Labels

Cirrus incorporates a variety of 'Labels' at different points throughout the platform to facilitate the addition of metadata to your content, thus enhancing its organization.

Here are a few instances where labels are used extensively:

• Item management in the Library, which includes:
  • Personal labels
  • System labels
  • Labels employed during the creation of assessments
• User labels utilized during candidate selection

General Label Search

Search boxes across the platform enable you to search for labels using common operators like AND, OR and NOT. Here are a few examples:

• To find an item tagged with both Label A and Label B, input: Label:A AND Label:B
• To locate all items without a specific label, say Label B, type: NOT labels:B

Item management in library

Using labels in a library management system serves several important purposes:

• Organization: Labels help in efficiently categorizing and organizing the items in the library. They provide a clear and easily understandable structure to the library's collection, making it easier to manage.

• Ease of Search: Labels make it easier for users to find specific items in the library. They can simply search for the label instead of having to navigate through the entire collection.

• Assessment Creation: Labels provide an advantage during the construction of an assessment by serving as filters, aiding in the 'question selection' and 'form creation' stages.
  More in information in our article about 'labels'

Labels for User Management / Scheduling

Beyond items, labels can also be assigned to individual users. Please note that these user labels differ from item labels:

To do this, navigate to Admin > Users and open the desired user profile. In the General tab of the user profile, you can add a user-label by clicking on "Empty". Begin typing the name of the label and a list of suggestions will populate. From this, you can select an existing label or click on "New Label" to create a new one.
User-labels can be a powerful tool for scheduling and user management. When adding users to a Schedule, simply input (part of) the user-label you wish to search for in the search box. The label will be displayed on the search results overview.

More information to be found in our article about 'User Labels'