Dewey translations
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system has been translated into numerous languages and serves library users worldwide making it the world's most widely used library classification system.
| Language | Available Dewey editions | Contact information |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | DDC 23 | Rania Osman, Project Manager of the DDC Translation and Head of Library Projects Section Information Institution Department Library Sector Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby 21526 Alexandria, EGYPT Tel: + (203) 4839999 Ext. 2637 Fax: + (203) 4820460 |
| French | WebDewey; DDC 23 | Ms. Micheline Brûlé, Directrice générale Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD) 2065, rue Parthenais, Bureau 387 Montreal, Quebec H2K 3T1 Canada |
| Abridged version of DDC 22 | Editions du Cercle de la Librairie Le Cercle de la Librairie 35, rue Grégoire-de-Tours 75006 Paris France |
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| German | WebDewey; DDC 23 | Dr. Heidrun Alex Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Adickesallee 1 60322 Frankfurt am Main Deutschland Telefon: +49-69-1525-1544 Telefax: +49-69-1525-1555 |
| Greek | Abridged Edition 13 | Dr. Evi Sachini, Head, Development Department National Documentation Centre 48 Vas. Constantinou GR-11635 Athens Greece |
| Icelandic | Abridged Edition 13 | Gudrun Karlsdottir, Head of Cataloguing The National and University Library of Iceland Arngrimsgata 3 IS-107 Reykjavik Iceland |
| Indonesian | Abridged Edition 15 | Mustafa Mustari National Library of Indonesia Jalan Salemba Raya No 28A Jakarta Capital Region, 10430 Indonesia T: +62 800 1737787 |
| Italian | WebDewey; Abridged Edition 14 | Editor: Piero Cavaleri Association president: Rosa Maiello Associazione Italiana Biblioteche Viale Castro Pretorio 105 - Roma Italia tel. (+39) 064463532 |
| Norwegian | Norsk WebDewey (DDC 23) | Karen Domaas and Ingebjørg Rype National Library of Norway P.O.B. 2674 Solli N-0203 Oslo Norway |
| Russian | DDC 21 | Dr. Yakov L. Shraiberg, First Deputy Director Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology 12 Kuznetski most 103919, Moscow Russia |
| Spanish | Abridged Edition 14; DDC 22 | Octavio G. Rojas INFOLINK COLOMBIA SAS Calle 85 No. 19B 31 Of. 301 Bogota D.C. – Colombia S.A. Phone: (571) 6185997 |
| Swedish | WebDewey | Harriet Aagaard, Information Specialist National Library of Sweden Box 5039 S-102 41 Stockholm Sverige |
| Vietnamese | Abridged Edition 14; DDC 23 | National Library of Vietnam 31 Trang Thi Street Hanoi, Vietnam |
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