[Lacasis-l] FW: Mentors needed for UCLA IS informatics students

[Shafer, Sharon]

Dear LACASIS colleagues,

Some of you may have heard of or even participated in the UCLA Department of Information Studies Mentor Program, which pairs first year IS graduate student with information professionals. This year we have several students in the informatics specialty who have requested a mentor in this field. If you're interested in mentoring a student through their second year (or even beyond) send me your information below. I've also included a brief description of the program. We hope you will be able to find the time for email exchanges, visiting your work place and an occasional lunch.

Here is a description of the different specialties, including informatics: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/programs/mlis/mlis-specializations

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you!

Cathy Brown
UCLA IS Mentor Program Committee
Catherine M. Brown
Inquiry Librarian
Lead, Undergraduate Research in the Sciences
Lead, Exhibits and Programs
UCLA Powell Library
220 Powell Library Bldg.
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1450
310-206-4608
cbrown at library.ucla.edu<mailto:cbrown at library.ucla.edu>


UCLA IS MENTOR PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRE

Name:
Phone:
Company or Institution:
Address:

Email:

What is your type of work?

Any outside activities and interests (list):


FACT SHEET FOR MENTORS
UCLA IS Mentor Program

What is it and what's its purpose?

  *   It pairs first-year students with information specialists from all over Southern California in an informal, collegial relationship.
  *   It assists students in their adjustment to library school and introduces them to various aspects of the profession.
  *   It introduces the student to working professionals and gives them the opportunity to ask questions about "real life" work situations.

What actually happens in the program?

  *   The mentoring committee will use your questionnaire to match you with a student or students.
  *   You'll contact your mentee and arrange to meet. Contact between mentor and student is up to each pair and could include visits to the mentor's workplace, meeting for a meal or coffee, and chats via phone and email.
  *   Mentors typically provide information about specific aspects of librarianship and about the profession at large. They offer support and encouragement to the student and answer the student's questions about the profession.

Course credit?
This is not a workshop, internship, or formal course. It is purely voluntary on both the mentor's and student's part.

Making the Program a Success

*         Phone or email them; contact information will be given to you.

*      Keep an open mind. Although we try to pair mentors and students according to their mutual

      interests, we are not always able to make the "perfect" pairing.

*         Being a part of the program gives you the opportunity to share about your profession and what it's like to be an information specialist.





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