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Purposeful Mentoring In Academic Libraries, Kevin Ross Jan 2013

Purposeful Mentoring In Academic Libraries, Kevin Ross

Library Articles and Research

This article offers statistical information about the future of our profession and the role that mentoring may play in retaining and promoting academic librarians into leadership positions within an organization. An overview of the history and definition of the word mentor and current terminology is offered to provide the reader with understanding of the complexity surrounding the concept of mentoring. Mentoring as process is explained, and both formal and informal mentoring processes are discussed and examples provided. The benefits of mentoring are detailed and include the benefits for mentors, mentees, and academic libraries, with a special focus on minorities and …


Leatherby Letters Digital Issue, Leatherby Aug 2012

Leatherby Letters Digital Issue, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

This is the first issue of the Leatherby Letters presented in digital format.


Development Of Resource Description And Access (Rda): The New Cataloging Standard, Shahrzad Khosrowpour Jan 2012

Development Of Resource Description And Access (Rda): The New Cataloging Standard, Shahrzad Khosrowpour

Library Articles and Research

Resource Description and Access (RDA) is a new standard for describing and accessing information specifically designed for the digital environment. It is a shift from Anglo American Cataloging Rules, AACR2 and it aims to provide a more user friendly service to library users in locating information in the library online catalogs. It is also targeting to facilitate a cataloging standard which can be shared globally and be edited simultaneously by the catalogers and other users when needed. There are similarities as well as differences between these two cataloging standards.Since the development of RDA started in 2005, there has been a …


Leatherby Letters - Spring 2010, Leatherby Jan 2010

Leatherby Letters - Spring 2010, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

Newsletter of Chapman University's Leatherby Libraries. Volume 3, Issue 2.


Leatherby Letters - Spring 2009, Leatherby Jan 2009

Leatherby Letters - Spring 2009, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

Newsletter of Chapman University's Leatherby Libraries. Volume 2, Issue 2.


Leatherby Letters - Fall 2009, Leatherby Jan 2009

Leatherby Letters - Fall 2009, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

Newsletter of Chapman University's Leatherby Libraries. Volume 3, Issue 1.


Leatherby Letters - Spring 2008, Leatherby Jan 2008

Leatherby Letters - Spring 2008, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

Newsletter of Chapman University's Leatherby Libraries. Volume 1, Issue 2.


Leatherby Letters - Fall 2008, Leatherby Jan 2008

Leatherby Letters - Fall 2008, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

Newsletter of Chapman University's Leatherby Libraries. Volume 2, Issue 1.


Leatherby Letters - Fall 2007, Leatherby Jan 2007

Leatherby Letters - Fall 2007, Leatherby

Leatherby Letters Archive

Newsletter of Chapman University's Leatherby Libraries. Volume 1, Issue 1.