[Classweb-announce] Classfication Web Interface to be Upgraded

[Hayward, Patricia A]

Classification Web Interface to be Upgraded

August 15, 2019


Classification Web 4 will be released during the weekend of August 24-25, 2019.  This significant upgrade to the user interface includes all of the functionality of Classification Web 3, but incorporates modern web navigation techniques and a responsive design that runs on a wide range of hardware from desktop computers to tablets and smart phones.

After the weekend of August 24, subscribers will access Classification Web 4 with the URL https://classweb.org/Menu/.  SACO members will access the proposal system at https://classweb.org/Proposal/. The help documents, which include screen images, have also been revised and are available at https://classweb.org/Help/. These URLs are active and users who wish to acquaint themselves with the new interface may use them immediately, with the understanding that slight revisions to the interface continue to be made before the official rollout on August 24-25.

Subscribers may continue to use the current URL, https://classificationweb.net, which will also be upgraded during the official rollout. That URL will remain active for a time, but users are strongly encouraged to update their bookmarks to https://classweb.org as soon as possible.

Classification Web 4 runs on Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari, but the navigation features do not function properly on Internet Explorer.

Classification Web is the Library of Congress' online subscription service for up-to-date access to LC classification and five controlled vocabularies: LC's subject headings, genre/form terms, demographic group terms, medium of performance terms for music, and LC's subject headings for children. The LC/NACO Name Authority File can also be searched through Classification Web. In addition, it is the interface through which new and revised classification numbers, subject headings, and terms are proposed.

Questions about the new interface may be addressed to Patricia Hayward at phay at loc.gov<mailto:phay at loc.gov>.