what’s new in webdewey & abridged webdewey

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What’s New in WebDewey & Abridged WebDewey

Giles Martin

Assistant Editor, DDC

OCLC

Saturday, January 15, 2005 ALA MW Boston


Objectives

Explain recent project highlights

Improved hierarchies

Describe future releases

Link to OPAC

Browse Manual

Outline areas to explore

Mapped terminology

Page or sequential view


Recent Project Highlights

Improved hierarchies

Details on all enhancements located at www.oclc.org/dewey/updates/enhancements/default.htm


344 Previous Hierarchy

[Click to browse subdivisions]


344 Improved Hierarchy


338.47 Previous Hierarchy

[Click to browse subdivisions]


338.47 Improved Hierarchy

Double & triple zero subdivisions now present in record


943 Previous Hierarchy

Click to browse subdivisions


943 Improved Hierarchy

Single, double & triple zero subdivisions now

present in record


Link to OPAC

Browse Manual

Future Releases


Options

Send search to OPAC by clicking link on static web page

Set default OPAC search in user preferences

Combination of both

Future offshoots

Link from local system to WebDewey

Link to OPAC


Go OPAC


Link to OPAC

Browse Manual

Future Releases


Browse Manual


Main MENU Manual Browse

Click “Browse Manual” link above to browse the Manual consecutively from T1 – 999 OR click below to select your entry point to browse Manual records.

Browse Manual View

Table 1 Standard subdivisions

Table 2 Areas, Periods, Persons

Table 3 Subdivisions for the Arts, for Individual Literatures, for Specific Literary Forms

Tables 4 - 6 Subdivisions of Individual Languages and Language Families; Ethnic and National Groups; Languages

000 Computer science, information & general works

100 Philosophy & psychology

200 Religion

300 Social sciences

400 Language

500 Science

600 Technology

700 Arts & recreation

800 Literature

900 History & geography


T1--01 Philosophy and theory

T1--015 vs. T1--0245-T1--0246 Scientific principles vs. The subject for persons in scientific and technological occupations

T1--0207 vs. T3B--7, T3A--8 + 02, T3B--802, T3B--8 + 02, T3A--8 + 07, T3B--807, T3B--8 + 07

Humor, satire, jokes

T1--0222 vs. T1--0223 Pictures and related material vs. Maps, plans, diagrams

T1--024 The subject for persons in specific occupations

Main MENU

Browse Next Page

Browse Manual View


Next Manual record

Main MENU

Browse Next Page



Mapped terminology

Improved User Notes

Better number building

Areas to Explore


Page/Sequential View

Given recent hierarchies implementation

Is page view still a helpful view?



Mapped terminology

Improved User Notes

Better number building

Areas to Explore


Current mappings in WebDewey

MeSH (EM)

LCSH (EM, PPT, SM)

What would you like to see?

Mapped Terminology


EM PPT SM Mappings


SM headings

Updated infrequently

Represent usage across editions

Confuse users

Display of mappings to multiple sources

Current display works well with one source (LCSH); complications arise when displaying mappings to various terminologies (MeSH, etc.)

Mapped Terminology Issues


MeSH

MeSH

LCSH EM

LCSH EM

Associated TerminologiesAssociated Terminologies

MeSH


LCSH EMLCSH EM

MeSHMeSH


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