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Symposium, May 8 – 2025 EDUG Annual Meeting
Last updated: 2025-03-31 (Minor changes to the program are still possible)
09:00-10:00
Registration & Coffee
10:00-10:20
Welcome & Organizational things
(Web)Dewey growing from within
10:20-10:40
The bigger picture: WebDewey and DDC language versions (Tina Mengel, DNB)
10:40-11:00
AI & DDC translation – Is it love at first sight? (Tina Mengel, DNB)
11:00-11:30
Engaging with AI applications hands-on: AI-generated Translation of DDC Terminology through the Lens of Human Translation (Manal Balbaa, BA)
11:30-11:40
Short break
11:40-12:00
A WebDewey 'wishlist': suggestions to improve the user experience (Jo Maxwell, BDS, Terrance Mann, BL)
12:00-12:20
The long shadow of print: Optimizing DDC for digital environments (Alex Kyrios, OCLC)
12:20-14:00
LUNCH
Dewey as Linked Data
14:05-14:35
Using Dewey linked data (Alex Kyrios, OCLC)
14:40-15:00
Linked Data in German-speaking countries – Possibilities for Dewey Linked Data (Tracy Arndt, DNB)
15:05-15:25
Why do we need DDC as linked data? Use of Classification in Swedish Libraries (Harriet Aagaard, KB)
15:30-15:45
Dewey linked data discussion
15:45-16:15
Coffee & tea
Proposed changes in 200 Religion – Overview and status
16:15-16:30
Past, present, and future of the 200s optional arrangement (Alex Kyrios, OCLC)
16:35-16:50
The Religion Task Team of the Greek Dewey Committee: Thoughts and Reflections on the Proposed changes in 200 Religion (Father Prodromos, Library of the Holy Monastery of Paraklitos)
16:50-17:00
Wrap up & Closing remarks
This year's program of the symposium is made possible by the contributions of members of the following institutions:
Bibliographic Data Services Ltd (BDS, Scotland)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA, Egypt)
British Library (BL, United Kingdom)
German National Library (DNB, Germany)
Kungliga Biblioteket (KB, Sweden)
Library of the Holy Monastery of Paraklitos (Greece)
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, USA)
We would like to express our sincere thanks to all contributors!
