Data Management And The Library System - 1591 Words

Data management in Libraries Iteration 1 Snowy Osahan Wilmington University Table of Contents Iteration 1: Orientation to Inspiration Space 3 Plan 3 Action 5 Observation 6 Reflection 7 References 9 Iteration 1: Orientation to Inspiration Space The orientation session will be conducted for the interns at Inspiration Space for a period of two days. During this phase, the interns will be introduced to the employees of Inspiration Space and the library that are associated with different departments in the Wilmington Public Library. This short term session will help the interns and new employees in understanding the architecture of the library system and familiarize with the real work environment. This phase†¦show more content†¦The company’s website was also reviewed during this meeting. A formal document was handed to the interns for providing the detailed information related to the company’s manuals and policies. All the interns and new employees were requested to submit all their documents to the Human Resource Department for verifications. The new hire forms were provided and completed by all the new people. Being an intern, I was not familiar with the cu rrent working environment of the company. Inspiration Space Coordinator had provided full support to me in getting acquainted with the day to day operations of the organization. The hierarchy, on-going projects and existing clients of the organization were also discussed during this time. The company’s association with the state libraries and centralized data system was also explained by the supervisor (C. Shaw, personal communication, September 17, 2015). The internship objectives and responsibilities were discussed among the interns and supervisor to avoid ambiguity. I was introduced to the data management team. The project’s objectives and various issues in the current system were discussed. The roles of the team members in the project were also specified. During this period, I had met various employees from different departments and communicated with them to understand and study the existing data management system. The information was provided to the interns about the current tools, processes and high level