WebDewey 2.0 is designed with the occasional user in mind, but robust enough for an experienced user.

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Buttons for searching, browsing, and locating user & institution comments appear at the
top of each screen, as do links to Preferences, Main classes, Tables and more.

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You'll also find links to the Main classes and Tables at the bottom of each screen.

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Other links access information about WebDewey, a glossary, and a list of Relocations and Discontinuations.

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 databases

Use the Basic Search box to search the Dewey only indexes.

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 Change how many items
display per page.

WebDewey 2.0 displays your search results in a customizable list,

where you select a record by clicking a link.

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This is an example of the default record display. The Dewey number,
caption, and hierarchy are on the left side of the record.

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To the right are the notes and user comments, you will
also find the Relative Index terms, and Library of
Congress Subject Headings located below ...

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as well as the Mapped MeSH and BISAC terms.

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Rearrange the layout by clicking and dragging
elements where you want them.

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Don't like the layout you created? Click a button
in Preferences to reset it.

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Terms on the WebDewey 2.0 records -- that are
hyperlinked -- go to their authority file records.

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To return to the WebDewey record, click the link in
the 083 field or use your browser's Back button.

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Links to BISAC records work the same way.

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Access the Main Classes hierarchy from a tab at the top, or
from the links at the bottom of each screen ...

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Where you’ll also find links to Tables.

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Standard Boolean operators can be used when searching more than one index. In
this example, two terms were combined with the Boolean operator “not.”

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Use truncation and character masking to include variant spellings

or when you are unsure of the correct spelling.

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You can also browse WebDewey. Click the Browse button at
the top of the screen.

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Browse results

Enter your term and click Browse.

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When building numbers copy them to the Build box. Your work is saved while you
go from screen to screen in the service or until you log off WebDewey.

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Use the search history to repeat or revise your searches.

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To view comments you created, click the Comments button at the top of the screen …

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and then search for your comments.

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You can create a new comment based on an existing one by clicking Derive.

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Enter your changes and click Save.

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In WebDewey 2.0, you can link to one or more OPACs from a record display screen.

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You’ll set your OPAC options in WebDewey Preferences ...

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and you can add any number of OPACs.

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 www.oclc.org/dewey

This has been an overview of WebDewey 2.0. To learn more

about this service, go to www.oclc.org/dewey.

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