Overall Database Questions Flashcards
Within the Taxonomy, what is a “Use Reference”?
A concept with virtually the same meaning as the main term
Upon achieving AIRS Certification, a Resource Specialist must renew their credential every?
-3 years
-2 years
-5 years
two years
The purpose of eligibility criteria is to describe the?
-Tell people was programs are out there.
-People who qualify for a particular service.
People who qualify for a particular service.
An I&R program customizes the Taxonomy in order to?
-Add more resources.
-Deactivate and make invisible terms that the I&R service doesn’t wish to use.
Deactivate and make invisible terms that the I&R service doesn’t wish to use.
Which of the following is an example of a Taxonomy modality/delivery term?
-Mediation
-Utility payment
-Job Loss program
Mediation
Which of the following is most likely to be used as a filter in a search for a community service?
-Hours
-Languages other than English
-Legal Name
Languages other than English
Which of the following is the best way to style the agency name for the programs provided by Mytown’s Parks and Recreation Department?
-Mytown’s Parks and Recreation Department
-Parks and Recreation Department of Mytown
-Mytown Parks and Recreation Department
Mytown Parks and Recreation Department
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the AIRS Style Guide?
-A helpful guide to entering database information
-A precise set of rules that must be scrupulously followed by all AIRS members
-A backup in case an agency is not using one of the main I&R software programs
A helpful guide to entering database information
When listing the hours of operation for a new agency, you should deal with holiday closings by detailing the hours of which of the following?
-Exclude them
-List emergency and crisis services only
-List regular hour only
Emergency and crisis services only
In writing a service description, a Resource Specialist should avoid what?
-Avoid adjectives and adverbs
-Use plenty of descriptive adjectives and adverbs
-active verbs and action words.
Avoid adjectives and adverbs.
What is a ancillary service?
-Offered to only people who receive primary services
-Not core services and are not worth mentioning
- services that the agency says they offer, but probably does not
have the resources to actually provide in a sustained way
Not core services and are not worth mentioning.
Indirect services are services that are?
-services that the agency may facilitate access to, but not a service that the agency provides itself.
-offered only to people who are already involved in one of the agency’s primary services.
-services that an eligible person can directly access
without being involved in other agency services.
Services to which an agency may facilitate access, but not a service that the agency provides itself.
It is important to have rules for structuring agency names to do what?
-facilitate searches by agency name, particularly in lists.
- Ensure that address information is entered consistently.
facilitate searches by agency name, particularly in lists.
Within the Taxonomy, what is a “Use Reference”?
-A concept with virtually the same meaning as the main term.
-These identify related but not identical terms in other parts of the Taxonomy.
- A broader sets of target groups/problems that are connected to relevant Taxonomy
A concept with virtually the same meaning as the main term
What are these also known as?
Organization/Facility type, Service terms, Named Program terms, Modality/Delivery Format terms and Target terms.
Facets or concepts
This type of service represents the most common type of human service indexing concepts? For example, clothing or financial assistance.
- Names program terms
-Service Terms
-Organization/Facility type
Service terms
Which of the following is probably the best source of information about significant new programs in your community?
-Newspaper and newsletters
-Cable, blog post
-Local government funding approvals
Local government funding approvals
To compile a community directory, you should run a resource database report on which of the following?
-Languages other than English
-Taxonomy terms relevant to the publication
-People who qualify for a particular service.
Taxonomy terms relevant to the publication
How many levels are there in the taxonomy?
-10 +1=11
-9
-6
-10
6
WHAT IS A “SEE ALSO” REFERENCE?
A term that suggests a related yet distinct concept to the given term.
What is API?
Application Programming Interface. Set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.
At a simple level, 1st and 2nd level terms are very rarely used for indexing
because they are too broad.
T/F
T
What are data elements?
-The physical locations from which clients access services provided by an agency.
-Specific containers for one or more pieces of information within a resource database.
-Specific types of information within a resource database.
Specific types of information within a resource database.
Style helps ensure that resource information is clearly and easily understood?
-Style helps ensure that resource information looks smart and tidy.
-It is important for the resource database to be a good example of literacy within the community.
Style helps ensure that resource information looks smart and tidy.
