To support professional development of Yale librarians. To assist librarians new to Yale in becoming familiar with and involved in the library system. To open the channels of communication between those at different levels and in different departments of the system. Mentors can be a resource for advice on professional development and navigating within the Yale library system. However, issues concerning job performance should be dealt with by the individual's supervisor.
Mentors can provide assistance getting involved at both the local and national level.
Mentors can offer perspectives from an individual working at Yale, but outside your department. The potential mentors will be contacted to verify that they are able to take on the mentoring responsibility. After a short period of time, the mentee will be contacted again and will be provided with a list of 2-3 recommended potential mentors. Both the mentor and the mentee are contacted to confirm the mentoring agreement. Once the mentoring agreement is established, it is the responsibility of the mentee to contact the mentor to work out meetings and topics for discussion.