Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

BSBLIB506 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain digital repositories

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency BSBLIB506 - Maintain digital repositories
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to populate and manage digital collections of information resources. It applies to individuals, working autonomously within established guidelines, with significant technical skills and knowledge in using, maintaining, improving and describing content and context of digital collections according to organisational and system guidelines.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the Library – Collection Management field of work and include access to:

industry-current systems and technologies for digital repositories

relevant organisational policies, procedures and metadata standards

special purpose tools, equipment, materials and industry software packages.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Maintain knowledge of digital repositories
  • Research information sources to determine types and functions of digital repositories
  • Review organisational procedures on digital repositories to ensure consistency with organisational policies
  • Assess risks associated with digital repositories and refer to appropriate personnel as required
       
Element: Manage resources for digital repositories
  • Locate and verify resources to add to the digital repository
  • Provide information to relevant personnel regarding procedures and permissions for collecting and accessing resources
  • Add resources to the digital repository using suitable software applications and equipment
  • Maintain digital resources to ensure access and integrity
  • Remove resources from the digital repository where required, following organisational procedures
       
Element: Manage metadata for digital repositories
  • Create descriptive, technical and administrative metadata for digital repository resources according to organisational policies and procedures
  • Edit digital repository metadata according to organisational policies and procedures
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Maintain knowledge of digital repositories

1.1 Research information sources to determine types and functions of digital repositories

1.2 Review organisational procedures on digital repositories to ensure consistency with organisational policies

1.3 Assess risks associated with digital repositories and refer to appropriate personnel as required

2 Manage resources for digital repositories

2.1 Locate and verify resources to add to the digital repository

2.2 Provide information to relevant personnel regarding procedures and permissions for collecting and accessing resources

2.3 Add resources to the digital repository using suitable software applications and equipment

2.4 Maintain digital resources to ensure access and integrity

2.5 Remove resources from the digital repository where required, following organisational procedures

3 Manage metadata for digital repositories

3.1 Create descriptive, technical and administrative metadata for digital repository resources according to organisational policies and procedures

3.2 Edit digital repository metadata according to organisational policies and procedures

Evidence of the ability to:

add to and remove resources from digital repositories using organisational policies and procedures, and ensuring the access and integrity of these

create and edit metadata for digital repository resources.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify and describe access and preservation standards for digitisation

discuss copyright, moral rights, digital rights management and intellectual property issues and legislation that impact digital repositories

describe different digital file formats

describe digital preservation techniques

review information management principles for description and access

maintain knowledge of current trends in digital repositories

identify and describe licensing agreements covering digital resources

reference metadata standards and systems used in Australian institutions, such as:

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR)

Australian Government Location Service (AGLS)

Dublin Core

Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) and MARC21

review organisational procedures regarding digital repositories.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Maintain knowledge of digital repositories

1.1 Research information sources to determine types and functions of digital repositories

1.2 Review organisational procedures on digital repositories to ensure consistency with organisational policies

1.3 Assess risks associated with digital repositories and refer to appropriate personnel as required

2 Manage resources for digital repositories

2.1 Locate and verify resources to add to the digital repository

2.2 Provide information to relevant personnel regarding procedures and permissions for collecting and accessing resources

2.3 Add resources to the digital repository using suitable software applications and equipment

2.4 Maintain digital resources to ensure access and integrity

2.5 Remove resources from the digital repository where required, following organisational procedures

3 Manage metadata for digital repositories

3.1 Create descriptive, technical and administrative metadata for digital repository resources according to organisational policies and procedures

3.2 Edit digital repository metadata according to organisational policies and procedures

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Research information sources to determine types and functions of digital repositories 
Review organisational procedures on digital repositories to ensure consistency with organisational policies 
Assess risks associated with digital repositories and refer to appropriate personnel as required 
Locate and verify resources to add to the digital repository 
Provide information to relevant personnel regarding procedures and permissions for collecting and accessing resources 
Add resources to the digital repository using suitable software applications and equipment 
Maintain digital resources to ensure access and integrity 
Remove resources from the digital repository where required, following organisational procedures 
Create descriptive, technical and administrative metadata for digital repository resources according to organisational policies and procedures 
Edit digital repository metadata according to organisational policies and procedures 

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