Works in progress - October 2025
What's cooking in the proverbial Dewey kitchen? We haven't set a date yet for Electronic Meeting 146A of our Editorial Policy Committee (EPC), but we're already lining up some proposals for it. In the...
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Familiar content...new look!
Welcome to the Dewey Services board in the OCLC Community Center—the new home of all things Dewey content. Here's an overview of the new space (you may have seen this already on the Dewey blog). The ...
Mutiny and piracy - 25 August 2025
At EPC Meeting 146 last month, one of the more interesting exhibits addressed two well-known topics in history and popular culture that had been marooned in standing room. EPC 146-S36.1 New terms for ...
Where's my contributed number? - 25 June 2025
Have you ever built a number in WebDewey and clicked “Contribute”? When you do, it’s sent directly to the editorial system that editors publish changes from. We review, make changes as necessary, then...
EPC 146 exhibits ready for review - 16 June 2025
The DDC Editorial Policy Committee (EPC) will next convene virtually for their annual Meeting 146, 22-23 July. All of the proposals they'll be reviewing our now available for review at our Google Driv...
Adding geographic notation - 29 May 2025
As you probably know, notation from Tables 2-6 can only be added where there are instructions to do so, unlike Table 1 Standard Subdivisions, which can generally be added anywhere unless instructions ...
Free conversion tool for the 200s optional arrangement - 15 May 2025
I recently learned about a handy tool for libraries that want to implement the optional arrangement of religions in the 200s. It was created by Mark Swenson, IT Manager for the Winnetka-Northfield Pub...
The Dewey Decimal Classification 2025 print-on-demand version is here - 17 April 2025
By Charlotte WellsOrder Dewey print-on-demandThe Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is the world’s most widely used way to organize library collections and is regularly updated to reflect the m...
New WebDewey features: Built number management - 7 April 2025
Last month’s WebDewey install introduced a few new features that help you track built numbers. Whether you have multiple users at your institution or are a single-person operation, these features let ...
New Spanish translation underway - 24 March 2025
OCLC is pleased to announce that it’s working with Referencistas, a Colombia-based library services company, to offer a Spanish translation of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system.Like other ...
