Connecting People to Information Through the VOCED Database Miriam Saunders, Manager, Information Se

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Connecting People to Information Through the
VOCED DatabaseMiriam Saunders, Manager,
Information ServicesNational Centre for
Vocational Education Research
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Outline

• The National VET clearinghouse network
  partnerships
• The VOCED web site database
• Recent developments future directions
• TVET (Technical Vocational Education Training)
• VET (Vocational Education Training)

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National VET Clearinghouse Network
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National VET Clearinghouse Network Partnerships

• Role of
• Local and regional clearinghouses
• National clearinghouse
• Partnerships
• Memorandums of understanding
• Informal partnerships

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VOCED Coverage

• Comprehensive for Australia
• Key international resources
• Types of material
• Topic coverage
• Sourcing material

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VOCED Database

• Database specifications
• Updating process
• Features of the database
• Combination searching
• Boolean operators
• Browse choices boxes
• Limit searches
• Highlighting of search terms
• Links to other relevant documents
• Summary or full record displays
• Printing, emailing and saving results

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Recent Developments Future Initiatives

• Interoperability
• Managing other collections databases
• Canned version on CD-ROM
• Presence on search engines
• Expansion of the clearinghouse network

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Contact Details

• Web site www.voced.edu.au
• Emailmiriam.saunders_at_ncver.edu.au
• Subscribe to VOCED Highlights insight_at_ncver.edu.a
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