Monday, November 07, 2011

ACRL/NY Mentor/Mentee Pilot Project Needs Volunteers

The Association of College and Research Libraries/Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter, is looking for members willing to be mentors and mentees. ACRL/NY will start a regular mentoring program in the near future, but for now a pilot program is in place that needs participants.

Want to be a mentor? A mentor is someone who:

  • Encourages professional behavior;
  • Listens to problems and offers advice and counsel;
  • Points out negative behaviors and attitudes;
  • Assists the mentee in a specialized area, e.g. publishing an article, guidance in changing library career tracks, etc.
  • Offers encouragement and inspires self-confidence and excellence;
  • Assists with career development, exploration and advancement.

To apply to be a Mentor in the ACRL/NY Mentoring Pilot Program, fill out the form at: https://acrlnyforms.wufoo.com/forms/acrlny-mentor-application-form/

What is a mentee? A mentee is someone who:

  • May need some initial help navigating professional library settings;
  • Has no one outside the library organization with whom to confide in about problems and from whom to seek advice and counsel;
  • Is unaware of how his/her behaviors and attitudes are being interpreted by co-workers;
  • Does not possess the experience in certain specialized areas, e.g. publishing an article, guidance in changing library career tracks, etc. and needs the help of another;
  • Needs an outside professional eye to inspire self-confidence and excellence;
  • Is not sure about how to develop in the profession, know how to explore other areas of academic librarianship or how to advance.

To apply to be a Mentee in the ACRL/NY Mentoring Pilot Program, fill out the form at: https://acrlnyforms.wufoo.com/forms/acrlny-mentee-application-form/

Questions? Please contact:

Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu)

Chair, Ad Hoc Mentoring Committee

ACRL/NY