About the Program
The mission of the Mentoring Program is to support librarians at UNT Libraries to be successful in their careers and is managed by the UNT Libraries' Career Development Committee. The UNT Libraries' Mentoring Program consists of three activities:
- One-on-One Mentoring Pairs
- Professional Advancement Mentoring Group (PAM)
These activities consist of the following:
One-on-One Mentoring recruits library employees to be both protégés and mentors. Protégés are paired with a library employee of a higher rank, and these pairs are asked to meet at least once a month throughout the year to discuss topics of interest to the protégé. All members are invited to attend a Fall and Spring training event.
Professional Advancement Mentoring Group consists of members interested in professional development such as service, publication, and promotion. This group meets monthly to discuss voted on topics of specific interest to the group's participants. These meetings are facilitated by a librarian of advanced rank or experience.
To join any of these activities, please reach out to the Career Development Committee. Mentor pairings typically take place in early Fall, but can occur throughout the year.
- UNT Libraries Mentoring Information BookletThis booklet contains policies, procedures, surveys, and resources used to operate and maintain the UNT Libraries Mentoring Program.
Mentoring Program Privacy and Confidentiality Statements
The Career Development Committee is committed to maintaining the privacy of all participant information received through the management of the program. Care is taken to ensure participant data remains secure including taking steps to prevent inadvertent sharing.
Mentoring Program Kick-Off
- Mentoring Program Kick-Off Event 2023-2024Kick-off event presentation for the Mentoring Program held on October 12, 2023. Topics include introducing committee members, benefits and processes of the mentoring program, information about mentoring including best practices, and links to resources.
Recommended Resources
- Building Effective Mentoring PartnershipsDeveloped by Pamela Caddick at Governors State University, this booklet provides training for mentors and mentees so that they can make the most use of their mentoring relationship. This booklet is to be used alongside the Building Effective Mentoring Relationships Workbook.
- Building Effective Mentoring Relationships WorkbookDeveloped by Pamela Caddick at Governors State University, this workbook provides training exercises for mentors and mentees so that they can make the most use of their mentoring relationship. This workbook is to be used alongside the Building Effective Mentoring Partnerships document.
Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal: Volume 1: Fundamentals and Controversies by ISBN: 9780838937280Publication Date: 2021-12-10Volume 1, Fundamentals and Controversies, details effective mentoring skills and behaviors, mentoring models, dysfunctional mentoring relationships, conflicts of interest in mentoring, and, through a feminist lens, power differentials in mentoring. Chapters on diversity, equity, and inclusion call for library personnel to understand the exclusion some experience in the profession and to implement more inclusive mentoring practices.
Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal: Volume 2: Mentoring of Library Faculty and Librarians by ISBN: 9780838938980Publication Date: 2021-12-10Mentoring of Library Faculty and Librarians, Volume 2, explores mentorship skills, models, purposes and issues, and program development. Mentoring purposes include support for the pursuit of tenure and promotion, other career goals, and psychosocial concerns. Issues incorporate understanding and addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in mentoring. Chapter methodologies include surveys, program assessments, analysis of practices against standards, case studies of mentor and mentee lived experiences, and case studies of libraries and affiliated entities.
Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal: Volume 3: Mentoring of Students and Staff by ISBN: 9780838938966Publication Date: 2021-12-10In Volume 3, Mentoring of Students and Staff, we hear the voices of library science students and library student employees as they describe their library school and library employment mentoring experiences. Also presented are mentoring programs for recruiting individuals to the profession, practices supporting all library employees regardless of formal employee classification, and methods for enhancing the skills of consortial members.
Mentoring A to Z by Call Number: Z668.5 .T627 2015ISBN: 9780838913291Publication Date: 2015-06-01Here, library leader Todaro offers an accessible guide to putting mentorship into practice, complete with scanning checklists and critical questions that will assist you in designing, planning, and implementing your own program. Bypassing abstract management theories in favor of succinct action items, this book includes Four case-method scenarios that will prepare you for making decisions in common mentoring situations A discussion of mentor, mentee, reverse-mentoring, and co-mentoring terminology, and how to choose the best language to shape the expectations of your program
SAGE Handbook of Mentoring and Coaching in Education by Call Number: LB1731.4 .S245 2012ebISBN: 9780857027535Publication Date: 2012-06-29This Handbook is a leading source of ideas and information on mentoring and coaching. It covers national and international research on schools, higher education, and disciplines within and beyond education. The editors draw together contributions and present evidence bases and alternative worldviews in which concepts are both untangled and substantiated.
The Organizational and Human Dimensions of Successful Mentoring Across Diverse Settings by ISBN: 1930608365Publication Date: 2002-05-01This text examines mentoring with a focus on enhancing opportunities for those traditionally ignored in the mentoring process. It includes chapters about metoring in a variety of settings with varied populations to capture the essence of the experience.
