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Effective Mentoring, Shin Freedman
Effective Mentoring, Shin Freedman
Shin Freedman
Effective mentoring is essential to the growth and success of librarianship in all types of library. This paper considers the possibilities for fostering mentoring activities among early career librarians, mid-career transitional librarians, and non-professional library workers. First, the paper describes existing studies to illuminate the urgency of mentoring activities to address the diminishing number of librarians and changing librarianship in the workforce as well as to support ongoing staffing needs. Secondly, it documents the academic library and professional organizations' typical mentoring activities including their extensiveness and limits. The paper focuses on academic librarians in a university setting. Thirdly, the article …
What's In A Name: Are We Fish Or Fowl?, Shin Freedman, Marcia Dursi
What's In A Name: Are We Fish Or Fowl?, Shin Freedman, Marcia Dursi
Shin Freedman
No abstract provided.
Simulations, Outreach And Health Sciences Libraries: A Triple Play For Success, Jennifer Deberg, Sarah Andrews, Linda Walton, Amy Blevins, Chris Childs
Simulations, Outreach And Health Sciences Libraries: A Triple Play For Success, Jennifer Deberg, Sarah Andrews, Linda Walton, Amy Blevins, Chris Childs
Jennifer DeBerg
Purpose: Our library staff has been partnering with faculty to develop curricula using simulation equipment for various outreach programs to youth in the state. The simulation center is housed and managed by our library. This presentation will recount the development and expansion of this two-year old program and describe its various components. The programs are aimed at grades 5-12 to stimulate interest in science and health care professions through engagement and participation in a variety of interactive educational sessions using simulation equipment, such as eye exams, neurological/cognitive assessments, and cardiac rhythm evaluation. Methods: The focus of the paper will be …
Caught In The Middle: Managing Competing Expectations., Jamie Kearley, Deborah Mccarthy
Caught In The Middle: Managing Competing Expectations., Jamie Kearley, Deborah Mccarthy
Jamie Pielstick Kearley
No abstract provided.