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Reference Services
Postgraduate | CUR-INFM230 | 2022
Course information for 2022 intake
Understand the importance of a good reference and information service in libraries.Sort through advanced search strategies and see how to set up automated information retrieval. Discuss citation indexing. Break down the steps in a reference interview.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Reference Services
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- appraise the various bibliographic devices used to provide access to subject content
- apply the principles of conducting an effective reference interview
- apply principles of advanced and specialised forms of subject retrieval, including citation based retrieval
- recognise the issues and standards related to ethical reference and information services
- apply principles and practice of advanced disciplinary subject retrieval.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
The role of the reference and information service. Basic bibliography. The reference interview. The organisation of subject/discipline access. Advanced search strategies, including their use with automated information retrieval. Planning, promoting and evaluating reference and information services. Digital and virtual reference. Current awareness services. Citation indexing. User education/information literacy. Ethical issues of references services.
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-INL-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies
- CUR-INM-MAS-2022 - Master of Information Management
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateCUR-INL-GDI
PostgraduateCUR-INM-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE