Past EDUG events

These pages serve as an archive for information about past EDUG events.

They are intended to provide additional information to the content available on the EDUG website (EDUG Annual Meetings).

The European DDC Users Group (EDUG) works in partnership with OCLC Dewey Services to foster cooperation in the development of DDC in Europe. One of EDUG's goals ist to encourage and promote cooperation in the translation of the DDC into other languages. All DDC language versions mentioned on these pages are operated by institutions that are also members of this group.

EDUG events | Archive

2025

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
10:00-10:20	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 'wish list': suggestions to improve the user experience (Jo Maxwell, BDS)
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