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.
What should be some of the objectives in developing an internal style policy within your I&R?
-Clear and concise
-Agencies, sites, and services/programs
-Clear, consistent, concise, and relevant
Clear, consistent, concise, and relevant