DeweyBrowser

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DeweyBrowser

• Diane Vizine-Goetz
• OCLC Research
• July 2005

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Outline

• Why Dewey?
• Background
• DeweyBrowser
• Dewey on ResearchWorks

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Why Dewey?

• Continuously updated
• Serves a world-wide user base through
  translations adaptations
• Libraries have a large investment in Dewey
• DeweyBrowser can help users find access library
  materials

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Background

• Initial prototype by Thom Hickey
• See March postings on Thoms blog for motivation
  and technical details
• Outgoing. Library metadata techniques and trends
  by Thom Hickey.http//outgoing.typepad.com/outgoi
  ng/

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Early Prototype
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Status

• Many interface enhancements
• Summaries in five language
• Multiple collections
• OCLC eBooks
• Dewey Abridged edition(A14)
• Future plans
• Find in a Library link (eBooks)
• Wiki link (A14)

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Sample Screens

• eBooks (775 Digital photography)
• eBooks (German captions 775 Digitale Fotografie)
• a14 (mp3 players)
• a14 (mp3 players Dewey record)

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Dewey on ResearchWorks
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Links

• DeweyBrowser
• http//deweyresearch.oclc.org/ddcbrowser/ebooks
• OCLC ResearchWorks
• http//www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/

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Project Staff Contributors

• Julianne Beall
• Carol Hickey
• Thom Hickey
• Andrew Houghton
• Joan Mitchell

• Larry Olszewski
• Lance Osborne
• Roger Thompson
• Harry Wagner