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Static To Dynamic: Reconceptualizing A Library Mentoring Program, Jennifer Mayer, Annie Epperson

University Libraries Faculty Publications

In 2008, three members of the faculty at the University of Northern Colorado Libraries created a document with the purpose of providing overarching mentoring guidance for their peers. In 2019, a small group of faculty librarians, with input from their colleagues, completely revised the document to create a community-sourced program reflecting the evolution in mentoring philosophies. Attendees of this interactive session should be interested in building a new program or revising a static document into a dynamic mentoring program. You will learn how we used an inclusive process that involved all librarians in our organization and a short-term assessment to …