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-====Module 8 Answers and review Reference Excellence====+====Module 8 Answers and review - Reference Excellence====
  
 [[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex]] [[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex]]
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 ====Module 8 answers==== ====Module 8 answers====
  
-**Suggested answers for Module 8 exercises**+//Suggested answers for Module 8 exercises - Discuss the questions and your answers with your supervisor, trainer or colleagues.//
  
-Discuss the questions and your answers with your supervisor, trainer or colleagues. +**Local studies**
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-**What is local studies?**+
  
   - Does your library have a Local Studies collection?   - Does your library have a Local Studies collection?
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   - Has your library collected any digital material for the Local Studies collection?   - Has your library collected any digital material for the Local Studies collection?
   - What kind of content does your library actively create for the collection?    - What kind of content does your library actively create for the collection? 
 +  - What kind of content could your library create/document for your local studies collection, firstly using existing equipment or that you could borrow from other parts of council, then which may require new equipment
    
     *  Were there any surprises?     *  Were there any surprises?
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   - Collect 3 examples of ephemera from your area and discuss adding to your own collection with your Local Studies specialist.   - Collect 3 examples of ephemera from your area and discuss adding to your own collection with your Local Studies specialist.
   - How does your library store and preserve ephemera, how is access to it provided?    - How does your library store and preserve ephemera, how is access to it provided? 
-  - Ordered List Item 
  
-  * Where did you find the ephemera? +  * Where did you find the ephemera? What is it about? 
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 +  - Look for social media about your area? 
 +  - What hashtags are used? Often it will be town or suburb name, but there could be other relevant local hashtags as well. 
 +  - Find two or examples of social media that you might like to add to your library collection - look at Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or YouTube for examples. 
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 +  * Where did you find the social media? What is it about? How can you tell if it was it posted by a local or a visitor?
  
 **Key resources for local geographical research** **Key resources for local geographical research**
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   * What did you learn by doing this?     * What did you learn by doing this?  
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 +**Exercises for diversity audit of local studies collections**
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 +  * List the four key messages you learned from this video. 
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 **Local studies challenges** **Local studies challenges**
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 What to do when you finish the module... What to do when you finish the module...
  
-When you have completed the exercises for this module, you may want to talk to your colleagues or supervisor about them.+When you have completed the exercises for this module, you may want to talk to your supervisor, trainer or colleagues about them.
  
 Please fill out and submit  [[https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/reference_excellence|the evaluation form]]  Please fill out and submit  [[https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/reference_excellence|the evaluation form]] 
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 **Reference Excellence - self paced reference and information services training** **Reference Excellence - self paced reference and information services training**
  
-[[About ref-ex]]+[[About ref-ex|About Reference Excellence]]
  
-[[Module 1 Overview of the reference process ref-ex]]+[[Module 1 Overview of the reference process ref-ex|Module 1 Overview of the reference process]]
  
-[[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types ref-ex]]+[[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types ref-ex|Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types]]
  
-[[Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours ref-ex]]+[[Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours ref-ex|Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours]]
  
-[[Module 4 Search strategies ref-ex]]+[[Module 4 Search strategies ref-ex|Module 4 Search strategies]]
  
-[[Module 5 Reference resources ref-ex]]+[[Module 5 Reference resources ref-ex|Module 5 Reference resources]]
  
-[[Module 6 Ethics and legislation ref-ex]]+[[Module 6 Ethics and legislation ref-ex|Module 6 Ethics and legislation]]
  
-[[Module 7 Roving reference ref-ex]] +[[Module 7 Roving reference ref-ex|Module 7 Roving reference]]
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-[[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex]]+
  
-[[Module 9 Family history ref-ex]]+[[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex|Module 8 Local studies]]
  
-[[Module 10 Children ref-ex]]+[[Module 9 Family history ref-ex|Module 9 Family history]]
  
-[[Module 11 Young adults ref-ex]]+[[Module 10 Children ref-ex|Module 10 Children]]
  
-[[Module 12 Corporate library services ref-ex]]+[[Module 11 Young adults ref-ex|Module 11 Young adults]]
  
-[[Module 13 Technology reference services ref-ex]]+[[Module 12 Corporate library services ref-ex|Module 12 Corporate library services]]
  
 +[[Module 13 Technology reference services ref-ex|Module 13 Technology reference services]]
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