Document (#25228)

Author

Jordan, J.

Title

Making Dewey "ever more widely useful"

Source

OCLC newsletter. 2001, no.254, Nov/Dec., S.3

Year

2001

Content

"As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Dewey Decimal Classification system in this issue of the OCLC Newsletter, a bit of history is in order. Melvil Dewey created his innovative classification system in 1873 and first published it in 1876. He established Forest Press in 1911 to edit, publish and distribute the classification. Since then, the system has been continuously revised and expanded through numerous editions. From the beginning, Melvil Dewey was very particular about the care and feeding of his creation. In 1924, when he transferred the copyrights for the DDC to Forest Press and the Lake Placid Foundation, he stipulated that this endeavor should "never become a mere money-making corporation." As a result, in 1988, when the Lake Placid Education Foundation approached OCLC about acquiring the rights to the DDC, the parties had to get approval from the New York Supreme Court. Mr. Dewey had also expressed the wish that revenues from the DDC should be employed to make the system, "ever more widely useful." Since OCLC Forest Press came into being in 1988, there have been 20th and 21st editions of the DDC, 12th and 13th abridged editions, and three electronic versions. The DDC has been translated into 30 languages. It is now in use in over 200,000 libraries in 135 countries. It is truly a global resource for librarians and library users. The DDC has indeed come a long way, and yet, it is apparent that we have just begun to tap its usefulness.On this 125th anniversary, I would like to thank and acknowledge the generations of editors and librarians who have continued to make the DDC a dynamic, living classification tool. I would also like to congratulate Joan Mitchell, the OCLC Forest Press staff and the current editorial staff at the Library of Congress on this anniversary. Their leadership and dedication continue to make the DDC "ever more widely useful." Mr. Dewey would be very proud indeed."

Object

DDC

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