Although this will be repeated in the SPECTRUM, the AALL Mentoring and
Retention Committee is posting this message here to inform you about,
interest you in, and enable you to apply for participation the AALL Mentor
Project more easily (and to save you postage!).
Pam Deemer,
Assistant Law Librarian, Cataloging Services
Hugh F. MacMillan Law Library
Emory University
1301 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30322-2780 libped@law.emory.edu
AALL MENTOR PROJECT
The purpose of the Mentor Project are three-fold: to provide an informal,
personal source of information for newer members; to provide an avenue by
which experienced law librarians (Mentors) may meet promising new
members
of the profession; and to provide a network for members who are
contemplating a move to another type of law library.
The Mentor Project is open to librarians from all types of libraries. Each
participant will be assigned to a member whose profile matches, as closely
as possible, his or her request. Applications will be reviewed by the
Committee on Mentoring, Retention and CONELL, which includes
representatives from a wide range of employer categories.
Listed below are a few things that you may want to do, if you wish to
participate. The list should serve as a guide to the many possibilities.
It is by no means exhaustive; in fact, should you try to do everything
mentioned, you would certainly would be exhausted. With that caveat, may
we encourage you to be creative. There are a great many activities which
will contribute to an enjoyable experience.
TIPS FOR LONG DISTANCE MENTORING
1. Contact your mentee by telephone, e-mail, or regular mail.
2. Ask what they would like a mentor to do for them.
3. Contact your mentee regularly throughout the year or when you have an
item of information you think they might be interested in or need.
4. Encourage them to join any of the SISs or local chapters for the
information the newsletters may have and to get involved. If you know of
any good people for them to get to know in their local area, tell them
the names of the people or maybe drop a word yourself about your mentee to
those people.
TIPS FOR LOCAL MENTORING
1. Have coffee or lunch together or invite your mentee to your mentee to
your office for a few minutes just to chat.
2. Give a tour of your library and talk about library services and
departments.
3. Invite your mentee to a local function, educational or professional
meeting.
4. Call a few of your friends and ask if they would be willing to meet
with our mentee for brief informational meetings about law libraries in
the area.
5. Invite your mentee to call or e-mail you occasionally if they have
questions or need ideas.
MENTORING AT THE AALL ANNUAL MEETING
For starters, when you pick up your registration packet, be sure to ask
for a pink Mentor Project ribbon to attach to your name badge. The ribbons
will help each of us to identify other members of our very special group.
1. Contact your mentee before the Annual Meeting to establish some common
interests in advance. Arrange to meet at the CONELL Marketplace or at some
other time early in the convention. There is also a message board in the
registration area. You can use it to exchange hotel telephone numbers,
etc.
2. Attend at least one social event together. The Presidents Lunch on
Monday is often a good place to meet. Try to sit with colleagues you know
who are also in the mentees desired mentee/mentor matching category.
3. Attend a substantive program (or two) together.
4. Attend the business meetings together.
5. Plan some unstructured time just to talk. Some mentors like to treat
their mentees to lunch or dinner.
6. Go through the exhibit hall together. Meeting vendors and
representatives is often as valuable as meeting colleagues from other
libraries.
7. Mentors who chair committees or who speak at programs should invite
members to attend.
8. Mentors should remember to introduce mentees to everyone they meet,
particularly the more famous members of AALL.
9. If you enjoy your time at the Annual Meeting, keep in touch.
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TO APPLY:
Name______________________________Title_________________________________
Firm/Institution________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
Telephone______________________E-mail Address___________________________
I want to be a mentor______ I want to be a mentee____________________
Menotors/Mentees can either fill out the following or contact the
committee representatives (listed at the end) with their selections or for
further information
I want to be matched according to: (Check all that apply)
Minority Category:
__African-American __Asian/Pacific Islander __Hispanic
__Native American __Gay/Lesbian __Other
Employer Category: If you are applying to be a mentor and you have worked
in more than one type of library, mark, P by the type(s) of libraries you
have worked for in the past and N by the type of library you work in now.
If you're applying to be a mentee and are contemplating a move to another
type of library, mark N by the type of library you work in now and F by
the type of library you hope to move to in the future.
__Corporate __Government __Law Firm __Student __Court __Independent
__Law School __Other
Job Category:
__Acquisitions __Administration __Cataloging __Circulation
__Computer Services __Foreign/International Law __Government Documents
__Interlibrary Loan __Micrograhics/Audiovisual __Public Services
__Reference __Serials __Technical Services __Other
How long have you been a member of AALL? _________years
Are you planning to attend the Annual Meeting? ________
Please mark the characteristic that is most important in your Mentor
Project Partner:
__Same minority category __Same job category __Same employer category
__Same geographic area
Please return an answer by June 1, 1997 by e-mail to:
Karen Moss, U.S. Court of Appeals Library, 1st Circuit, Boston MA
[(617) 223-9044]
karen_moss@ca1.uscourts.gov
Pam Deemer, Emory University Law Library, Atlanta GA
[(404) 727-0850]
libped@law.emory.edu
Diane Gates, Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles CA
[(213) 891-8457]
diane.gates@lw.com
Leslie A. Lee, George Washington University, Jacob Burns Law Library,
Washington, D.C.
[(202) 994-2385]
llee@burns.nlc.gwe.edu
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