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Dewey in Sweden - still a project?

Dewey in Sweden - still a project?. Harriet Aagaard The National Library of Sweden. EDUG meeting 11 April 2013. Dewey in Sweden. 1921 Sweden developed a Swedish classificationssystem, SAB 2005 Report on Cataloguing and Classification Proposal to switch to DDK

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Dewey in Sweden - still a project?

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  1. Dewey in Sweden- still a project? Harriet Aagaard The National Library of Sweden EDUG meeting 11 April 2013

  2. Dewey in Sweden • 1921 Sweden developed a Swedish classificationssystem, SAB • 2005 Report on Cataloguing and Classification • Proposal to switch to DDK • 2008 The National Library decided to switch • 2008 The Swedish Library Association recommended public libraries and school libraries to switch • 2009 The Dewey project, May 2009 – December 2011 • 2012- The Swedish Dewey Editorial Office

  3. The Dewey project 2009 - 2011 • Magdalena Svanberg, projectmanager • Projectgroup 6 persons • 9.3 yearsofwork (for one person) • Mixed translation - 40 % • SAB (the Swedish Classification System) • The Abridged edition • All superordinate classes to translated classes • All tables • Training • Mappings

  4. Mappings C 200 • DDK – SAB • Database with table of mappings • SKOS • DDK – SAO (The Swedish Subject Headings) • SAO is an additional access point in the Swedish WebDewey 2014-11-15 4

  5. Mappings used in Libris

  6. Mappings used in WebDewey Search Used in Libris to search a subject by DDK classification

  7. Mappings DDK - SAB • Separate routine • Manual work • Intellectual work • Takes time

  8. Mappings DDK - SAO Part of the work for new Subject Headings

  9. Mixed translation? • Good enough? • Too few terms in the Swedish index • Have to search both in the Swedish and the English index • Less efficient • Affects quality? Full translation – in time!

  10. Mixed translation- example

  11. Pansoft – translations & updates

  12. Libraries using DDK • The National Library • 25 University Libraries • 12 Special Libraries • 5 Public Libraries • BTJ (Literaryagencyused by public libraries) ?

  13. Training • Autumn 2010 - 2011 • 13 full week courses (200 librarians) • Including 1 day Introduction • 1 day Introduction (800 librarians) • 13 + 5 extra • 2012 - 2013 • 4 full week courses • Need for a new model !

  14. Future training • 290 kommuner (municipalities) • School libraries • University libraries • New libraries • New staff • Special areas • Law • Literature • Medicin • Music • etc

  15. Web based training • Powerpoint – Camtasia • Audio • Webcamera • Introduction • Number building • Special topics in DDK • Shelving • How to start with DDK • etc

  16. Shelving • Howto go from SAB to • DDC? • New books? • All books? • Whatshelving information?

  17. A national standard for shelving • A national standard for fiction for adults • A national standard for children’sliterature – fiction & nonfiction Skön Eng Poesi Fre Drama Kapitel Rim & Ramsor Unga

  18. The Swedish Dewey Editorial Office

  19. National bibliography - Working group • Dewey support team • Quality control • Best practises

  20. National reference group • University librariesMaria Gullberg – Malmö högskolaBo Jernberg – Linköpings universitetHelene Stenman – Umeå universitet • Public libraries / School librariesLina Berglund – Malmö stadsbibliotekAstrid Wolff Feychting – Umeå stadsbibliotek • BTJ (literaty agency used by public libraries)Elisabet Viktorsson • The National library. The National bibliographyOlof Osterman

  21. Web based meetings Adobe Connect

  22. DDK & end users • For shelving • Finding a book • Browsing by subject • For search • Subject searces in the catalogue

  23. Simple search • Limitations by subject

  24. Useful for librarians

  25. Weneedto make Deweyworkharder

  26. Next generation Libris • Big data analysis & DDK • Metadata ofbooks fulltext • Big data analysisof fulltext • DDK must be abletoworktogetherwith • Big data analysis • Subjectheadings http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viegas-UserActivityonWikipedia.gif

  27. Still a project?

  28. Thankyou! harriet.aagaard@kb.se dewey@kb.se 010-7093612

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