ALISE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Interested in...
...being MENTORED
...MENTORING

Join the Doctoral Students and New Faculty Mentorship Program
ALISE Recruitment Committee (2001 -2002)

An opportunity for mutual growth
Meet someone new

Doctoral Students and New Faculty Mentorship Program

The ALISE Doctoral Students and New Faculty Mentoring Program provides an opportunity for doctoral students and new faculty to obtain advice and direction from experienced library and information science (LIS) educators. The Mentorship Program is a voluntary service whereby mentors and mentees establish their own working relationships, at their own discretion. This mentorship service may supplement a mentorship program already available at a participant's own institution or be the source of mentoring for participants who do not have such a mentorship program available. Doctoral students and new faculty can benefit from and value the perspectives, advice, and direction from experienced LIS educators outside of their own institutions. ALISE recognizes the rich resources of its members and values their contribution in the development of junior colleagues through this mentorship program.

Mentors - Experienced LIS educators who are ALISE members volunteer to serve as mentors and share their expertise and experience with mentees on an informal basis.

Mentees - Doctoral students and new faculty who are members of ALISE and want to obtain guidance, orientation, and support outside their own institutions may participate in the mentorship program.

The Mentorship Program is organized by the ALISE Recruitment Committee. The Recruitment Committee will respond to requests from mentees who wish to be matched up with mentors.

List of Activities
The mentor/mentee relationship may involve some of the following activities:

• Assistance in networking with other LIS educators.
• Advice during job searching.
• Orientation and informal meetings at ALISE and other conferences.
• Help with developing a tenure strategy and research agenda.
• Reviewing of manuscripts and help with identifying publishing opportunities.
• Help with developing, funding, managing, and disseminating the results of a research project.
• Assistance with course development and teaching.
• Guidance on becoming a more effective advisor and committee member.
• Advice for professional development, including postdoctoral fellowships and involvement in ALISE and other professional/scholarly organizations.

If you would like to participate in this program please fill out the application form or visit the ALISE website to complete the form. To be matched with a mentor/mentee prior to the ALISE Annual Conference, please complete and return the form by October 19th. Applications received after this date will be matched shortly after the ALISE Annual Conference.