Features for the future: What Might the Dewey Ecosystem Look Like in Ten Years?
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The document discusses the future potential of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system over the next decade, highlighting significant changes driven by the educational community. Key predictions include enhanced internal organization, greater interoperability with other classification systems, and mainstream integration into user interfaces and library catalogues. The document emphasizes that while these developments could reshape the DDC landscape, their realization depends on collective belief and effort.
Features for the future: What Might the Dewey Ecosystem Look Like in Ten Years?
- 1. | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20131 Features for the Future: What Might the Dewey Ecosystem Look Like in Ten Years? Lars G. Svensson
- 2. | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20132 In the last ten years, we have witnessed some large changes in the Dewey world PhotobyMattFromLondon(CCBY):http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonmatt/3163571645/
- 3. The EDUG community has been a large driver behind some of those changes | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20133
- 4. In the previous talks we have heard much about the past … | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20134
- 5. … but we still do not know what will come | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20135 http://www.gedankenkonsum.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/the-future.jpg
- 6. So I had a brief session with my crystal ball and in ten years: | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20136 PhotobyJasonLangheine(CCBY-SA):http://www.flickr.com/photos/yorkjason/612634561/
- 7. 1. Dewey will have changed some internals | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20137 PhotobyKakePugh(CCBY-NC-SA):http://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/738613004/
- 8. Dewey is available under an open license | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20138 CC BY-NC-ND
- 9. There is explicit versioning of DDC classes in place (and we use it for non- editorial purposes) | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 20139 $ curl -H "Accept: application/rdf+xml" http://dewey.info/class/332.45/e23/about
- 10. The DDC is a fully faceted classification (and we use those facets!) | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201310 639.5809483 (Fishing for shellfish in south-west Norway) 639.5 (Crustacean fisheries) 595.388 (Natantia (Shrimps)) T2--483 (Sørlandet and Vestlandet)
- 11. 2. DDC is (even) more interoperable | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201311 Drawings by dgra_xplane (CC BY-ND): http://www.flickr.com/photos/davegray/5630708321/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/davegray/5630708309/
- 12. We have mappings between DDC and other KOS | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201312 Dewey GND LCSH RVK SAB SÄO RAMEAU CCLots of KOS I don„t know
- 13. There is an infrastructure in place to distribute those mappings | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201313 PhotobyKIUIStaff(CCBY):http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiui/3693823005/
- 14. We have verified that the crosswalks actually make retrieval better… | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201314 “Landhaus <Villa>” http://d-nb.info/040635325 http://dewey.info/728.8 http://d-nb.info/984538100 “Saalbauten auf Pfalzen und Burgen im Reich der Staufer” dc:title dc:subject skos:broadMatch skos:altLabel “Villa” skos:prefLabel “Large and elaborate private dwellings” skos:prefLabel
- 15. 3. The integration of DDC into user interfaces is mainstream | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201315 … and then you just apply the filter here and you„ve found everything on Swedish reindeer. Wow!
- 16. For end users we have a seamless inte- gration into catalogues and library portals | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201316
- 17. Cataloguers’ interfaces evaluate third party information and suggest further access points | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201317
- 18. Major websites use Dewey as one way to organize their content | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201318 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification
- 19. So is this the future or just a dream? | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201319 PhotoinPublicDomain:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jheronimus_Bosch_023.jpg
- 20. | 21 | Building the future of DDC: Translations, technology and transition 2003 - 2013 | April 11, 201320 PhotoinPublicDomain:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Melvil_Dewey.jpg PhotobyH.L.I.T.(CCBY):http://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/3285706027/ Well, it depends on us! And if we believe it can be true, it will.