The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Information needs may relate to: | authoritative source currency format of required information, such as: audio or video recordings electronic files images texts level of readership required, such as suitable for: different age groups general interest scholarly and academic research school assignments purpose and intended outcomes of information search |
Aboriginal-sites may include: | shelters with deposits open camp site midden shelter with midden shelter with art isolated find undefined sites axe grinding grooves bora/ceremonial ring burial site rock engraving scarred tree carved tree natural mythological site restricted site quarry ochre quarry fish trap stone arrangement mound (oven) mia mia waterhole (well) contact/mission abraded grooves Aboriginal Place (declared under NPW Act) Aboriginal Area (declared under NPW Act) protected archaeological site Conservation agreement massacre reserve |
Aboriginal cultural protocols may include: | gender roles in relation to knowledge and cultural practices information sensitivity and access appropriate information transfer negotiations with local Aboriginal Community about information transfer cultural diversity natural resources and their importance for economy, religion, spirituality, art, environment, values, beliefs and lore/law rights and responsibilities associated with cultural knowledge, story, song, Site, and ceremony interpersonal ways of relating the talking of Community politics repatriation of artefacts issues of ownership (clans/nations) ownership of intellectual property acknowledging participation and ownership communicating about cultural material displaying cultural material handling cultural material identifying appropriate people to be consulted occasions when consultation is required ways in which consultations should be conducted |
Information Management System (IMS) may include: | Region or State based sites information management systems Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System (AHIMS) Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register and Information System (ACHRIS) Aboriginal Information Management System (AIMS) Aboriginal Heritage Management System (AHMS) Cultural Site Management System |
Search strategies may relate to: | brainstorming keywords and phrases consulting with colleagues regarding similar searches consulting with topic experts or external organisations internet searches mind mapping refining or narrowing search terms searching, such as: electronic databases external organisations’ websites or remote databases other library catalogues own library catalogue subject headings topics use of Boolean operators |
Search tools may include: | card/paper indexes datasets electronic databases internet online catalogues print or online indexing services. GPS and topography maps |
Cultural requirements may relate to: | access to material and associated research any ceremony or procedure that should be carried out around the handling and/or moving of material storage of material the way material should be transported use of equipment or tools who can describe or handle material who can view or be around material. |
Cultural material is defined as objects, collections, artworks, specimens, structures or sites, and includes: | archaeological material books and manuscripts built heritage cultural sites and buildings ethnographic material film and audio-visual material flora and fauna furniture photographs technological and industry items textiles works on paper and canvas |
Copyright and licensing issues may include: | conditions of licensing agreements for digital resources copyright declarations copyright warnings restrictions on access and use of electronic resources restrictions regarding reproduction of works or parts of works cultural intellectual copyright protection of cultural knowledge |
Search results may include | bibliographic citations explanation of search strategy used information obtained from websites or external organisations list of records retrieved from internet search list of records retrieved from searching electronic databases results of catalogue search |
advanced features may include: | advanced operations customising standard settings integrating with other devices |
Computer devices may include: | tablet laptop notebook PDA PC |
Storage devices may include: | disks: CD DVD Blu-Ray flash drives server solid-state hard drives virtual devices |
Connectivity may include: | audio-visual cable, wireless, infra-red or Bluetooth internal or via universal serial bus (USB) dongle network or stand-alone computer ports: Firewire high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) printer USB |
Printer settings may include: | cartridge type layout number of copies orientation paper size paper tray |
Audio visual devices may include: | data projector external monitor headset microphone speakers webcam or digital camera |
technology consumables may include: | back-up tapes CD-ROM USB drives print heads printer ribbons and cartridges toner cartridges zip disks |
routine maintenance refers to: | in-house cleaning and servicing of equipment according to manufacturer's guidelines periodic servicing by qualified or manufacturer approved, technician regular checking of equipment replacing consumables |
Identifying equipment faults refers to: | checking repairs have been carried out encouraging feedback from work colleagues keeping a log book of detected faults preparing a maintenance program regular back-ups of data regular OHS inspections routine checking of equipment |