Elements and Performance Criteria

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.

Types may include:
discipline, such as:
knowledge management
data management repository
institutional, such as:
open access
digital
systems, such as:
content management
platforms.
Procedures may relate to:
access
authentication
authorities
copyright
donations
description
editing
industry-current system procedures
intellectual property
licensing agreements
moral rights and intellectual property issues
permissions
privacy
schemas
standards
technical issues.
Risksmay relate to:
access
copyright infringement
handling resources for digitisation
hazardous substances
moral rights
preservation
privacy
reproduction
use.
Resourcesmay include:
audio
audiovisual
bibliographic references (metadata only)
books, sections and chapters
conference and workshop papers
culturally sensitive materials
datasets
digital images
examination papers or tests
full text articles
journal articles
learning objects
multimedia and audiovisual materials
patents
photographs
software
theses and dissertations
unpublished reports and working papers.
Relevant personnelmay include:
artists
authors
copyright owners
donors
members of the public
musicians
photographers
publishers
researchers
rights holders
teachers
work colleagues.
Adding resources may relate to:
conversion of formats
file conversion
file formats, such as:
audio
documents, maps and books
film and video
photographs, negatives and slides
file naming
file optimisation
file size
interpolation
metadata standards
mode and bit depth
output size
permissions
preservation
resolution
scanning.
Software applications and equipmentmay include:
backup servers
cameras
computers
database servers
digital library management systems
scanners.
Access and integritymay relate to:
creating surrogates
files, such as:
format
migration
refreshment
storage
ingestion
restrictions, such as:
authentication
contractual
copyright
cultural
embargoes
licensing.
Descriptive, technical and administrative metadatamay relate to:
access
coding standards, such as:
Lightweight Information Describing Object (LIDO)
MARC
Metadata Encoding and Transmission Specification (METS)
Metadata Object Description Scheme (MODS)
eXtensible markup language (XML)
content standards, such as:
ontologies
Resource Description and Access (RDA)
taxonomies
thesauruses
element sets, such as:
Australian Government Location Service (AGLS)
Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)
Dublin Core
Vocational Educational and Training Metadata (Vetadata)
preservation metadata schemas, such as Preservation Metadata Maintenance Activity (PREMIS)
rights management.

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:
maintain knowledge of current trends in digital repositories
add to and remove resources from digital repositories using organisational policies and procedures
create and edit metadata for digital repository resources.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
industry-current systems and technologies for digital repositories
relevant organisational policies, procedures and metadata 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 third-party workplace reports of onthejob performance
verbal or written questioning to assess knowledge of procedures, systems and standards
evaluation of metadata created by the candidate
research projects, such as an analysis of different systems (including software applications), equipment or methods for the creation and maintenance of digital collections.
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:
BSBIPR401A Use and respect copyright
CULICM601A Contribute to collection management.