Recent webinars, podcasts and presentations

Webinars

Topic and brief description

Date recorded

Abridged Edition 15 Sneak Preview

See a sneak preview of the soon-to-be-released print edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification, Abridge 15. During this 30-minute presentation, you'll learn about the new features in this edition, including:

Many new topics and significant updates to selected fields
A complete overhaul to the representation of groups and people
Elimination of dual headings and unbalanced spans
Cessation of partial abridgement of parallel notation

07 February 2012

DDC 23 sneak preview
Joan Mitchell, Editor-in-Chief of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system at OCLC previewed the new print edition of DDC 23. The presentation is available for download. Questions raised during the webinar will be addressed on the Dewey blog in the coming weeks.

10 March 2011

Presentations and other media

Topic and brief description	Date recorded
Dewey update at ALA Midwinter 2012 See presentations from the Dewey update meeting at ALA Midwinter 2012. Details	21 January 2012
The Future of DDC Is Now! Uncovering the Mysteries of DDC 23 and Beyond Download the presentation [PowerPoint, 6.13 MB]	15 November 2011
DDC 23 workshop at IFLA 2011 See presentations made at the DDC 23 workshop. Details	16 August 2011
Dewey breakfast/update at ALA Annual 2011 See presentations from the Dewey update meeting at ALA Annual 2011. Details	24 June 2011

Selected presentations from past conferences

Periodically, OCLC sponsors conferences and workshops to provide librarians and others who work with the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system with opportunities to learn about new editions of the DDC, new products for using the DDC and other related topics.

Frequently, these events coincide with major library conferences to make your travel more efficient and economical. Watch for news of upcoming events.

Here are selected presentations from past conferences:

11th International ISKO Conference, Rome, Italy - February 2010

ALA Midwinter, Dewey Breakfast/Update - January 16, 2010

281.5-281.9 Eastern churches and 340 Law (PowerPoint: 657.5 MB)
370 Education (PowerPoint: 865.5 MB)
Dewey Breakfast/Update (PowerPoint: 1.22 MB)
BISAC-DDC Mappings (PowerPoint: 556.5 MB)
Dewey.info Update (PowerPoint: 1.47 MB)

World Library and Information Congress, 75th IFLA General Conference and Council, Milan - August 25, 2009

UDC/DDC crosswalk developed by the Czech National Library for the purpose of collection assessment (PowerPoint: 2.68 MB)
Classifying Photographs for the World Digital Library: Draft Guidelines (PowerPoint: 3.27 MB)
DDC Update: Formats, WebDewey 2.0, and Linked Data (PowerPoint: 859 KB)

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