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Mentoring As A Career Strategy For Mid-Level Public Library Managers: A Selective Review Of Literature Involving Methodology And Cross-Disciplines, Janine Golden Sep 2012

Mentoring As A Career Strategy For Mid-Level Public Library Managers: A Selective Review Of Literature Involving Methodology And Cross-Disciplines, Janine Golden

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Management career development is of significant importance in public libraries. How this is achieved for the middle-level manager is one of many debated topics by library administrators. Currently, leadership and management workshops, seminars, and institutes are some techniques provided by the library organization and are being used to assist with the manager’s organizational learning processes. Today, at the forefront of organizational initiatives is mentorship which has resurged as a leading employee development tool. This review of the literature highlights historical and current resources that focus on the process of mentorship as another strategy for the career development of library managers.


Sela Mentoring Program Apr 2012

Sela Mentoring Program

The Southeastern Librarian

Call for participants for the SELA Mentoring Program.