OCLC Online Computer Library Center Dewey Decimal Classification: News and New Views Dewey Users Group January 15, 2005 ALA Midwinter

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Agenda 1.Product UpdateLibbie Crawford 2.Dewey UpdateJoan S. Mitchell 3.WebDeweyGiles Martin 4.ResearchDiane Vizine-Goetz 5.Graphic NovelsJulianne Beall 6.Discussion

OCLC Online Computer Library Center New Products  DDC 22  Abridged 14  Principles and Application  200 Religion  WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey

OCLC Online Computer Library Center What’s New with Dewey Joan S. Mitchell Editor in Chief, DDC OCLC Saturday, January 15, 2005 ALA MW Boston

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Outline  Dewey Retreat  DDC Review & Updates  Terminology Mappings  Translations  Staff News

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Dewey Retreat  Role of Editorial Policy Committee  Knowledge Organization Research  Literary Warrant  Editorial Tools  Editions and Translations  Licensing  WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey  Dewey Users  Structure of the DDC

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Structure of the DDC  Comprehensive and Interdisciplinary Numbers  Reference Structure in the Relative Index  Approximating the Whole  Dual Sets of Standard Subdivisions  Dual Headings

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Dual Headings Examples: 270 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of Christianity Church history (Table 1:) – 085*Relatives Parents

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Dual Headings Solutions: 270 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of Christianity Class here church history (Table 1:) – 085*Relatives Class here parents

OCLC Online Computer Library Center DDC Review Schedule  Advance notice to Dewey users about upcoming studies and updates  Links to discussions and updates

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Upcoming Reviews & Updates  340 Law  Terrorism  Miscellaneous updates to 370 Education  Graphic novels  Historical periods in the Abridged Edition  Area table expansions (Indonesia, Mexico, Portugal)  Segmentation (Discussion paper in February)

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Terminology Mappings  Canadian Subject Headings (December )  LCSH from non-US libraries in the SACO Project (Weekly Lists 2004, no. 1- ): LCSH from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Singapore, and UK in 2004

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Translations: Arabic  Meeting in Cairo next week to plan for DDC 22  Coordinated in Egypt  Advisory board with representatives from across the region

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Translations: French  ASTED will publish French translation of Abridged Edition 14 in early 2005  Electre recently completed work on Guide de la Classification dècimale de Dewey  Planning underway for web and print versions of DDC 22

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Translations: German  Die Deutsche Bibliothek (DDB) working on web and print versions of DDC 22  Michael Preuss visited LC in July 2004  Lars Svensson visited OCLC in October 2004  April 2005 workshop in Frankfurt in advance of publication

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Translations: Swedish  December 2004 meeting with representatives of the Royal Library of Sweden  April 2005 workshop in Stockholm to introduce DDC and plan for translation

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Translations: Vietnamese  Translation of Abridged Edition 14+  April 2004 working visit to LC by Vu Van Son  March 2005 advisory board meeting in Hanoi

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Dewey Staff News  Gregory New retired in April 2004  Jonathan Furner will join Dewey editorial team in April 2005

OCLC Online Computer Library Center EPC News  Anne Robertson, Australian Committee on Cataloguing, elected vice-chair  OCLC working with Sabinet Online Standards Committee to select first South African EPC member  Bylaws under review  Changes to terms (length and term limits)  Corresponding members