This is the website of the European DDC Users Group (EDUG).
Over the past ten years, extensive translation projects have been completed
in Europe to produce the French, Italian and German editions of the DDC21
and DDC22. Experience has shown that the translation and adaptation of the
DDC in the European context can be difficult.
It is in this context that EDUG was established in 2007. EDUG works in partnership
with OCLC to foster cooperation in the development of DDC in Europe. In particular,
EDUG aims:
- To promote professional interests of all users of the DDC in Europe by
the exchange of experience in the use of the DDC;
- To coordinate proposals for the development of the DDC according to the
bibliographic needs of European libraries and users in collaboration with
the Dewey Classification Editorial Policy Committee (EPC) and OCLC;
- To encourage the development and dissemination of techniques, applications,
software, documentation and procedures in the areas of translation and access;
- To encourage and promote co-operation in the translation of the DDC into
European languages.
Use the links on the left-hand side to access the main sections of the website.
Members
The current members of EDUG are:
Institutional members
- Biblioteca nazionale centrale di Firenze
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- The British Library
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- National Library of Norway
- National Library of Sweden
- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
- Swiss National Library
Affiliated members
- Centre for Digital Library Research, University of Strathclyde
- Menntaskolinn vid Sund - Library
- OCLC EMEA B.V.
- Stockholm University Library
- Verbundzentrale des Gemeinsamen Bibliotheksverbundes (VZG)
The Membership section contains further information and an application form.
Office bearers
Chair
Patrice Landry
Chair, EDUG
Bibliothèque nationale suisse BN
Hallwylstrasse 15
3003 Berne
Switzerland
e: Patrice.Landry@nb.admin.ch
Vice-Chair
Yvonee Jahns
Vice-Chair, EDUG
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Inhaltserschliessung
Deutscher Platz 1
D-04103 Leipzig
Germany
e: Y.Jahns@d-nb.de
Secretary
Karin Kleiber
Secretary, EDUG
Austrian National Library
Josefsplatz 1
1015 Vienna
Austria
e: karin.kleiber@onb.ac.at