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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I think the idea is excellent. Sydney Starr, chair of the library faculty at Pratt, prefers the term advisor. Still, I think the idea fits nicely with the cooperative culture of librarianship. I personally have experienced the benefits of a mentor in a museum education setting, but not in a library environment (except by peers). I am perhaps even more enthusiastic about sessions on management, whether related to building operations, human resources, long-range planning, or budget. I noticed that there were virtually no sessions on these topics in San Antonio, and I have also noticed that there is an avoidance in some libraries of any discussions on management issues. More specifically, these are some topics I would find helpful: . Long-range planning . Strategic planning for electronic resources . Models of supervision . Budgetary control and oversight . Self-studies . Facilities planning and management --Paul Glassman Art & Architecture Librarian Pratt Institute 200 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11205 Telephone (718) 636-3714 FAX (718) 399-4401 On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Sweeting, Floyd wrote: > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > ARLIS Colleagues; > > I'm wondering if anyone is interested in my pulling together a session > around the idea of mentoring or perhaps mentoring as a management style. > During the conference, as I spoke to colleagues about their jobs (or > answered questions about mine) this topic repeatedly came up. > > I thought that a panel discussion of mentoring; whether it be by setting > up internships, identifying something (skill, sensibility) in someone > and encouraging it, offering real opportunities for professional growth, > etc., the philosophy of and practical concerns (risks involved) in > conscious mentoring could be useful to the ARLIS/NA membership. > > Another component of this is management style. The buzzword for almost > a decade now has been participatory management...and some of us have > been fortunate enough to work with managers who "let you in", allowing > true participation in the determination of the direction of the library, > and who also compensate hard work with appropriate levels of > responsibility/title/salary. > > If anyone is interested, I'd appreciate your thoughts on a structure for > exploring this idea.. examples of mentoring that you have experienced, > etc. I would be happy to moderate the session, set it up, etc. > > ~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~"~ > Floyd Sweeting III, Head, Information Systems Department > The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library > [log in to unmask] >