Shalom, everyone and Happy Hanukkah! As we get ready to end 2008, take a minute to think about the ways you might be able to help a librarian new to the field. The Mentor Committee is looking for a few people interested in helping a new librarian in their fields of expertise. Being a Mentor means answering questions and giving some suggestions to someone who needs help. It is a way for a new member to make connections and feel like part of the group.
Being a Mentor does NOT mean giving full service to someone trying to set up a library from scratch. That is a job for a library consultant, a paid professional position. As a mentor, you may answer questions such as which library software programs might work well for a particular library, where to catalog a certain book, or how to teach a specific library concept. It does NOT mean cataloging an entire collection, ordering and setting up a software program, laying out a floor plan, or providing an entire curriculum. If you think you might like to connect with another librarian who needs some help, contact the Mentor Committee. If you think you might like to help the Mentor Committee make decisions about the roles of mentors, please contact the committee chairs, Sarah Leah Gross or Diane Romm. Both can be found on the organizational chart found on the AJL web page. B'shalom, Susan Dubin AJL President Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
