WebDewey search results screen features
Find an overview of the search results screen in WebDewey.
Display of WebDewey search results
| Search result | Display |
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| Single record | Full record displayed automatically. |
| Multiple records | Number of records found shown at the top of the results area. Records are listed in order by DDC number. Items include the DDC number and caption. Numbers are hyperlinked; click to view the full record. |
| Results per page | Default setting: 30 Change the number using the Results per page box (above or below results list). |
| Multipage results | Move between pages using the Show page box (above or below the results list). |
Other WebDewey screen features
| Feature | Description/Use |
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| Search/Browse area | On Search Results, the Search option is selected by default. Entry box shows the term and index searched. You can:
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| Build area | Text box for building a classification number incrementally:
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| Search History button (Opens the Search History window) |
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Identify record types in results
| Record type | Description | Example |
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| Built number ( |
Indicates a record for a number constructed according to add instructions stated or implied in the schedules or tables. Built numbers are created and verified by the DDC editors. | |
| Centered entry (C) | Represents a subject covered by a span of numbers. A centered entry is used to indicate and relate structurally a span of schedule numbers that together form a single concept. In add tables, a greater-than symbol (>) precedes a centered entry. | C 930-990 History of ancient world; of specific continents, countries, localities; of extraterrestrial worlds |
| Table centered entry | Represents a subject covered by a span of numbers. A table centered entry is used to indicate and relate structurally a span of table numbers that together form a single concept. | C T2--4-T2--9 The modern world; extraterrestrial worlds |
| Manual entry ( |
Indicates a record for an entry in the DDC Manual. | |
| Number with colon | Indicates add table notation. What precedes colon is class number or span where add table is located; what follows colon is notation to be added. | 617:028 Intensive care |
| Number in square brackets [ ] | Indicates a number that has been discontinued or relocated, or an unassigned number. Record instructs you not to use this number and provides a cross-reference to the correct class number. | [104] Unassigned 511[.22] Intuitionistic mathematics [291] Comparative religion T5--[04] Persons of mixed ancestry with ethnic origins from more than one continent |
| Number in parentheses ( ) | Indicates a class number that is an optional alternative to the number usually assigned to a concept. | (921) Philosophers and psychologists |
| Footnoted caption (caption preceded by * or † and/or ‡) |
Indicates that a record contains a reference to a footnote marked with that symbol. | *Administration of general forms of control † Latin dramatic poetry and drama ‡*Visual programming |
| Caption followed by ellipses | Occurs only with some built numbers. Indicates that the caption given is one of a series of Relative Index terms associated with that number. | B 809.4 Essayists (literature), . . . |
| Number followed by ellipses | Indicates standard subdivisions and topics that use 0 instead of 1-9 to indicate their position in the hierarchy. | 004.0 . . . Standard and special subdivisions |
