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Updates and Discussions from the January 2005 Dewey Users Group Meeting

This document outlines the agenda and key discussions from the Dewey Users Group meeting held on January 15, 2005, during the ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston. Highlights include updates on Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) revisions, the introduction of new products, and insights from contributors such as Libbie Crawford and Joan S. Mitchell. Topics covered include WebDewey, graphic novels, and recent updates related to translations and terminology mappings. The meeting also addressed staff news, editorial tools, and advancements in knowledge organization.

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Updates and Discussions from the January 2005 Dewey Users Group Meeting

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  1. Dewey Decimal Classification: News and New Views Dewey Users Group January 15, 2005 ALA Midwinter

  2. Agenda • Product Update Libbie Crawford • Dewey Update Joan S. Mitchell • WebDewey Giles Martin • Research Diane Vizine-Goetz • Graphic Novels Julianne Beall • Discussion

  3. New Products • DDC 22 • Abridged 14 • Principles and Application • 200 Religion • WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey

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

  5. Outline • Dewey Retreat • DDC Review & Updates • Terminology Mappings • Translations • Staff News

  6. 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

  7. Structure of the DDC • Comprehensive and Interdisciplinary Numbers • Reference Structure in the Relative Index • Approximating the Whole • Dual Sets of Standard Subdivisions • Dual Headings

  8. Dual Headings Examples: 270 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of Christianity Church history (Table 1:) –085 *Relatives Parents

  9. Dual Headings Solutions: 270 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of Christianity Class here church history (Table 1:) –085 *Relatives Class here parents

  10. DDC Review Schedulewww.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/reviewschedule.htm • Advance notice to Dewey users about upcoming studies and updates • Links to discussions and updates

  11. 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)

  12. Terminology Mappingswww.oclc.org/dewey/updates/numbers/default.htm • Canadian Subject Headings (December 2003- ) • 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

  13. Translations: Arabic • Meeting in Cairo next week to plan for DDC 22 • Coordinated in Egypt • Advisory board with representatives from across the region

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Translations: Vietnamese • Translation of Abridged Edition 14+ • April 2004 working visit to LC by Vu Van Son • March 2005 advisory board meeting in Hanoi

  18. Dewey Staff News • Gregory New retired in April 2004 • Jonathan Furner will join Dewey editorial team in April 2005

  19. 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

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