A Scoping Review of Mentoring Programs for Academic Librarians

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dc.contributor.authorLorenzetti, Diane
dc.contributor.authorPowelson, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-31T17:25:34Z
dc.date.available2015-08-31T17:25:34Z
dc.date.issued2015-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction The purpose of this study was to comprehensively review the best practices and current trends for mentoring programs in academic libraries. Methods The authors conducted a scoping review of the existing literature on academic library mentoring programs. The following sources were searched to identify relevant studies: ERIC, Education Research Complete (Ebsco) LISA, Library & Information Sciences Source (Ebsco), Scopus, the TRIP database, Web of Science and the grey literature. Results Among 802 unique abstracts, 42 studies reporting on 40 unique programs were selected for inclusion in this review. Of these, 28 programs were specifically designed to facilitate the development of junior or untenured librarians. Common program elements included participant input into mentor/mentee selection, written guidelines, mentor training, and senior administration support. Notably, only 18 authors (42.8 percent) reported on program evaluation methods and outcomes. Conclusions Despite the prevalence of the literature that exists on this topic, mentorship programs in academic libraries have been insufficiently explored. Rigorous and ongoing evaluation is required to determine the importance of mentoring programs to the career development of academic librarians, and identify design elements critical to their success.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationLorenzetti, D. L., & Powelson, S. E. (2015). A Scoping Review of Mentoring Programs for Academic Librarians. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(2), 186-196.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34712
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50983
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgary
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00991333/41/2en_US
dc.subjectAcademic Librariesen_US
dc.subjectScoping Reviewsen_US
dc.subjectLibrariansen_US
dc.subjectMentoringen_US
dc.titleA Scoping Review of Mentoring Programs for Academic Librariansen_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth Sciences Library
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