1. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Dewey Translators Meeting 23 August 2006 World Library and Information Congress: 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council Seoul, Korea Dewey and FAST Geographic Headings Diane Vizine-Goetz Edward T. O'Neill OCLC Research

2. OCLC Online Computer Library Center What is FAST? A rich controlled vocabulary based on the terminology of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) A simplified application syntax

3. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Principles of FAST A faceted approach by categorizing headings according to their functions Retains the richness of the LCSH vocabulary in a simpler application syntax Provides a tiered approach to allow different levels of subject representation

4. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Sources of FAST Headings Library of Congress Subject Headings Headings Assigned to Bibliographic Records in the WorldCat Created Headings

5. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Current FAST Database Personal name headings 510,095 Corporate name headings283,581 Topical headings412,709 Geographic name headings148,960 Form headings 694 Total FAST authorities 1,356,039

6. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Terminologies Project Provides access to enriched versions of controlled vocabularies, e.g., FAST Geographic headings with Dewey Uses Web services to interact with vocabularies (machine-friendly) Services provided through the Microsoft® Office (MS) Research task pane

9. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Geographic Authority Record Dewey Table 2 numbers

13. OCLC Research OCLC Online Computer Library Center Links OCLC Research FAST Project http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/fast/ Terminology Services Project http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/termservices/ Dewey Services http://www.oclc.org/dewey/