Diploma of Library and Information Services - BSB52115

TAFE NSW

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E

This qualification is part of the Business Services Training Package. It reflects the role of individuals with sound theoretical knowledge base who use a range of specialised, technical or managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate their own work or the work of a team. They may provide leadership and guidance to others and have some responsibility for the output of others.

Structure

19 units: 7 core
12 elective

Subjects

Contribute to collection management
Research and analyse information to meet customer needs
Manage lending and borrowing processes for collections
Lead team effectiveness
Analyse and describe information resources
Obtain revenue to support operations
Develop and manage a budget
Assess the significance of collections
Prepare specialised interpretive content on cultural and heritage environments
Manage and monitor business or records systems
Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material
Provide multimedia support
Lead and manage team effectiveness
Manage personal work priorities and professional development
Manage quality customer service
Work with diverse people
Manage risk
Provide subject access and classify material
Review and maintain a website
Promote literature and reading
Promote products and services
Analyse and describe specialist and complex material
Use established cataloguing tools
Write content for web pages
Prepare and present tour commentaries or activities
Integrate social web technologies
Research and document collection material
Ensure a safe workplace
Manage collection maintenance and preservation procedures
Install and dismantle exhibition elements
Participate in formal communication processes
Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs
Use and monitor advanced functions of integrated library management systems
Manage the development of collections
Extend own information literacy skills to locate information
Define recordkeeping framework
Obtain information from external and networked sources
Consolidate and maintain industry knowledge
Coordinate the installation and dismantling of exhibitions
Use development software and ICT tools to build a basic website
Design and develop learning programs
Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
Roster staff
Develop and monitor procedures for the movement and storage of collection material
Monitor compliance with copyright and licence requirements
Develop and promote activities, events and public programs
Recruit, induct and support volunteers
Develop and implement exhibition interpretive strategies
Plan management of records over time
Maintain digital repositories
Use advanced features of computer applications
Develop and maintain business continuity plans
Identify and resolve client ICT problems
Undertake project work
Develop and maintain community and stakeholder relationships
Develop disaster management plans
Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement
Complete a range of cataloguing activities
Develop exhibition concepts
Write complex documents
Search library and information databases