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The DDC is developed and maintained by the Dewey editorial office located in the Dewey Decimal Classification Division of the Library of Congress.
The editors’ proposed revisions and expansions are then reviewed and finalized by the Dewey Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee (EPC) of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC).
The DDC is published by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. OCLC owns all copyright rights in the Dewey Decimal Classification, and licenses the system for a variety of uses.