UBC SLAIS Colloquium 14 March The Dewey Ecosystem. Joan S. Mitchell. Editor in Chief, DDC OCLC

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1 UBC SLAIS Colloquium 14 March 2012 The Dewey Ecosystem Joan S. Mitchell Editor in Chief, DDC OCLC

2 The Dewey ecosystem Linked data Categorized content Mappings Translations DDC data flickr.com/photos/disneyite/ / by Donna62 on Flickr

3 Outline What data do we have? How do we encode the data? How do we distribute the data? What are some projects we re working on right now? How can we exploit the Dewey ecosystem to support discovery?

4 Dewey English-language data Edition data file view Full edition data DDC Summaries 200 Religion Class Abridged edition data

5 DDC translations: Anatomy of an edition French DDC 22 German DDC 22 Italian DDC 22 Swedish Mixed DDC 22 Afrikaans Arabic Chinese French German Norwegian Portuguese DDC Summaries DDC 22 DDC Sach- Gruppen (German) English French Italian Rhaeto- Romansch Russian Scots Gaelic Guide (French) 200 Religion Class Spanish Swedish A14 French A14 Vietnamese A14 Hebrew A14 Italian A14 Spanish A14

6 DDC 23 Family French DDC 23 German DDC 23 Italian DDC 23 Norwegian DDC 23 (2012) Afrikaans Arabic Arabic DDC 23 (2012) Portuguese DDC 23 (2013) Chinese French German Norwegian Portuguese Russian DDC Summaries (2011) DDC Swedish Mixed DDC Scots Gaelic Spanish Swedish... (2012) Guide (French) (2012) A Religion Class (2012) Vietnamese DDC 23 (2013) Indonesian A15 (2012)

7 Translations

8 Language-independent representation Kos & drank 641 食品 & 饮品 Food & drink Nourriture et boisson

9 Interoperability DDC 22 (English) DDC 22 (Italian) T Ravenna province T Provincia di Ravenna T Ravenna T Comune di Ravenna T Cervia T Ovest della provincia di Ravenna T Alfonsine T Lugo T Bagnacavallo T Russi T Sud della provincia di Ravenna T Faenza T Brisighella T Riolo Terme T Forlì-Cesena province and Rimini province T Province di Forlì-Cesena e Rimini

Localization 027 Government libraries 027.53-027.59 Specific institutions Add to base number 027.5 notation 3-9 from Table 2 for area served,

10 Localization 027 Government libraries Specific institutions Add to base number notation 3-9 from Table 2 for area served, e.g.,... Language Example DDC number English Library of Congress Italian Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze Norwegian Nasjonalbiblioteket i Norge

11 Mappings and crosswalks RAMEAU SAO CSH SEARS BISAC AGROVOC MeSH SAB DDC LCSH LCC UDC SWD Nuovo Soggettario

12 Data encoding: MARC 21 Classification Format Class record for

13 Data encoding: MARC 21 Classification Format Class record for #7 $a Soccer $0(OCoLC-D)och $2 ddcri $9 as=ap $9 ps=pe

14 Data encoding: MARC 21 Authority Format Relative Index record for Soccer

15 Data distribution formats Two basic distribution formats: MARCXML RDF/SKOS Each distribution format has further end-user transformations associated with it, e.g., MARCXML PDFs for print versions

16 Data distribution network Editorial Support System (ESS) Distribution Server Translation Software Linked Data Services

17 DDC distribution model (excerpt): ESS data Distribution server Translation Software German EN/DE Translation Software Italian EN/IT Translation Software French EN/FR Translation Software Arabic EN/AR Translation Software Norwegian EN/NO Translation Software Swedish EN/SV ESS OCLC DISTRIBUTION SERVER OCLC EN German DE Swedish mixed EN/SV French FR Italian IT. Norwegian. NO.

18 Soccer (Association football)

19 ESS Distribution server Translation system Distribution server Swedish Translation Software German EN/DE Translation Software Italian EN/IT Translation Software French EN/FR Translation Software Arabic EN/AR Translation Software Norwegian EN/NO Translation Software Swedish EN/SV ESS OCLC DISTRIBUTION SERVER OCLC EN German DE Swedish mixed EN/SV French FR Italian IT. Norwegian. NO.

20 Fotboll Swedish

Path to linked data web services (http://dewey.

21 Path to linked data web services ( Translation Software German EN/DE Translation Software Italian EN/IT Translation Software French EN/FR Translation Software Arabic EN/AR Translation Software Norwegian EN/NO Translation Software Swedish EN/SV ESS OCLC DISTRIBUTION SERVER Linked DDC Web Services OCLC EN German DE Swedish mixed EN/SV French FR Italian IT. Norwegian. NO.

22 Linked Open Data Cloud

23 Linked Open Data Cloud: DDC DDC

24 Linked data in dewey.info

25 Linked data in dewey.info: Assignable numbers from Abridged Edition 14

26 Linked data in dewey.info: Machine representation in RDF/SKOS

27 Some projects we re working on right now Extensions to linked DDC data services Islamic law Provenance of metadata Abridged view of Relationships in the DDC Modeling DDC using general conceptual models (FRSAD and FRBR) User contribution / number building assistant

28 User contribution / number building assistant Parses add notes and other instructions to guide the user In the background, constructs a MARC class record with 765 (Synthesized number components) fields Helps the user in adding index terms to a saved or predefined built number In the background, constructs a MARC authority record for every user-generated RI term Submission path back to the worldwide Dewey community

31 MARC

32 MARC view LDR nw###n## 001 ocd [institution symbol] aaaaaabb 040 ## $a [institution symbol] $b eng $c [institution symbol] 084 0# $a ddc $c 23 $e eng 153 ## $a $e # $b $z 1 $s 092 $u #7 $a Mountain climbing $x biography 750 #0 $a Mountaineering $x biography

MARC view LDR nz###n## 001 och00082430 003 [institution symbol] 005 20101115221022.

33 MARC view LDR nz###n## 001 och [institution symbol] a z ########## #a #####d 040 ## $a [institution symbol] $b eng $c [institution symbol] $d [institution symbol] $f [subject heading MARC code] $a $0 (OCoLC-D)ocd $2 23 $5 [institution symbol] $9 as=pr $9 ps=eo $9 cts= t22:10:22z 150 ## $a Mountaineering $x biography

Users Distribution Server Language host review Redistribution Translation Software German EN/DE ESS OCLC OCLC EN EN Users Translation Software Italian EN/IT German DE DE Users Translation Software

34 Users Distribution Server Language host review Redistribution Translation Software German EN/DE ESS OCLC OCLC EN EN Users Translation Software Italian EN/IT German DE DE Users Translation Software French EN/FR Translation Software Arabic EN/AR DISTRIBUTION SERVER Swedish mixed EN/SV French FR SV Users Translation Software Norwegian EN/NO Italian IT Translation Software Swedish EN/SV. Norwegian. NO. NO Users

35 What are some opportunities to support discovery? Enhanced physical discovery Enhanced physical + virtual discovery Virtual discovery: Hierarchical browser Virtual discovery: Exploiting additional numbers + facets Virtual discovery: Alternative viewpoint

36 Physical discovery: Using BISAC mappings to add context

37 Physical + virtual discovery: Using translations to provide multilingual access

40 Virtual discovery: Hierarchical browser Search (DNB, KB, Nat l Lib. Norway)

41 Virtual discovery: Exploiting additional numbers Leckere Suppen und Einto pfe $a $q DE-101 $2 22/ger 083 0# $a $q DE-101 $2 22/ger Stews Soups

$Virtual discovery: Exploiting facets Das Highlander-Kochbuch 082 04 $8 1\x $a 641.$

42 Virtual discovery: Exploiting facets Das Highlander-Kochbuch $8 1\x $a $q DE-101 $2 22/ger 085 ## $8 1\x $b ## $8 1\x $z 2 $s Cooking characteristic of specific continents, T Highland countries, localities

43 Virtual discovery: Alternative viewpoint 220 Bible Christianity 290 Other religions 292 Classical religion (Greek and Roman) 293 Germanic religion 294 Religions of Indic origin 295 Zoroastrianism 296 Judaism 297 Islam, Babism, Bahai Faith 299 Religions not provided for elsewhere

44 Dewey Religion Browser (1) A chronological/regional view of specific religions in Dewey

45 Dewey Religion Browser (2) A chronological/regional view of specific religions in Dewey

46 Expansion of Religions of East and Southeast Asian Origin

47 Launch search of Taoism (dd: ) using WorldCat.org API

48 The Dewey ecosystem Linked data Categorized content Mappings Translations DDC data flickr.com/photos/disneyite/ / by Donna62 on Flickr

49 Thank You! Questions? Comments? Ideas?

50 Some useful links DDC 23 Abridged Edition dewey.info Dewey webinars & presentations : The Dewey blog Classify Questions? (Dewey Editorial Office) (Licensing, group purchases, LIS program)

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