Mentoring in the Library : Building for the Future

ISBN-13: 9780838935934 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 122 str.

Marta K. Lee

Opis

Mentoring isn't just another component of being a good employee. It's essential to the continuing health ofan institution: the sharing of knowledge and experience not only helps less senior employees improve theirjob skills but transforms managers into stronger leaders. Noted reference librarian and researcher Lee offerslibrarians at all levels both her experience and her ideas about establishing a formal mentoring process atthe library. Readers will learn The kinds of skills the mentor should have, with techniques for successful development, education, andtraining How to establish formal and informal mentoring arrangements, with a chapter devoted to mentoringlibrarians electronically Keys to working with students, interns, volunteers, and individuals interested in a library science careerIn this useful book, Lee shows librarians how mentoring can be both satisfying and good for careerdevelopment and personal growth.