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The paper chronicles the introduction of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) in Swedish libraries as part of a project of the Swedish National Library (Kungliga biblioteket) in the years 2009 - 2012. First a quick overview of the current state of affairs in terms of subject indexing at Swedish libraries is presented, followed by a brief historical outline and a cursory description of both the classification structure of SAB (classification system in Swedish libraries) and the keyword system SAO (Svenska ämnesord). The objectives of introducing DDC and some implementation issues are described, and a final section analyzes why DDC has found widespread use in scientific libraries but is, as yet, rarely used in Sweden's public libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]