The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Psychology, Spring 2014

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The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Social Work, Fall 2014

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The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Social Work, Fall 2013

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The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Social Work, Spring 2015

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The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Psychology, Fall 2013

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The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Psychology, Spring 2015

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Selected Other Conference Program Summaries

Summaries of selected conference programs. Included: Cataloging 095, by Diane Brown of SOLINET; Virtual Reference, by Josh Boyer, NCSU; New Voices, by Rachel Viggiano, UCF, and Julie Griffith, University of Alabama; Promoting Information Literacy, by Naomi Sutherland

Creating a Culture of Mentoring @ Your Library

The need to find and retain high quality leadership for libraries is one of the top seven issues for academic libraries. With a significant percentage of librarians planning to retire in the next decade, retaining professionals is imperative. Librarians must not only be retained, but mentored and developed for future leadership roles in the academic library community (Hisle, 2002). Creating a “culture of mentoring” helps the organization, individuals in the organization, and those with whom they interact. This culture provides integrity (accountability) throughout the organization, and opportunities for learning, for feedback and for improvement of performance throughout the organization. Libraries are using mentoring to orient new librarians, to assist them through the promotion and tenure process, and to provide information to librarians interested in advancement