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Nikhat (KU)
Kristin (KUMC)
Diana (NEKLS)

Four goals of KU program for mentoring staff:
Building a tool – database for self-selection – self-identification
Document mentor-mentee selection - kept track of who’s mentoring who
Set up Communities of learning (aka “Communities of practice” ) –
Similiar to NEKLS Communities of Practice Building
Revamp the mentoring website

Suggestion: Assessment by both mentor and mentee

New graduates of library school need mentors Librarians – ALA College Library Section (CLS) has a mentoring program for new Library Directors
LAMA has a mentoring program

Kathryn Deis presenting ACRL e-learning webcast, "Being and Finding a Mentor"
4/10/08

Diana - Majority of Kansas librarians are non-MLS and need mentors
New MLS librarians need mentors

KU “orientation mentor” Program can help new employees acculturate and acclimate to a new environment.

mentor training must be a part of any program