This page is about the Diploma of Library and Information Services course which I am currently studying.
The subjects in the course (in the order I have studied them) are:
Semester 1 (2nd half of 2007)
- Develop and apply knowledge of the library/information services industry
- Develop and use information literacy skills
- Use business technology
- Produce simple word processed documents
- Create and use simple spreadsheets
- Send and receive information over the internet
Semester 2 (1st half of 2008)
- Process and maintain information resources
- Assist with circulation services
- Provide quality service to customers
- Use Multimedia
- Follow health, safety and security procedures
- Use cataloguing tools
Semester 3 (2nd half of 2008)
- Assist customers to access information
- Search databases
- Process information resource orders
Semester 4 (1st half of 2009)
- Train small groups
- Obtain information from external and networked services
- Assist with the presentation of public activities and events
- Use development software and IT tools to build a basic webpage to specification
- Undertake cataloguing activities (phase 1)
Semester 5 (2nd half of 2009)
- Research and analyse information to meet customer needs
- Catalogue and classify material
- Undertake cataloguing activities (phase 2)
- Industry Placement 1
Semester 6 (1st half of 2010)
- Write simple documents
- Analyse and describe information materials
- Develop and use complex databases
- Use, evaluate and extend own information literacy skills
- Monitor and enhance information access
- Promote client access to literature
- Make presentations
- Deliver information, activities and events
- Select and acquire information materials
- Implement workplace health, safety and security procedures
- Develop and maintain community/stakeholder relationships
- Establish effective workplace relationships
- Industry Placement 2
