Classify was discontinued on 31 January 2024
OCLC® Cataloging and Metadata subscribers can use WorldShare® Record Manager or the WorldCat® Metadata API, available as part of the subscription, to perform similar searches to find classification numbers.
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WorldShare Record Manager
You can use WorldShare Record Manager to find classification numbers in bibliographic records in WorldCat.
WorldCat Metadata API 2.0
You can use the WorldCat Metadata API 2.0 to identify the most popular Library of Congress and Dewey classification numbers for a given OCLC Number.
Current users of the WorldCat Metadata API 1.x are encouraged to upgrade to version 2.0 now.
WorldCat records enriched with Dewey classification numbers
OCLC recently completed a project which added Dewey classification numbers to more than 84 million WorldCat records. This enrichment saves time and increases efficiency for catalogers by providing Dewey classifications within existing cataloging workflows.
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