September 24, 2007
OCLC WebDewey/Abridged WebDewey Updated
OCLC has completed its quarterly enhancement of Dewey Services content in OCLC Connexion, updating the DDC 22 and Abridged 14 databases in WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey respectively. These database updates contain the latest changes to the DDC, including new editorially mapped LCSH up to Weekly List No. 23 (2006) and monthly postings (new and changed entries) for May 2007, June 2007 and July 2007.
WebDewey is a Web-based version of the enhanced DDC 22 database. This September release includes:
- All updates to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22, through August 2007(corrections, new developments, new built numbers and additional electronic index terms)
- Thousands of Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) that have been statistically mapped to Dewey numbers from records in WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) and intellectually mapped by DDC editors (through LCSH Weekly List No. 23, 2006)
- Thousands of Relative Index terms and built numbers not available in print
- Links from mapped LCSH to the LCSH authority records
- Selected mappings from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Abridged WebDewey is a Web-based version of the enhanced Abridged 14 database. This September release includes:
- All content from Abridged Edition 14, through August 2007
- 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 the 2005 update to the 18th edition of H.W. Wilson's Sears List of Subject Headings
The next Dewey Services quarterly release is scheduled for December.
WebDewey Shortcuts
As a reminder, a number of keyboard shortcuts exist for many actions in WebDewey. If Dewey Services is your active tab*, the following shortcuts activate the following buttons:
<Alt><3> Create (user note)
<Alt><1> Search (WebDewey or Abridged WebDewey)
<Ctrl><Shift><[> Search WebDewey user notes
<Ctrl><Shift><]> Search Abridged WebDewey user notes
<Alt><=> Search History (varies depending on your active screen)
<Alt><4> Show (active user notes)
<Ctrl><[> Show Tables (WebDewey)
<Ctrl><]> Show Tables (Abridged WebDewey)
<Alt><W> Work Area toggle on/off
<Alt><.> Focus cursor on the Work Area
<Alt><Shift><.> Work area dialog box
<Alt><N> Open Cataloging Session/Dewey-Only Session
(*You can get to the Dewey Services tab in OCLC Connexion with the shortcut, <Alt>+<D>.)
If you want to know more about using WebDewey or Abridged WebDewey, try the WebDewey tutorial at www.oclc.org/support/training/dewey/. Details about WebDewey enhancements are available at "Learn what's new with WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey" (www.oclc.org/dewey/updates/enhancements/).
