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/
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/
Questions? Please contact:
Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu)
Chair, Ad Hoc Mentoring Committee
ACRL/NY
