Mentoring Academic Librarians

Culpepper, Jetta Carol; Mls,

doi:10.1300/j106v07n02_07

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“…Though Howard had some experience teaching, she was not an experienced researcher. Ample research has been done on the benefit of mentoring to academic libraries (Culpepper, 2000;Ross, 2013), and she found this to be useful for integrating into this very different and highly specific model of librarianship. Her mentors have included other tenure-track faculty, her supervisor, full professors, and faculty in other departments on campus.…”

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Pathways to Becoming an Academic Subject Specialist: Insights from Three Librarians

2019

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Subject librarianship has been a research topic for many years, but there is limited professional literature providing professional advice and practical examples of pursuing this area of librarianship. This article examines pathways to becoming a subject librarian, particularly in an academic setting. Using case studies from three subject librarians with different backgrounds as examples, the article finds common themes and best practices for both obtaining these types of positions and achieving success as a subject librarian. The roles of education, professional development and networks, and leveraging experience are discussed as means for librarians to move from working in a broad role as a generalist to transition into a subject specialist. This article approaches the subject from a practical, "getting the job" professional development perspective, aimed at librarians who are interested in making a career transition.

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Pathways to Becoming an Academic Subject Specialist: Insights from Three Librarians

2019

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“…In fact, Culpepper refers to mentoring as the "ultimate in career training for many academic librarians." 53 Career counseling, although important or very important for new graduates and librarians, is not seen as appropriate for administrators. Arnold found that mentors had a significant impact on career decisions of newer librarians.…”

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Analyses of Mentoring Expectations, Activities, and Support in Canadian Academic Libraries

Harrington

Marshall

2014

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Mentoring expectations, activities, and support in Canadian college and university libraries were investigated by surveying 332 recent MLIS graduates, practicing academic librarians, and library administrators. Findings indicate that the presence of a mentoring program will help attract new librarians, retain them, and aid in restructuring efforts that are currently facing many academic libraries. Preferred mentoring activities include those belonging to psychosocial support, career guidance, and role modeling themes. Other results find that librarians who were mentored as new librarians, have more than 10 years of experience, and work in large academic institutions are significantly more likely to mentor others. Although currently not well-supported by academic administrators, this research shows that mentoring programs could be sustainable. Mentoring improves the professional experience for librarians who are more satisfied and engaged with their careers, which in turn benefits the organization with less turnover. Practical information from this research will guide academic library practitioners in current mentoring relationships, and library leaders can extrapolate results to support planning and implementation of mentoring programs. Implications for LIS education are also discussed.entoring is an activity, whether formal or informal, that is frequently associated with many professional occupations, but what does it look like in Canadian academic libraries? Informal mentoring is an independent activity initiated by a mentor, the person who acts as a guide, adviser, and provider of support, or by a mentee, the person who receives guidance, advice, and support. In contrast, formal mentoring relationships are often those organized by administration with the expectation that both mentees and mentors will participate. The present research investigates how both formal and informal mentoring is operationalized in Canadian academic libraries, as well as specific characteristics of, and attitudes toward, mentoring. The present study focuses on Canadian colleges and universities, although the implications of this research may apply more broadly.

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Early Career Librarians

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Lannon²

2018

Managing the Multigenerational Librarian Workforce

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Mentoring Academic Librarians

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Pathways to Becoming an Academic Subject Specialist: Insights from Three Librarians

Pathways to Becoming an Academic Subject Specialist: Insights from Three Librarians

Analyses of Mentoring Expectations, Activities, and Support in Canadian Academic Libraries

Early Career Librarians

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