Beyond mentoring : a guide for librarians and information professionals / edited by Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe-Wincentsen, Dawn, author.

Contributor:

Lowe-Wincentsen, Dawn, editor.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentoring in library science.

Librarians--Training of.

Librarians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Chandos Publishing, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

Introduction: What is beyond mentoring? / D. Lowe-Wincentsen

Mentoring organically / K. Quinnell

Inorganic is still good for you : building a structured group mentoring program for librarians / J. Knievel, J. Gerke, J. Couture and R. Kuglitsch

Informal mentorship matters : one librarian's leadership journey / M.S. Eisler

My year(s) as a mentoring committee chair / D. Lowe-Wincentsen

Developing future mentors and mid-career librarians : a look at the full cycle of faculty librarian mentoring / A. Brillat and M. Mendez

#TwitMentoring : librarians using Twitter in forming and cultivating mentoring relationships / A.J. Willemse

Cross institutional peer coaching : a case study / M. King and D. Winn

Critical friendship for librarians : striving together for scholarly advancement / Y.I. Ferguson and H. Marvin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2016).

OCLC:

967776707