dewey

[Derek Tombrello]

Oh, that's no problem. I forgot I even asked :lol:

Most all of the books have ISBNs associated with them, and I've tried
doing an "update entry / all sources" and the Dewey Decimal field has
never gotten populated......

I'll be da.... It just hit me when you said that the LoC "can be
configured"... I never thought to look at the data sources in settings.
Dewey was not enabled by default. Once I clicked that and ran the
"update entry / all sources? and bam! Dewey Decimal Code.

Just overlook me... most people do :) I really appreciate the reply.
That is going to save me SO many headaches!




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On 7/18/24 8:33 PM, Robby Stephenson wrote:
> HI Derek,
>
> My apologies for a late reply.
>
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 2:09 PM Derek Tombrello
> <RebelTaz at robotsandcomputers.com> wrote:
>
>     I don't remember if I added it specifically or if it was an
>     original collection field, but I keep my books organized in my
>     library by the Dewey Decimal system. A lot (most) of the books
>     tellico finds do not bring in that field. I was using
>     https://www.oclc.org/go/en/classify-discontinuation.html to find
>     the numbers manually, but that has been discontinued. They link to
>     an api now instead. I don't suppose you ever considered adding
>     that as a source, have you? I know I am probably an edge use case
>     (I usually am) but.... Never hurts to ask
>
>
> I'll take a look at the WorldCat API. It seems to need a subscription
> or login from an educational institution, at first glance.
>
> THe Library of Congress SRU source can be configured to return dewey,
> though I've not done significant testing. If you have a book with an
> isbn, you might be able to update from LOC and have the Dewey populate?
>
> Robby
>
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