Chapter 6

Developing Future Mentors and Mid-Career Librarians

A Look at the Full Cycle of Faculty Librarian Mentoring

A. Brillat1 and M. Mendez2,    1University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, United States,    2Cuban Heritage Collection Libraries, Coral Gables, FL, United States

Abstract

For novice librarians who are newly-graduated or who have little to no experience, professional support is essential to help close any gaps in their graduate education and to meet their employment expectations successfully. While nonnovice librarians may not need the skill development that novice librarians need, they will still need the psychosocial support provided by their mentors. Mentor relationships that successfully provide psychosocial support are more likely ...

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