138 Representative Documents: Mentoring Programs
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Library Faculty Mentoring Program
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Library Faculty Mentoring Program
Revised January 2015
Purpose of the Mentoring Program
♦ To assist untenured, tenure-track librarians in orientation and assimilation into the
TAMU library and university culture.
♦ To help librarians achieve their potential as library faculty members.
♦ To encourage librarians to conduct research, initiate projects, and publish
accounts of their work.
♦ To assist and advise untenured, tenure-track librarians in moving through the
promotion and tenure process.
♦ To foster professional activities and growth.
Operation and Management of the Mentoring Program
As stated in the Library Faculty Bylaws, the program is managed by the Library
Mentoring Committee (LMC).
♦ Membership: Three tenured or tenure-track faculty members elected at large
from the Library faculty at least two of whom are tenured, and an ex-officio
member: the Associate Dean for Administrative and Faculty Services.
♦ Terms: The Associate Dean for Administrative and Faculty Services serves by
virtue of their position and is a non-voting member elected members serve two
year terms. The committee will elect a chair and a secretary.
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
The committee will:
♦ Make mentoring assignments, update the official Mentor/Protégé Assignment
Roster, adjust assignment loads, and track progress of assignments.
♦ Coordinate mentoring assignments with the library’s Business Office for purposes
of ensuring that stipends are properly credited to mentors.
♦ Encourage the mutually beneficial partnership by encouraging educational or
sharing opportunities.
♦ Review and maintain the Mentoring web page on the Intranet.
♦ Hold sessions for mentors and/or protégés to develop skills and discuss best
practices.
♦ Make necessary adjustments to assignments.
♦ Conduct annual mentoring assignment assessments.
♦ Seek feedback on the mentoring process and communicate this information as
appropriate.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Library Faculty Mentoring Program
Page 1 of 4
Library Faculty Mentoring Program
Revised January 2015
Purpose of the Mentoring Program
♦ To assist untenured, tenure-track librarians in orientation and assimilation into the
TAMU library and university culture.
♦ To help librarians achieve their potential as library faculty members.
♦ To encourage librarians to conduct research, initiate projects, and publish
accounts of their work.
♦ To assist and advise untenured, tenure-track librarians in moving through the
promotion and tenure process.
♦ To foster professional activities and growth.
Operation and Management of the Mentoring Program
As stated in the Library Faculty Bylaws, the program is managed by the Library
Mentoring Committee (LMC).
♦ Membership: Three tenured or tenure-track faculty members elected at large
from the Library faculty at least two of whom are tenured, and an ex-officio
member: the Associate Dean for Administrative and Faculty Services.
♦ Terms: The Associate Dean for Administrative and Faculty Services serves by
virtue of their position and is a non-voting member elected members serve two
year terms. The committee will elect a chair and a secretary.
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
The committee will:
♦ Make mentoring assignments, update the official Mentor/Protégé Assignment
Roster, adjust assignment loads, and track progress of assignments.
♦ Coordinate mentoring assignments with the library’s Business Office for purposes
of ensuring that stipends are properly credited to mentors.
♦ Encourage the mutually beneficial partnership by encouraging educational or
sharing opportunities.
♦ Review and maintain the Mentoring web page on the Intranet.
♦ Hold sessions for mentors and/or protégés to develop skills and discuss best
practices.
♦ Make necessary adjustments to assignments.
♦ Conduct annual mentoring assignment assessments.
♦ Seek feedback on the mentoring process and communicate this information as
appropriate.
