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Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
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The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), often referred to as the Dewey Decimal System, is one of the most enduring and widely used library classification systems in the world.
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Happy 424th birthday to the Bodleian Library, which first opened #OnThisDay in 1602.
Today, it’s part of 22 libraries at the @UniofOxford, which together form the UK's largest academic library service, with more than 14 million printed items.
📸 Instagram | bodleianlibraries
ALT Historic library interior with tall wooden bookshelves and ornate coffered ceiling illuminated by warm lighting.
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We are pleased to announce the open access publication of Library Trends 75 (2), “Rethinking Readers' Advisory for Today's Reading Reality.”
The issue explores how libraries can apply readers' advisory practices alongside anti-racist principles.
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ALT The front cover of Library Trends 75 (2), “Rethinking Readers' Advisory for Today's Reading Reality,” edited by Robin Bradford and Becky Spratford
ALT Neatly stacked books in front of a light orange background
Charlotte Serber: The Librarian Behind the Manhattan Project
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Charlotte Serber—a pioneering librarian who played a critical yet often overlooked role during the Manhattan Project.
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Community engagement is an ongoing practice to help the library better serve everyone.
⤵️ OCLC's @WebJunction offers new self-paced courses to help public library staff and leaders make community engagement part of their everyday work. #EngagedLibraries oc.lc/4hPSru8
Who Decides What We Read and Remember? Libraries, Censorship and Intellectual Freedom
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🤖 Made with AI
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How do you demonstrate the library’s impact on teaching and learning? Leganto provides analytics that help libraries understand resource usage, student engagement and affordability outcomes.
See Leganto live in action here: ow.ly/t4hc50ZVTc3
Comparison Between Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
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If your library catalogs and shares resources through OCLC, you’re already using part of a full library services platform. 🧩 Join us on 7 October to learn how to complete the system with #OCLCwms by adding a few applications.
⤵️ Register here. oc.lc/4xY4eeC
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The Library of Congress collection of Hebrew incunabula has been fully digitized and the site for it is now live:
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This project required an extensive coordination. Grateful acknowledgments are extended to all of the individuals for making this happen.
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#iSchoolUI Professor Catherine Blake has been selected for the 2026 cohort of the U. of I. Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, which supports faculty innovators in realizing the commercial and/or social impact of their research & scholarship.
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ALT Professor Catherine Blake
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We’re delighted to announce that Dr Paul Bate has been appointed as the British Library’s new Chief Executive.
Joining us from the UK Space Agency, Paul brings experience supporting world-class research communities, fostering discovery and building trust and purpose across teams and partnerships. We look forward to welcoming his experience at the Library.
Read the full announcement here
link.bl.uk/fc6
ALT A photograph of Dr Paul Bates stood in a stairwell at the British Library. He is a white man, with dark brown hair and wearing a white shirt and camel coloured chinos.
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Behind every successful library is a system that works quietly and reliably. Explore how secure, cloud-based platforms help reduce system complexity, so staff can focus more on serving their communities.
Download your free whitepaper here: ow.ly/kxQ650ZvKeC
In the Library of Congress Classification using classweb.org What is Meant by Classification Numbers with Yellow Highlighted Background?
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#EngagedLibraries provide tools for learning. 🎥 In response to community feedback, the Herrin City Library in Illinois opened a new media studio to help residents create videos, record podcasts, preserve old family recordings, and more.
➡️ Read more: oc.lc/4g704Lz
ALT A smiling woman in a red dress and black cardigan holds scissors to cut a ribbon. She stands in front of a modern media studio with a large screen, desk, and chair. A podcast mic is blurred in the background. The photo is courtsey of Herrin City Library in Illinois. The OCLC and #EngagedLibraries logos are at the top.
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What if the syllabus became the library’s most effective access point? This blog post examines how academic libraries are using AI‑supported workflows to connect collections directly to reading lists, without disrupting faculty practices.
Read the blog: ow.ly/Nk1m50Zum6K
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This article looks at how academic libraries can apply AI responsibly to surface licensed and open resources earlier in the syllabus process with the goal of strengthening the link between collections, teaching and student access.
Read the blog: ow.ly/oCr050ZrmL1
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The University of Medellín (@UdeMedellin_ 🇨🇴) has selected #OCLCwms as its new library services platform to take full advantage of efficiencies in cataloging, discovery, and resource sharing.
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New ALA President Maria McCauley discusses the need for E-Rate activism. americanlibrariesmagazine.or…. Learn more at a July 16 webinar: shlb.org/events/the-future-o…
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Break out the party hats, folks. This summer marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Dewey Decimal System, developed by Melvyl Dewey in 1876. A very influential schema in the history of cataloging and classification!
#Cataloging #Librarianship
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Heidelberg University's library system is one of the largest academic library systems in Germany and provides literature and information services to approximately 30,000 students and 6,500 researchers.
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