ARST/LIBR 596 – lululemon

Organization
lululemon

Address
lululemon Vancouver SSC
1818 Cornwall Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 1C7
Canada
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Supervising Librarian/Archivist
Name: Susannah Smith
Email: susannahsmith@lululemon.com

Purpose of the project:

To assist the Raw Materials Global Libraries team with collection database updates and other library/archival collection-management based projects as necessary.

Summary of activities required to carry out the project:

Under the direction of the Global Libraries team, the work experience will consist of collaborating with Raw Materials cross-functional partners to support in data integrity by updating digital records in FlexPLM, our organizational materials database.

Expectations of the end result of the project, for both host and student:

Host:

  • Identified records are updated with correct data in the materials database

Student:

  • Gain collections database experience
  • Exposure to a special/corporate library collection in a creative, progressive setting
  • Work in collaboration with other professional librarians/archivists

Time periods in which the project could be supervised:

  • Winter Term 2 (January – April)

Is there a deadline by which the project must be completed?

The project should be completed within the timeframe of the student’s work experience hours.

Considering the project requirements, please suggest suitable coursework as pre-requisite or co-requisite:

Applicants should have completed at least one year of their program and be able to describe how the relevant foundation/required courses relate to this work experience opportunity.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.