025.431: The Dewey blog

New Spanish translation underway

OCLC is pleased to announce that it’s working with Referencistas, a Colombia-based library services company, to offer a Spanish translation of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system.

Like other current translations (French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish, with Arabic on the way), the Spanish DDC will be continually updated in line with changes made to the English version. After the conclusion of the initial translation, the Spanish DDC will also be added to Dewey linked data and a Spanish WebDewey subscription will be available. The previous Spanish translation was a print Edition 22, and this work marks the first in Edition 23.

We’re proud to add Spanish to the family of DDC translations, and we’re excited to welcome Referencistas and their team to this project. I look forward to sharing more information about the availability of the Spanish translation of the DDC in due course.

Addressing a few bugs

Some users have been experiencing issues with WebDewey preferences and layouts since the install earlier this week. We will shortly be deploying fixes for this, and there may be some minimal downtime.

WebDewey install March 4, 2025

A WebDewey install is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Please see the attached file for details.

Users may not experience any downtime, but one new feature will not be immediately available, as detailed on page 2 of the release notes. Look for one or more upcoming blog posts highlighting the new features in detail!

Download WebDewey March 4 Install Release Notes