Cataloging with Confidence: Mentoring to Support
Keywords
cataloging, mentoring, serials, continuing resources
Abstract
Mentorship provides opportunities for both novice and experienced catalogers to develop their skills and learn what it means to catalog in a cooperative environment. Often libraries do not have the resources to provide specialized training for the new cataloger, making a formal mentorship program outside one’s institution particularly useful. This paper will examine key elements that ensure a successful mentorship pairing, how the authors integrated these components into practice, and how the authors customized their program to address the mentee’s greatest area of need: finding practical solutions to both common and challenging serials cataloging questions.
Original Publication Citation
Swenson, S., & Parks, B. (2024). Cataloging with Confidence: Mentoring to Support Cataloger Growth. Library Leadership & Management, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v38i1.7584
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Swenson, Sharolyn and Parks, Bonnie, "Cataloging with Confidence: Mentoring to Support" (2024). Faculty Publications. 7216.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/7216
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2024-07-23
Publisher
Library Leadership & Management
Language
English
College
Harold B. Lee Library
Copyright Status
Copyright (c) 2024 Sharolyn Swenson, Bonnie Parks Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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