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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication and teamwork skills to liaise with colleagues

literacy skills to

interpret cataloguing standards

construct cataloguing entries

numeracy skills to work with numerical features of cataloguing systems

problemsolving skills to review and respond to database maintenance issues

selfmanagement skills to

prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines

follow workplace procedures

technology skills to use current industry cataloguing systems

Required knowledge

cataloguing standards and systems used in Australian libraries endorsed by the Australian Committee on Cataloguing ACOC

commonly used automated cataloguing systems and shared cataloguing networks

frequently occurring cataloguing problems

principles of bibliographic description and access

ways of preparing original and copy cataloguing records

procedures for maintaining cataloguing records

copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that impact on cataloguing

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

demonstrate accuracy in creating and editing catalogue records

apply sound knowledge of bibliographic and catalogue record components

use knowledge of cataloguing standards to maintain records

use current industry systems to undertake cataloguing activities

complete activities within realistic workplace time constraints

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

relevant policy and procedures documents

current industry cataloguing tools systems and standards

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty workplace reports of onthejob performance

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of onthejob performance

review of records created by the candidate in relation to accuracy and completeness

review of catalogues which the candidate is responsible for maintaining

verbal or written questioning to assess knowledge of cataloguing procedures and systems

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular client groups consider the requirements of different age groups clients with English as a second language clients with disabilities remote library users etc

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

CULINMA Use integrated library management systems

CULINM402A Use integrated library management systems.

Range Statement

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.

National and international standards may include:	Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) Intentional Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) Libraries Australia Cataloguing Standards (LACS) Library of Congress Authorities (LCA) Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) coding formats Resource Description and Access (RDA) Schools Cataloguing Information Service (SCIS) standard classification schemes, such as: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) standard subject heading systems, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Cataloguing relates to:	copy cataloguing creating original catalogue records descriptive cataloguing, including assigning access points downloading and editing suitable bibliographic records to local system established procedures manipulating metadata to create records.
Formats may include:	assistive technology devices audiovisual items, such as: CDs DVDs books computer files and software daisy digital formats e-books e-journals or datasets games journals kits maps material in English material in languages other than English microfilm and microfiche multimedia items music online print or electronic toys Universal Machine Readable Cataloguing (UNIMARC) unpublished materials.
Access points may include:	added entries authors headings for corporate bodies illustrators keywords metadata related headings relevant subject headings tags titles, series titles or variant titles.
Item of records and statement of holdingsmay include:	call numbers disposal of records information regarding access conditions, such as: not for loan prefixes to indicate shelved in specific collections, such as: REF (reference) DVD housed off-site, such as: archives storage restrictions, such as: age donor conditions duration of loan period embargoes location details.
Catalogue maintenance may include:	checking for duplicate bibliographic records correcting holdings information deleting or merging duplicate bibliographic records recataloguing items relocating items updating files.
Systems and standards may include:	AACR DDC LCA LCSH local protocols MARC metadata schemas RDA SCIS subject headings.
Informing cataloguing decisions may relate to:	calculating size of collection or number of items catalogued over time checking previously assigned call numbers or subject headings identifying gaps in the collection identifying missing or lost items stocktaking procedures.
Relevant personnel may be:	cataloguing colleagues in other libraries, such as: central cataloguing units national and state libraries donors members of cataloguing e-lists more experienced staff supervisors system providers with responsibility for shared cataloguing networks.
New authority records may relate to:	advising SCIS, Libraries Australia or central cataloguing unit of need for new authority files new headings to be included in local procedures or system documentation reporting and recording details for new name headings.