Dear Colleagues, Our much esteemed Advisory Board member and Director of the NYPL Science, Industry and Business Library, Kristen McDonough, specifically asked that the GSLIS encourage participation in this important initiative. Given the difficult job market, our graduates and students need all the guidance and help they can get in negotiating the path to a successful professional career. We strongly encourage our wonderful students, alumni, adjunct faculty, faculty and other professional colleagues to volunteer to get involved either as a mentor or as a mentee. Our thanks to the terrific folks at ACRL/NY for all their many valuable initiatives in support of our collective professional growth! Best wishes on behalf of all of us at the GSLIS! Linda Cooper and Claudia Perry Begin forwarded message:

From: Caroline Fuchs <fuchsc@stjohns.edu> Date: November 7, 2011 12:00:47 PM EST To: "METRO-L" <metro-l@list.metro.org> Subject: [metro-l] Announcing ACRL/NY's Pilot Mentoring Program -- Call for participants Reply-To: Caroline Fuchs <fuchsc@stjohns.edu>

[Posted on behalf of ACRL/NY – please pardon cross-postings – for further information, contact Michael Handis at mhandis@gc.cuny.edu)

Announcing ACRL/NY's Pilot Mentoring Program -- Call for participants

The Association of College and Research Libraries/Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter wants to start a regular mentoring program. The current pilot program needs ACRL/NY members willing to be mentors and mentees. (To join ACRL/NY: http://www.acrlny.org/membership.htm)

Want to be a mentor? A mentor is someone who: Encourages professional behavior; Listens to problems and offers advice and counsel; Points out negative behaviors and attitudes; Assists the mentee in a specialized area, e.g. publishing an article, guidance in changing library career tracks, etc. Offers encouragement and inspires self-confidence and excellence; Assists with career development, exploration and advancement.

To apply to be a Mentor in the ACRL/NY Mentoring Pilot Program, fill out the form at: https://acrlnyforms.wufoo.com/forms/acrlny-mentor-application-form/

What is a mentee? A mentee is someone who: May need some initial help navigating professional library settings; Has no one outside the library organization with whom to confide in about problems and from whom to seek advice and counsel; Is unaware of how his/her behaviors and attitudes are being interpreted by co-workers; Does not possess the experience in certain specialized areas, e.g. publishing an article, guidance in changing library career tracks, etc. and needs the help of another; Needs an outside professional eye to inspire self-confidence and excellence; Is not sure about how to develop in the profession, know how to explore other areas of academic librarianship or how to advance.

To apply to be a Mentee in the ACRL/NY Mentoring Pilot Program, fill out the form at: https://acrlnyforms.wufoo.com/forms/acrlny-mentee-application-form/

Questions? Please contact: Michael Handis (mhandis@gc.cuny.edu) Chair, Ad Hoc Mentoring Committee ACRL/NY

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