Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians

Nicole Saylor; Jen Wolfe; Paul Soderdahl

doi:10.5860/crln.72.10.8650

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Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians

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Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians

Nicole Saylor, Jen Wolfe and Paul Soderdahl

College & Research Libraries News, Vol.72(10), pp.566-570

11/2011

DOI: 10.5860/crln.72.10.8650

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Published (Version of record)College & Research Libraries News, 72:10 (2011) pp.566-570.

Abstract

Party hosting is an exercise in preparation and personal finesse. The ambiance and menu must be exciting, the guests lively and engaging. As host, you must set the tone and connect newcomers with those already at the party. No matter how charming or prepared you think you are, once the party starts anything can happen. Uninvited guests can come crashing, Uncle Gene can go heavy on the Riesling and start telling inappropriate jokes, and timid, tired Tina can suck the air right out of the room. But when conditions are right, and host and guests find their flow, the experience is a delight for everyone. Last fall marked the end of a two-year digital librarianship mentor program where the University of Iowa Libraries’ Digital Library Services (DLS) played host to a total of 18 fellows. We’re exhausted but stimulated by the experience, savoring a number of successes and, well, blotting up a few messes. While the students’ experiences were no doubt fascinating with the usual mix of classes, seminars, and project work, our story here describes the party from the host’s point of view – the planning that worked and the unexpected surprises, the effect on staff dynamics, the unimagined strides made in growing a relatively young digital library program, and the impact of the students’ departure forcing us to realign workflows and develop a new plan to sustain and move forward.

Digital Libraries

Library and Information Science

student mentoring

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Title: Subtitle: Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians
Creators: Nicole Saylor - University of Iowa
Jen Wolfe - University of Iowa
Paul Soderdahl - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: College & Research Libraries News, Vol.72(10), pp.566-570
DOI: 10.5860/crln.72.10.8650
ISSN: 0099-0086
Language: English
Date published: 11/2011
Academic Unit: Library Administration
Record Identifier: 9983557232702771

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