You definitely want Koha (www.koha.org).
For Koha support, and special flavors: LibLime (www.liblime.com) and for even more library goodness, Keystone (http://www.indexdata.dk/keystone/).
One reson that the DDC hasn't entered the Public Doman yet is that the ownrs kep puting out a new "verzon" every year or so. This is necesary from a clasification standpoint in that new things are neding to be clasified (in Dewey's day, it was a bit hard to imagin computer softwar neding to be put in a library). But it does mean that every tim a new version is published, it is given a seperat copyrit (since the content realy is diferent).
A rough overview of the system can be sen her: http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/dewey.html
Dewey was also a proponent of simplified speling:
http://www.milton.k12.nh.us/Nute/melvil_dewey.htm# toc
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You definitely want Koha (www.koha.org). For Koha support, and special flavors: LibLime (www.liblime.com) and for even more library goodness, Keystone (http://www.indexdata.dk/keystone/).
One reson that the DDC hasn't entered the Public Doman yet is that the ownrs kep puting out a new "verzon" every year or so. This is necesary from a clasification standpoint in that new things are neding to be clasified (in Dewey's day, it was a bit hard to imagin computer softwar neding to be put in a library). But it does mean that every tim a new version is published, it is given a seperat copyrit (since the content realy is diferent). A rough overview of the system can be sen her: http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/dewey.html Dewey was also a proponent of simplified speling: http://www.milton.k12.nh.us/Nute/melvil_dewey.htm# toc