joan s. mitchell executive director & editor in chief dewey decimal classification oclc webdewey

Joan S. Mitchell

Executive Director & Editor in Chief

Dewey Decimal Classification

OCLC

WebDewey

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Overview

• Introduction to Dewey Web Services• WebDewey Basics• Browsing• Searching• Adding User Notes• Machine-assisted Classification• Summary

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Dewey Web Services

• WebDewey [quarterly]

• Abridged WebDewey [quarterly]

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WebDewey

• An online version of the full DDC+

• Additional built numbers and Relative Index terms

• Quarterly updates

• Vocabulary mappings

• User notes (institutional and personal)

• Intuitive user interface

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Anatomy of a Class Number Record

• Number

• Segmented number

• Caption

• Hierarchy

• Notes

• Relative Index and LCSH

• Links to other records

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Number & Caption, Hierarchy, Notes

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Relative Index and LCSH

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WebDewey

DDC 21DDC 21

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LCSH Mappings

EM Editorially mapped

PPT Mappings from People, Places & Things

SM Statistically mapped from WorldCat

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Links to Other Records

Next we’ll view the Manual record.

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Manual Record (pop-up window)

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Links to Other Records

Next we’ll view the Table and Schedule records.

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Table Record

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Schedule Record

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Links to Authority Records

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Authority Record

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WebDewey’s Access Points

• Six Browse indexes

• Eight Search indexes, all with Boolean

capabilities

• Top-down navigation of schedules and

tables

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Browse Indexes in WebDewey

• Dewey Number (with Captions)

• Relative Index

• Relative Index (KWIC)

• LCSH

• LCSH (KWIC)

• LCSH (Editorially Mapped)

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Browse Dewey Numbers (with Captions) Index

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Browsing for 338.4759

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Search Indexes in WebDewey• All Fields• Dewey Numbers• Captions• LCSH (Editorially Mapped)• LCSH• Relative Index• Notes• All Dewey

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Search “Internet” in All Fields

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Choose Result #4, 004.678

“B” denotes a Built number

Because Built numbers do not have real captions, Relative Index entries are used in lieu of captions.

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Return to Search Results

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Previous Search Results

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View Built Number Record

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Boolean Searching

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Boolean Searching

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NavigationTools within records to move around long records

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Navigation

Use Notes and Terms icons to navigate within long records.

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Navigation buttons at bottom of record. Use these to move within long records.

Navigation

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NavigationTools within recordsTools from a record to:

• the Dewey Number browse index (Browse button)

• the pop-up Tables window (Tables button)

• a new Search or Browse (Search/Browse drop-down box at top)

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Navigation

Click Browse to move from this record to 004.678 in the Number-Caption Index (see tool tip).

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Navigation - Browse

Browsing is an incredibly important feature. The Page Up / Page Down icons continue throughout the DDC hierarchy. Browsing allows users to see key spans and Built Numbers that might not be apparent in Search results.

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Navigation

A Tables window results when you click Table icon.

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Navigation

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User Notes

• Institutional or Personal

• Linked to WebDewey record or general

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Creating a User Note

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User Note Editing Screen

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User Note Editing Screen

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No Saving the User Note Screen

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Creating a User Note(Interface before adding User Note)

Watch what happens here after you add a note.

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Creating a User Note (Interface after adding User Note)

User Notes button appears after Refresh or a new search

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User Note Displays in Recordwith Edit Button

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No General Note Screen

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Machine-assisted Classification Screen

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Benefits of WebDewey

• Up-to-date

• Efficient

• Built numbers

• Additional indexed and mapped terminology

• Links to authority files

• Ability to add personal and institutional User Notes