meals that constitute the main meal of the day in Snacks Including elevenses Dinners

Cooking specific meals: DDC 23 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in global context First meal of the day (brunches, breakfasts) Light meals (snacks; dinners, lunches, suppers, teas as light meals) Main meal of the day (dinners, lunches, suppers, teas as main meals)

Updates to clothing in 391/646/687 (1) Terminology updated to match industry practice (e.g., activewear, loungewear, headwear) and geographic variations (e.g., pants [trousers]) Relocations and expansions to support improved developments

Updates to clothing in 391/646/687 (2) Suits... Pants (trousers) relocated to Pants (Trousers) [formerly ]

796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games flickr.com/photos/henrik_larsson/ /in/set flickr.com/photos/henrik_larsson/ /in/set by henke on Flickrhenke

Generalize targeted sports from an international viewpoint Guidelines for extensions to hockey plus summer and winter Olympic games: 1.The sport must be administered by an international federation that has been recognized by the IOC 2.The sport is widely practiced around the world (e.g., has a regularly scheduled major international tournament associated with the sport) 3.The sport has enough literary warrant in WorldCat

Ice games: Ice hockey Ice hockey Bandy Including rink bandy Curling Broomball Ringette See also for gym ringette, inline ringette

Ice games: Freestyle skiing and snowboarding (1) DDC 22: Freestyle skiing Including ballet, mogul, trick skiing Snowboarding

Ice games: Freestyle skiing and snowboarding (2) DDC 23: Freestyle skiing Including aerial and mogul skiing; ski cross Snowboarding Including big air, halfpipe, slopestyle snowboarding; snowboard cross (boardercross), parallel giant slalom skiing Class here alpine and freestyle snowboarding

Digital trends

Sorting out digital trends: Digital computers > Digital computers Multifunctional digital devices are classed with their predominant function... a work that focuses on a specific function other than the predominant function is classed with the specific function

Sorting out digital trends: Digital photography (1) [775] Digital photography Use of this number for comprehensive works on digital photography discontinued; class in 770 Preparation and manipulation of photographic digital images relocated to

Sorting out digital trends: Digital photography (2) * Do not use notation 0285 from Table 1 for comprehensive works on digital photography; class in 770 and its subdivisions without use of notation 0285, e.g., digital trick photography 778.8; however, use subdivisions of notation 0285 for specific computer applications in photography, e.g., application of computer programs to digital trick photography Do not use notation 092 from Table 1 for photographers; class in

Sorting out digital trends: Cinematography and videography (1) 777Cinematography and videography... Class here conventional cinematography (cinematography using film), digital cinematography and videography, amateur and professional cinematography and videography; home video systems, television photography, video art

Sorting out digital trends: Cinematography and videography (2) Do not use notation 0285 from Table 1 for comprehensive works on digital cinematography and videography; class in 777 and its subdivisions without use of notation 0285, e.g., digital trick videography 777.9; however, use subdivisions of notation 0285 for specific computer applications in cinematography and videography, e.g., application of computer programs to digital trick videography Do not use notation 092 from Table 1 for photographers; class in

Types/styles

Specific types of personal computers: DDC *Personal computers Class here microcomputers; laptop, notebook, pen, portable, tablet, wearable computers; workstations; comprehensive works on midrange and personal computers * Use notation 019 from Table 1 as modified at

Specific types of personal computers: DDC *Personal computers... Class here specific types of personal computers *Handheld computing devices... Class here specific types of handheld computing devices * Use notation 019 from Table 1 as modified at

Specific music styles (1) DDC 22: Rock (Rock n roll) Including acid, folk, hard, punk, soft rock DDC 23: Rock (Rock n roll) Class here specific rock styles Add as instructed under –781.69

Specific music styles (2) Class here specific X styles added under: Country music Blues Soul Reggae Electronica Rap

Specific music styles (3) Other traditions of music Add to each subdivision identified by as follows:... 17Hybrid styles Fusion of two or more styles from different traditions of music to create a new style Add to 17 the numbers following in –781.69, e.g., fusion with folk music 172, folk rock See Manual at 781.6: Hybrid styles...

Structural changes Standard subdivisions Dual headings Unbalanced spans Data format

Identification of standard subdivisions Revisions to internal tables under T108, T10901–0905, and T1093–099 (not standard subdivisions) Contents of table under T3B1–8 moved to subdivisions of T3B1 Poetry (standard subdivisions without initial 0) New note highlighting special expansions under standard subdivisions

New note highlighting special expansions under standard subdivision notation 401.4Communication; semantics, pragmatics, languages for special purposes Notation 014 from Table 1 as modified below... (similar entry also appears under T4014)

Dual headings: Definition A heading with two separate terms, the first of which is the main topic and the second of which is the major subordinate topic, e.g., 570 Life sciences Biology Main topic and major subordinate topic share the same number and most of the subdivisions

Dual headings: DDC –006Data processing Computer science 570Life sciencesBiology 943Central Europe Germany

Dual headings: DDC –006Computer science 004–006Data processing Computer science 570Biology 570Life sciencesBiology 943Germany and neighboring central European countries 943Central Europe Germany

Elimination of unbalanced spans: DDC Occitan, Catalan, Franco-Provençal.01-.8Subdivisions of Occitan, Langue doc Provençal dialect

Elimination of unbalanced spans: DDC Occitan, Catalan, Franco-Provençal Standard subdivisions of Occitan, Langue doc.1-.8Subdivisions of Occitan, Langue doc Provençal dialect

DDC data format Moved to 4 th generation Editorial Support System (ESS) developed at OCLC Moved from proprietary internal format to MARC 21 classification and authority formats Moved from proprietary XML distribution format to MARCXML + Semantic Web formats

Class record for in ESS 4.0 (MARC 21 Classification Format)

750 #7 $a Cancer $x humans $x medicine $0(OCoLCD)och $2 ddcri $9 as=AP $9 ps=PE

Relative Index record for Cancerhumansmedicine in ESS 4.0 (MARC 21 Authority Format)

WebDewey 2.0

WebDewey 2.0 Design Goals Modern interface Support for search, browse, number building, and personalization Generic user interface script to allow use of more than one language version and connection to multiple terminology sets Local controls (links to terminology sets, segmentation marks/instructions, connections to OPACs, etc.)

WebDewey 2.0: November 2011 enhancements New opening screen Additional preferences for initial screen Removal of dead links Links to posted updates from every page Icons for built numbers and Manual notes History of numbers

Icons for built numbers and Manual notes Manual note Built number

Manual note record for vs Manual note

Class record for

Class record for : History box opened

Class record for : Navigated here from

WebDewey 2.0: Enhancements coming in 2012 New functionality: Number building assistance User contribution of numbers Data enhancements: Sears PPT mappings updated to DDC 23 and displayed as LCSH Additional number spans (hierarchical displays of built numbers; explicit links in number building instructions)

The future is now! DDC 23 in the big picture

The Dewey ecosystem flickr.com/photos/disneyite/ /flickr.com/photos/disneyite/ / by Donna62 on FlickrDonna62 Linked data DDC data Categorized content Translations Mappings

Mappings and crosswalks DDC LCSH MeSH SWD RAMEAU SAB BISAC SEARS CSH UDC LCC SAO Nuovo Soggettario AGROVOC

French DDC 22 German DDC 22 Italian DDC 22 Swedish Mixed DDC 22 Italian A14 Vietnamese A14 FrenchA14FrenchA14 Spanish A14 Hebrew A Religion Class Guide (French) DDC 22 A14A14 DDC Sach- Gruppen (German) DDC Summaries English French Italian Rhaeto- Romansch English French Italian Rhaeto- Romansch Afrikaans Arabic Chinese French German Norwegian Portuguese Russian Scots Gaelic Spanish Swedish Afrikaans Arabic Chinese French German Norwegian Portuguese Russian Scots Gaelic Spanish Swedish DDC translations: Anatomy of an edition

in Swedish Mixed DDC 22 (using new WebDewey generic interface)

Arabic DDC 23 (2012)Arabic (2012) Italian DDC 23 Norwegian DDC 23 (2012)Norwegian (2012) Swedish Mixed DDC 23 (2011) (2011) IndonesianA15IndonesianA Religion Class (2012) (2012) Guide (French) (2012) (2012) A15 (2012) (2012)A15 DDC Summaries (2011) (2011) Afrikaans Arabic Chinese French German Norwegian Portuguese Russian Scots Gaelic Spanish Swedish... (2012) Afrikaans Arabic Chinese French German Norwegian Portuguese Russian Scots Gaelic Spanish Swedish... (2012) DDC 23 Family: Editions planned / in progress Vietnamese DDC 23 (2013)Vietnamese (2013) French DDC 23 German DDC 23 DDC 23 (2011) (2011)

Linked Open Data Cloud

Linked Open Data Cloud: DDC DDC

Linked data in dewey.info

Linked data in dewey.info: Assignable numbers from Abridged Edition 14

Linked data in dewey.info: Machine representation in RDF/SKOS

Using BISAC mappings to add context

Using translations to provide multilingual access

New MARC fields: 083 Additional Dewey Decimal Classification number Leckere Suppen und Einto ̈ pfe [Delicious soups and one-pot stews] $a $q DE-101 $2 22/ger 083 0# $a $q DE-101 $2 22/ger Stews Soups

New MARC fields: 085 Synthesized classification number components Das Highlander-Kochbuch [The Highlander cookbook] $8 1\x $a $q DE-101 $2 22/ger 085 ## $8 1\x $b ## $8 1\x $z 2 $s Cooking characteristic of specific continents, countries, localities T24115 Highland

Summary Weve used the publication of DDC 23 as an opportunity to look closely at the system in order to understand the key changes in the new edition the reasons behind the changes the complementary role of WebDewey in terms of updates, additional content, and productivity tools the different representations of the DDC the place of DDC 23 in the Dewey ecosystem

Thank You! Questions?

DDC 23: More information DDC 23 webinar : The Dewey Blog DDC 23 Introduction, Glossary, New Features, Relocations and Discontinuations, and Errata available for download at: Mini webinars and updated training materials coming in early 2012!

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