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Elements and Performance Criteria

Review specialist and complex material
Develop descriptions for specialist and complex material
Enhance systems for describing material
- Use knowledge of general developments in library and information services practice and organisational priorities to contribute to enhancement of systems
- Recommend expansion or enhancement of organisational systems for describing material to relevant personnel

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to make recommendations for improving organisational systems for describing material

initiative and enterprise skills to devise and apply innovative systems of analysis description and classification to optimise use of information

learning skills to keep uptodate with current industry developments and practices

literacy skills to

interpret highly specialised and complex information

use wideranging analysis and description methods

planning and organising skills to use and adapt analysis and description concepts to create practical operational improvements

problemsolving skills to identify analyse and develop solutions to systemic analysis and description issues

problemsolving skills to identify, analyse and develop solutions to systemic analysis and description issues

selfmanagement skills to

prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines

follow workplace procedures

technology skills to develop userfriendly interfaces for customer use when accessing information

Required knowledge

different customer groups their specialist information needs and types of libraries and information agencies

variety of contexts in which users need access to information

techniques and protocols for creating appropriate information description and classification systems

ways of maximising the interface between technology and information in developing useful systems of description and classification

copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that apply to analysis and description of materials in a wide range of contexts

specialist cataloguing and classification knowledge

processes for indexing and abstracting

national and international standards precedents interpretations and processes

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 comprehensive knowledge and application of cataloguing and classification principles

plan and carry out complex cataloguing and description tasks

apply metadata knowledge to specialist and complex materials and resources

use current industry systems and tools to analyse and describe a range of specialist and complex material

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

specialised and complex material

organisational systems for describing material

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

evaluation of analysis and description techniques used by the candidate for a range of material that poses different challenges and issues

evaluation of reports prepared by the candidate highlighting processes and rationale for the analysis and description process

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 Provide subject access and classify material

CULINM502A Provide subject access and classify material.

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.

Specialist and complex material may be:	in languages other than English nonprint media, such as: photographs music recordings art prints computer software material in electronic formats internet, intranet and other networkbased resources print, such as: monographs and serials textbooks scientific journals theses technical works newspapers manuscripts rare books or maps.
Contextsmay include:	academic business cultural intellectual research social.
Analysis and description may relate to:	cataloguing classification devising or adapting headings specific to an organisation’s needs facilitating ease of access to information by customers indexing and abstracting manipulating and enhancing metadata situations where classification system and terms need to be supplemented to reflect new fields of knowledge or changes in subject matter situations where subject categories are too specialised to be included in published and commonly used subject headings.
Authority filesmay relate to:	full name full subject reference only name reference only subject.