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class="mt-help-search mt-lsf-search" id="mt-portfolio-search"><script type="application/json" id="mt-localizations-help-widget">/*<![CDATA[*/{"Help.Widget.button.text":"Search","Help.Widget.label.text":"Query","Help.Widget.placeholder.text":"Search WebDewey"}/*]]>*/</script><div class="mt-inputredirect" data-query-key="q" data-path="Metadata_Services/WebDewey"></div></div> <div class="mt-help-search mt-lsf-search" id="mt-portfolio-search"><script type="application/json" id="mt-localizations-help-widget">/*<![CDATA[*/{"Help.Widget.button.text":"Search","Help.Widget.label.text":"Query","Help.Widget.placeholder.text":"Search WebDewey"}/*]]>*/</script><div class="mt-inputredirect" data-query-key="q" data-path="Metadata_Services/WebDewey"></div></div> <div class="mt-page-summary"><div class="mt-page-overview">Find support materials about Dewey, WebDewey, Dewey linked data and the Dewey Cutter program.</div></div> <div mt-section-origin="Metadata_Services/WebDewey" class="mt-section" id="section_1"><span id="Dewey_Decimal_Classification_glossary"></span><h5 class="editable">Dewey Decimal Classification glossary</h5> <p>You can view the Dewey Decimal Classification glossary in the <a target="_blank" title="Dewey Decimal Classification glossary" href="https://help.oclc.org/Librarian_Toolbox/OCLC_glossaries/Dewey_Decimal_Classification_glossary" rel="internal">Librarians' Toolbox > OCLC glossaries</a>.</p> <div class="mt-category-container mt-subpage-listings-container noindex"><ul class="mt-sortable-listings-container " id="mt-sortable" data-user-can-edit="false" data-page-id="4764"><li class="mt-sortable-listing mt-sortable-listing-detailed " data-page-id="17603"><dl class="mt-listing-detailed mt-edit-section"><dt class="mt-listing-detailed-title"><a class="internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span>WebDewey user guide</a></dt><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-image mt-hide-image"><a class="internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image mt-image-placeholder"><span>No image available</span></span></a></dd><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-overview">Find information about setting options, searching, browsing, and working with results in WebDewey.</dd><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-subpages"><ul class="mt-listings-simple mt-listing-article-list mt-topic-hierarchy-listings mt-guide-listings"><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Get started" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/Get_started" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Get started</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Search WebDewey" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/Search_WebDewey" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Search WebDewey</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Use WebDewey search results" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/Use_WebDewey_search_results" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Use WebDewey search results</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Browse WebDewey" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/Browse_WebDewey" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Browse WebDewey</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Use WebDewey records" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/Use_WebDewey_records" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Use WebDewey records</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="WebDewey record structure" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/WebDewey_record_structure" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>WebDewey record structure</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="DDC appendix" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/DDC_appendix" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>DDC appendix</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Create and maintain comments on records" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_user_guide/Create_and_maintain_comments_on_records" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Create and maintain comments on records</a></li></ul></dd></dl></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing mt-sortable-listing-detailed " data-page-id="17426"><dl class="mt-listing-detailed mt-edit-section"><dt class="mt-listing-detailed-title"><a class="internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Create_and_manage_Dewey_user_notes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-category"></span>Create and manage Dewey user notes</a></dt><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-image mt-hide-image"><a class="internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Create_and_manage_Dewey_user_notes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-sortable-listing-image mt-image-placeholder"><span>No image available</span></span></a></dd><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-overview">Find information about how to create and manage personal and institutional Dewey user notes.</dd><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-subpages"><ul class="mt-listings-simple mt-listing-article-list mt-topic-hierarchy-listings mt-guide-listings"><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Create Dewey user notes" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Create_and_manage_Dewey_user_notes/Create_Dewey_user_notes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Create Dewey user notes</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="View and edit Dewey user notes" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Create_and_manage_Dewey_user_notes/View_and_edit_Dewey_user_notes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>View and edit Dewey user notes</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Search Dewey user notes" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Create_and_manage_Dewey_user_notes/Search_Dewey_user_notes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Search Dewey user notes</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="View retrieved Dewey user notes" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Create_and_manage_Dewey_user_notes/View_retrieved_Dewey_user_notes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>View retrieved Dewey user notes</a></li></ul></dd></dl></li><li class="mt-sortable-listing mt-sortable-listing-detailed " data-page-id="57454"><dl class="mt-listing-detailed mt-edit-section"><dt class="mt-listing-detailed-title"><a class="internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_Linked_Data" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic-guide"></span>Dewey Linked Data</a></dt><dd class="mt-listing-detailed-image 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href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_Linked_Data/Dewey_Linked_Data_API" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic"></span>Dewey Linked Data API</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Dewey Linked Data interface" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_Linked_Data/Dewey_Linked_Data_interface" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic"></span>Dewey Linked Data interface</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Main classes" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_Linked_Data/Main_classes" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic"></span>Main classes</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Properties" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/WebDewey_Linked_Data/Properties" rel="internal"><span 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searching results</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Does the Dewey Cutter program support non-Latin alphabets?" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Troubleshooting/Does_the_Dewey_Cutter_program_support_non_Latin_alphabets" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-howto"></span>Does the Dewey Cutter program support non-Latin alphabets?</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="Featured WebDewey Troubleshooting articles" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WebDewey/Troubleshooting/Featured_WebDewey_Troubleshooting_articles" rel="internal"><span class="mt-icon-article-topic"></span>Featured WebDewey Troubleshooting articles</a></li><li class="mt-show-more-listing"><a title="How do I collapse the comments box in WebDewey?" class="mt-listing-detailed-subpage-title internal" 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