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There are numerous definitions of mentoring, but all emphasize a pairing of experienced professional with an employee needing guidance and advice in the workplace. Libraries are using mentoring to acclimate new hires, assist librarians through the promotion and tenure process, and to provide infonnation to those interested in advancement to different positions in the organization. There is a wide range of mentoring programs and a review of successful programs, within libraries and in several other organizations, can provide guidance in developing or refining a library mentoring program.

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Designing, generally, requires a team effort. Consequently, several variables affecting team performance have been studied, such as team composition, female/male ratio in the organization, and teamwork skills training. This study furthers this effort by investigating the effect of guided external research during the concept generation phase of the design process. The premise of the study is that as resources increase in number and complexity, and time constraints pressure an overcrowded curriculum, professors are challenged to find new methods to train students in the skills needed for the constantly changing workplace. One technique to address this issue, a creative collaboration and its impact on design team performance, is discussed in the paper. First, the approach for incorporating guided research into curriculum is explained, and then the results of the study are presented, which indicate that a higher design performance can be achieved when guided research is added to design teaching.