Beyond mentoring : a guide for librarians and information professionals /
"Beyond Mentoring: A Guide for Librarians and Information Professionals looks at mentorship, mentorship programs, what works, what doesn't, and different techniques, such as group and peer mentoring. The book considers many aspects of mentoring, various programs, and their successes and fa...
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Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, MA : |
Publication Dates: |
[2017] ©2017 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Chandos information professional series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081012949 |
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"Beyond Mentoring: A Guide for Librarians and Information Professionals looks at mentorship, mentorship programs, what works, what doesn't, and different techniques, such as group and peer mentoring. The book considers many aspects of mentoring, various programs, and their successes and failures, going beyond the usual types of mentoring by looking at newer models. An example of the cohort model from the American Library Association Emerging Leader model is included as a case study. In addition, another case study on the Sunshine State leadership Institute provides a toolkit for building your own program. The final section of the book offers perspectives and tools that people can use in designing their own programs. Provides case studies and perspectives from librarians who have been involved in mentoring programs ; Describes program types that go beyond traditional mentoring, including peer-to-peer and cohort or group mentoring ; Gives practical advice to help readers apply best practices to their own situations ; Offers a hands-on perspective of the program design process"--Provided by publisher. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780081012956 0081012950 |
Index Number: | Z668 |
CLC: | G251.6 |
Contents: |
What is beyond mentoring? / Mentoring organically / Inorganic is still good for you : building a structured group mentoring program for librarians / Informal mentorship matters : one librarian's leadership journey / My year(s) as a mentoring committee chair / Developing future mentors and mid-career librarians : a look at the full cycle of faculty librarian mentoring / #TwitMentoring : librarians using Twitter in forming and cultivating mentoring relationships / Cross institutional peer coaching : a case study / Critical friendship for librarians : striving together for scholarly advancement / |