Program

Thursday, May 8, 2025


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Symposium, May 8 – 2025 EDUG Annual Meeting

Last updated: 2025-04-29 (Minor changes to the program are still possible)
09:00-10:00

Registration & Coffee

10:00-10:20Welcome & Organizational things
(Web)Dewey growing from within
10:20-10:40The bigger picture: WebDewey and DDC language versions (Tina Mengel, DNB)
10:40-11:00AI & 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)

11:30-11:40Short break
11:40-12:00A WebDewey 'wish list': suggestions to improve the user experience (Jo Maxwell, BDS)
12:00-12:20The long shadow of print: Optimizing DDC for digital environments (Alex Kyrios, OCLC)
12:20-14:00LUNCH
Dewey as Linked Data
14:05-14:35

Using Dewey linked data (Alex Kyrios, OCLC)

14:40-15:00Linked Data in German-speaking countries – Possibilities for Dewey Linked Data (Tracy Arndt, DNB)
15:05-15:25Why do we need DDC as linked data? Use of Classification in Swedish Libraries (Harriet Aagaard, KB)
15:30-15:45Dewey linked data discussion
15:45-16:15Coffee & tea
Proposed changes in 200 Religion – Overview and status
16:15-16:30Past, 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)

16:50-17:00Wrap up & Closing remarks


This year's program of the symposium is made possible by contributions of members of the following institutions:

  • Bibliographic Data Services Ltd (BDS, Scotland)
  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA, Egypt)
  • German National Library (DNB, Germany)
  • Kungliga Biblioteket (KB, Sweden)
  • Library of the Holy Monastery of Paraklitos (Greece)
  • Online Computer Library Center (OCLC, USA)

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all contributors!