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Use the Web to classify collections of less than 20,000 titles

Even if your collection holds fewer than 20,000 titles, you can experience the power of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system on the Web. Abridged WebDewey gives you access to an enhanced version of the Abridged 14 database. Abridged WebDewey is part of the OCLC suite of cataloging and metadata services that OCLC offers through the OCLC Connexion service. Logon at http://connexion.oclc.org.

Abridged WebDewey includes:

  • all content from Abridged Edition 14, including quarterly updates
  • LCSH that have been intellectually mapped to Dewey headings by DDC editors, including mappings to Abridged Edition 13 numbers from the OCLC publication, Subject Headings for Children
  • links from mapped LCSH to the LCSH authority records
  • mappings between abridged Dewey numbers and subject headings from the 18th edition of H.W. Wilson's Sears List of Subject Headings

Let our tutorial show you how WebDewey works! Using WebDewey: An OCLC Tutorial is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 4 and higher, and Netscape Navigator, version 4.x. It is not viewable in Netscape 6.x.

Need to incorporate cuttering into your workflows? Dewey Cutter Software automatically provides cutter numbers from the OCLC Four-Figure Cutter Tables (Cutter Four-Figure Table and Cutter-Sanborn Four-Figure Table) when you input text. It works with Windows 95, 98, NT, XP, and 2000 software you can download it at no charge. Helpful installation and user instructions get you started with this useful add-on quickly.

Abridged WebDewey system requirements include: 300 MHz Pentium II; 64MB RAM; display resolution of 1024 x 768; and the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

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