Presentation by Dr. Mega M Subramaniam, Associate Director at the Information Policy and Access Center - on how to be a good mentor using the Information and Diverse Populations mentorship program as a model at MLA 2012 - May 10, 2012

1. Mentoring
the
Next
Genera/on
of
Diversity
Librarians
The
Informa,on
and
Diverse
Popula,ons
(IDP)
Concentra,on
at
the
University
of
Maryland’s
iSchool
Dr.
Mega
Subramaniam
Associate
Director,
iPAC
Assistant
Professor,
iSchool,
UMD
mmsubram@umd.edu

2. Mentees
-­‐
the
IDP
Scholars
Race
Gender
15
4
14
Male
Female
Iden,fies
as
person
with
disability
Disability
0
No
Disability
18
Not
Disclosed
3

3. Mentors
to
the
IDP
scholars
Race
Gender
14
7
Male
Iden,fies
as
person
with
disability
Disability
1
No
Disability
10
Not
Disclosed
10

4. Mentors
in
Par/cipa/ng
Ins/tu/ons
5
1
1
1
5
1
1
4
1
1

5. Mentoring
Approach
Domain
Career
Cul,va,ng
knowledge
Development
the
next
of
LIS
+
Content
Mentoring
genera,on
of
Day-­‐to-­‐day
Diversity
librarians
experiences
Librarian
AND
mentors
Cultural
Competencies
Skills,
disposi,ons
&
knowledge
needed
to
work
with
diverse
popula,ons

6. Making
the
Match
Partnering
ins>tu>ons
sent
lists
of
mentors
Examine
applica>on
essay,
target
student
interests
Matched

7. Making
the
Match
Student
Mentor
#1
Interest
Par>cipa>ng
Improving
Ins>tu>ons
Best match!
access
in
a
Maryland
State
special
library
Library
for
the
Mentor
#2
seFng
to
Blind
and
underserved
Physically
popula>ons
in
Handicapped
Bal>more
Mentor
#3

8. Virtual
Mentoring
Space

9.
Mentoring
Handbook
Mentor
Roles
Characteris,cs
Ø Proac/ve
Ø Professional
&
approachable
Ø Willing
to
listen
&
share
knowledge
Responsibili,es
Ø Mee/ng
at
least
once
a
month
Ø Help
create
ac/onable
goals
Ø Exposure
to
best
prac/ces
&
policies

10. Mentoring
Handbook
Mentee
Roles
Characteris,cs
Ø Mo/vated
Ø RespecSul
of
mentor’s
/me
Ø Willing
to
pose
challenges
&
take
risks
Responsibili,es
Ø Keep
records
of
monthly
mee/ngs
Ø Ar/culate
goals
Ø Reflect
on
experience
&
share
using
21 st-­‐C
tools

11. Brown
Bag
Mee/ngs
Ø 1st
Wed.
of
every
month
Ø Professionals
from
the
field
as
guest
speakers
Ø Exposure
to
others‘mentors

12. Connect
with
Us
Informa>on
Policy
&
Access
Center
(iPAC)
ipac.umd.edu
Thank you:
@iPAC_UMD
Mega
Subramaniam
Lead PI: Dr. Paul Jaeger
mmsubram@umd.edu
My Co-PIs:John Bertot &
Jonathan Lazar, Renee
@mmsubram
Franklin Hill
GA: Rebecca Oxley
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