Assessor Resource

CULLB505C
Analyse and describe information materials

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit applies to individuals who possess significant technical skills and knowledge for the description of information materials in accordance with national and international standards. This work is carried out autonomously within established guidelines.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to analyse and describe material by indexing and abstracting the content and format of materials to ensure the efficient retrieval of information by customers.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Nil

Employability Skills

The required outcomes described in this unit of competency contain applicable facets of Employability Skills. The Employability Skills Summary for the qualification in which this unit of competency is packaged, will assist in identifying Employability Skills requirements.



Evidence Required

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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.

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

Evidence of the following is essential:

ability to appropriately use tools, standards and communication skills to analyse and describe material appropriately

knowledge of principles of subject access

demonstration of skills using current industry systems to analyse and describe a range of different materials.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

access to relevant policies and procedures manuals

access to relevant thesauri and database programs.

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 on-the-job performance by the candidate

evaluation of appropriateness of descriptions created by the candidate and adaptations to suit different types of information

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of standards and tools.

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

CULLB506C Catalogue and classify material.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to accurately and appropriately describe a wide range of potentially complex information

critical thinking skills to apply analysis and description tools to a wide range of different information types of varying complexity

literacy skills to interpret and analyse a wide range of references

numeracy skills to work with indexing concepts.

Required knowledge

principles of subject access

principles of thesauri used in indexing

types of indexes and abstracts

abstracting and indexing standards and methods, including descriptions and cross referencing of access points and descriptors

allocating descriptors, major and minor

ways of matching reference structure to suit customer needs

ways of enhancing subject access through indexing

monitoring and review processes for indexes and abstracts

copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that impact on indexing and abstracting activities.

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.

Scope and likely use of material may relate to:

subject matter

available time

available space

probable types of users, e.g. professional, educational, recreational

express brief or document format

Customer requirements or expectations for consideration may include:

access

current awareness

retrospective inquiry

description of contents of materials

translation from one language to another

Analysis and description tools, techniques and standards may include:

SCIS Subject Headings and thesauri

LCSH Library of Congress Subject Headings

Description/s may be:

indicative

informative

critical

assigned from a prescribed list or thesaurus, e.g. ERIC, AEI

taken from pre-existing formulations

derived from text or context

formulated to meet identified customers needs

In manual indexes, entries may be ordered:

alphabetically

numerically

alphanumerically

taxonomically

chronologically

according to traditional rules or conventions

General conventions may include:

bibliographic organisation/descriptions

geographic descriptions

Monitor and review processes may include:

surveys

customer feedback

statistics

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Observation Checklist

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