1. Giles Martin for the EPC Meeting October 12-14, 2005
WebDewey and ESS
Giles Martin
for the EPC Meeting
October 12-14, 2005
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2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. Integration with Connexion
Frequency and length of time to update WebDewey
Provision for mapped LCSH, etc., in ESS
Links to authority files
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9. Build or buy?
In-house expertise, including familiarity with MARC Format and with Connexion
Uniqueness of DDC problems
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10. One database or many? Different editions Full vs. Abridged
Translations
Separate publications, e.g., 200 Religion
Draft developments
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11. 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
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12. Relative Index Use MARC Authorities Format?
The RI as an authority file
Control at heading and subdivision level
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13. 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?
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14. XML and new representation formats
XML distributions to translators and other licensed users
New representations of DDC and relationships
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15. Timely transmission of additions and changes
Translators, licensees and users need faster cycle than the present quarterly cycle
RSS feed?
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