Timeslip Services

Category: Information Retrieval

  • Competency H

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    Competency Statement: Demonstrate proficiency in identifying, using, and evaluating currentand emerging information and communication technologies. Introduction Technology evolves with the help of past knowledge held in libraries, and yet libraries are perceived at being slow at adapting to new technologies. Many library institutions cannot afford to adopt and advocate every technological trend and must be…

  • Competency E

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    Competency Statement: Design, query, and evaluate information retrieval systems. Introduction As mediators between users and a treasure trove of information, it is necessary for information professionals to understand how information retrieval systems are designed, how to operate them, and how their interdependency informs one another. It is also important to understand what makes a good…

  • Competency F

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    Competency Statement: Use the basic concepts and principles related to the selection, evaluation, organization, and preservation of physical and digital information items. Introduction Without proper curation and maintenance, it is easy to overlook the value and discontinue the support of a collection and the organization that houses it. This competency describes the responsibilities necessary to…

  • Competency G

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    Competency Statement: Demonstrate understanding of basic principles and standards involved in organizing information such as classification and controlled vocabulary systems, cataloging systems, metadata schemas or other systems for making information accessible to a particular clientele. Introduction An unorganized creative genius may be able to find a book hidden under stacks of other books cluttered on…