Dewey as a Reference Tool Dewey in Italy

Dewey as a Reference Tool Dewey in Italy = Amore? EDUG Symposium 2015 Harriet Aagaard, National Library of Sweden Elise Conradi, National Library of Norway

Make Dewey work harder

Classification SAB

Systematic card catalogue

Computer catologue Automatic generated captions LIBRIS BURK National Library BTJ (a bibliographic agency) • National Library & University libraries • 1990 -2000 • New ILL Voyager from 2001 • 2002 - Swedish Subject Headings • Public libraries • For customers

=> 88 search results

BTJ automatic generated captions Ämnesord: Idrott ; Sport ; Idrottsmedicin ; Idrottsskador ; Medicin SSB: s äo: Doping Rb [Vu] Rb Idrott ; Sport Vu Idrottsmedicin ; Idrottsskador V Medicin

Subject headings vs. Classification • • Specific Expensive • • • Less specific Expensive Classification in almost all records • (But, e-resources etc)

web. LIBRIS • Swedish Subject Headings 2002 • SAB + DDC – to search by subject • DDC=>SAB • SAB=>DDC

Mappings DDC-SAB http: //export. libris. kb. se/DS/

Web. Dewey Search Information from Web. Dewey • Deweynumbers • Captions • See-referencesr • Indexterms Mappings from Conversion table =>Subject searches web. LIBRIS 2014 -11 -14 13

Mixed translation

The Norwegian situation Local classification schemes Thesaurus terms UDC Keywords Subject headings 117 years of Dewey

Reference tools in Norway «The Libarians» http: //www. imdb. com/title/tt 3663490/

117 years of Dewey in Norway • Abridged based on literary warrant in Norway • Modified to suit Norwegian needs

Dewey notation (1) Photo: Andreas Praefcke, commons. wikimedia. org

Dewey notation (2)

Dewey words

Dewey words: BIBBI emner (1) • Subject headings from Biblioteksentralen A/S, est. 1963 • Each subject heading is linked to a Dewey notation • Main provider of catalog data to Norwegian public libraries

Dewey words: BIBBI emner (2)

Dewey words: Local subject indexes • Indexes developed using chain-indexing method • Based on literary warrant of local institution Abort : etikk : periodika 179. 7605

Norwegian Web. Dewey • «True» translation • Norwegian extensions • Built numbers based on literary warrant in Norway • Publication date: September 2015 • Machine-readable data

Web. Dewey. Search (1)

Web. Dewey. Search (2)

Web. Dewey. Search (3)

Web. Dewey. Search API

Tack och/og Takk! Harriet. aagaard@kb. se Elise. conradi@nb. no