Dewey in CORC: Classification in Metadata and Pathfinders

SUMMARY. The Cooperative Online Resource Catalog project (CORC) is providing an opportunity for OCLC researchers and Dewey editors 1 to explore the potential of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system for organizing electronic resources. Efforts to enrich the content of the DDC database through vocabulary mapping projects have improved the ability of CORC users to employ classification in metadata records and pathfinders. Mapped vocabulary is used in the following ways: (1) to improve access to Dewey by expanding the indexing vocabulary; (2) to assist in the assignment of subject elements during metadata creation; (3) to provide supplemental terminology for automated classification; and (4) to provide alternative access mechanisms or views to resources in the CORC database. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678, E-mail address: < getinfo@haworthpressinc.com > Website: < https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href=" https://www.HaworthPress.com "> https://www.HaworthPress.com >]