Abstract: ABSTRACT This article highlights key events in the relationship between OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system. The formal relationship started with OCLC's acquisition of Forest Press and the rights to the DDC from the Lake Placid Education Foundation in 1988, but OCLC's research interests in the DDC predated that acquisition and have remained strong during the relationship. Under OCLC's leadership, the DDC's value proposition has been enhanced by the continuous updating of the system itself, development of interoperable translations, mappings to other schemes, and new forms of representation of the underlying data. The amount of categorized content associated with the system in WorldCat and elsewhere has grown, as has worldwide use of the system. Emerging technologies are creating new opportunities for publishing, linking, and sharing DDC data. KEYWORDS: DDCDewey Decimal ClassificationForest PressOCLC The authors thank Julianne Beall (Library of Congress), plus the following OCLC colleagues for their advice and assistance in preparing this article: Mary Bray, Terry Butterworth, Robin Cornette, Libbie Crawford, Tam Dalrymple, Rebecca Green, Larry Olszewski, Michael Panzer, Phil Schieber, and MaryAnn Semigel. All opinions expressed and any omissions or errors remain the responsibility of the authors. Connexion, DDC, Dewey, Dewey Decimal Classification, WebDewey, and WorldCat are registered trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Notes 1. At the request of Joan Mitchell, she returned to serving solely as editor-in-chief in early 2003. Dewey business operations were taken over by a business director in the OCLC cataloging area, and they have remained separate from the editorial operations since that period, mirroring the Forest Press/Dewey Editorial Office organization that had been in place for many years. 2. In the mid 2000s, Michael Panzer headed the technical team based at Cologne University of Applied Sciences that first translated Dewey into German. Michael Panzer succeeds long-time Assistant Editor and LC employee Winton E. Matthews Jr., but is based at OCLC headquarters in Dublin. 3. A Microsoft Windows®-based version of the software.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-10-19
Language: en
Type: article
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