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Evidence Guide: CULINM601A - Analyse and describe specialist and complex material

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CULINM601A - Analyse and describe specialist and complex material

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Review specialist and complex material

  1. Use methods of description for specialist and complex material that reflect the principles of bibliographic control, relevant standards and customer needs
  2. Analyse material in a manner that reflects indepth knowledge of customer needs and contexts, the subject area, and the range of analysis and description methods that may be applied
  3. Derive concepts from analysis that reflect awareness of current industry practice and standards
Use methods of description for specialist and complex material that reflect the principles of bibliographic control, relevant standards and customer needs

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Analyse material in a manner that reflects indepth knowledge of customer needs and contexts, the subject area, and the range of analysis and description methods that may be applied

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Derive concepts from analysis that reflect awareness of current industry practice and standards

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Develop descriptions for specialist and complex material

  1. Select terminology to represent concepts based on indepth knowledge of suitable headings in the subject area, or new headings, according to accepted industry practice
  2. Establish authority files for new headings that are devised and maintained according to accepted industry practice
  3. Describe material for which there are no precedents
  4. Check that descriptions meet relevant industry standards
Select terminology to represent concepts based on indepth knowledge of suitable headings in the subject area, or new headings, according to accepted industry practice

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Establish authority files for new headings that are devised and maintained according to accepted industry practice

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Describe material for which there are no precedents

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Check that descriptions meet relevant industry standards

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Enhance systems for describing material

  1. Use knowledge of general developments in library and information services practice and organisational priorities to contribute to enhancement of systems
  2. Recommend expansion or enhancement of organisational systems for describing material to relevant personnel
Use knowledge of general developments in library and information services practice and organisational priorities to contribute to enhancement of systems

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Recommend expansion or enhancement of organisational systems for describing material to relevant personnel

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 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:

CULINM502A Provide subject access and classify material.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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 up-to-date with current industry developments and practices

literacy skills to:

interpret highly specialised and complex information

use wide-ranging 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

self-management skills to:

prioritise work tasks and meet deadlines

follow workplace procedures

technology skills to develop user-friendly 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.

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.