Below is a list of resources and services by CALA.
Mentorship Program
Goals:
- To encourage and guide Chinese or Chinese American students of library and information science with career planning
- To help new Chinese American librarians to develop their professional careers
- To recruit and provide a pool of experienced Chinese American librarians as potential mentors
- To plan, maintain, and develop the Mentorship Program
Eligibility:
Valid CALA membership is required.
A mentee may be a student of library and information science, a new librarian, a librarian in a tenure-track position, or any librarian who needs advice from seasoned CALA members on a similar career path.
A mentor is a person who is an experienced librarian, and willing to provide advice and share experience with students and new librarians.
How to apply?
Complete the Mentee Application Form or the Mentor Registration Form. Mentors and mentees will be matched based on the information provided. You will be notified of the match once it is finalized.
For questions, please contact CALA Mentorship Program Committee member in your chapter or the Chair.
Hong Miao, (Co-chair) hongm@maryu.marywood.edu (2011-2013)
Ying Zhong, (Co-chair)yzhong@csub.edu (2011-2013)
Yingting Zhang, yzhang@umdnj.edu (2011-2013)
Meiqing Macy Zheng, macyzheng@gmail.com (2011-2013)
Jia Xu, jia-xu@uiowa.edu (2011-2012)
Huibin Heather Cai, heather.cai@mcgill.ca (2011-2012)
Lisa Zhao, chzh@uic.edu (2010-2012)
Mentorship Program Guidelines
- Responsibilities of Mentee:
- Make initial contact with your assigned mentor. Agree on the best communication methods.
- Introduce yourself to your mentor. An updated vita may be a good start.
- Convey your interests and area of needs you want covered during the mentorship period. Please make your needs specific so you can get feedback from your mentor about whether those needs can be met.
- Submit a program evaluation by May 1.
- Responsibilities of Mentor:
By agreeing to be a mentor, you will be helping a new professional or library school student to develop his/her professional career with information, experience, and encouragement. Email is usually the convenient way of communication.
- Send a welcome message to the mentee.
- Discuss with your mentee what you can do to meet his/her needs.
- Work with your mentee to achieve a common goal within the program time frame.
- Provide needed help and advice to the mentee.
- Submit a program evaluation by May 1.
- Responsibilities of Mentor and Mentee:
- Set up the method and frequency of continued communication.
- Determine activities/projects within the program time frame. Possible topics: sharing professional experience, introducing grant opportunities, providing career advice, developing a research topic, refining or creating a resume, exploring professional/career development interests and continued education opportunities, assisting in self-assessment, creating a personal web page, or encouraging participation in professional organizations and listserv(s).
- Determine how to proceed with the project and agree on the time that both of you can devote to the program.
- Be timely in your correspondence and communications.
- Be courteous and considerate to one another's needs and limitations.
- Show respect, and deal with issues in a professional manner.
- Both parties are encouraged but not required to meet at the CALA annual program (same time frame as the ALA annual).
- If possible, take the opportunity to make a presentation at the local chapter or CALA annual program and/or publish your experience in the Journal of Library and Information Science (JLIS), or the CALA Newsletter to share with others.
Resources
- List of Library Schools in North America (ALA)
- Alabama, University of
info@slis.ua.edu
- Albany, State University of New York
infostudies@albany.edu
- Alberta, University of
slis@ualberta.ca
- Arizona, University of
sirls@email.arizona.edu
- British Columbia, University of
slais@interchange.ubc.ca
- Buffalo, State University of New York
lis-information@buffalo.edu
- California - Los Angeles, University of
info@gseis.ucla.edu
- Catholic University of America
cua-slis@cua.edu
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania
libsci@clarion.edu
- Dalhousie University
sim@dal.ca
- Denver, University of
edinfo@du.edu
- Dominican University
gslis@dom.edu
- Drexel University
info@ischool.drexel.edu
- Emporia State University
sliminfo@emporia.edu
- Florida State University
bryant@ci.fsu.edu
- Hawaii, University of
slis@hawaii.edu
- Illinois, University of
gcg@lists.lis.uiuc.edu
- Indiana University
Slis-l@listserv.indiana.edu
- Iowa, University of
slis@uiowa.edu
- Kent State University
inform@slis.kent.edu
- Kentucky, University of
ukslis@uky.edu
- Long Island University
cics@liu.edu
- Louisiana State University
slis@lsu.edu
- McGill University
gslis@mcgill.ca
- Maryland, University of
lbscgrad@deans.umd.edu
- Michigan, University of
si.admissions@umich.edu
- Missouri-Columbia, University of
sislt@missouri.edu
- Montreal, University of
ebsiinfo@ebsi.umontreal.ca
- North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of
info@ils.unc.edu
- North Carolina - Greensboro, University of
cpfelts@uncg.edu
- North Carolina Central University
iowens@nccu.edu
- North Texas, University of
slis@unt.edu
- Oklahoma, University of
slisinfo@lists.ou.edu
- Pittsburgh, University of
rcox@sis.pitt.edu
- Pratt Institute
infosils@pratt.edu
- Queens College, City University of New York
qc_gslis@qc.cuny.edu
- Rhode Island, University of
geaton@uri.edu
- Rutgers University
gusf@scils.rutgers.edu
- St. John's University
dlis@stjohns.edu
- San Jose State University
lmain@slis.sjsu.edu
- Simmons College
gslis@simmons.edu
- South Carolina, University of
carolbwilliams@sc.edu
- South Florida, University of
lisinfo@cas.usf.edu
- Southern Connecticut State University
Muldowneyk1@southernct.edu
- Southern Mississippi, University of
slis@usm.edu
- Syracuse University
ist@syr.edu
- Tennessee, University of
tnarnold@utk.edu
- Texas - Austin, University of
info@ischool.utexas.edu
- Texas Woman's University
slis@twu.edu
- Toronto, University of
Sharon.doopan@utoronto.ca
- Washington, University of
mlis@ischool.washington.edu
msim@ischool.washington.edu
- Wayne State University
asklis@wayne.edu
- Western Ontario, University of
Kromme2@uwo.ca
- Wisconsin - Madison, University of
uw-slis@slis.wisc.edu
- Wisconsin - Milwaukee, University of
info@sois.uwm.edu
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Mentorship Program Announcement
Dear Colleagues:
We are pleased to announce that the 2011/2012 Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) Mentorship Program is now open for applications.
The main goals of the CALA Mentorship Program are:
- To encourage and guide Chinese or Chinese American students of library and information science with career planning
- To help new Chinese American librarians to develop their professional careers
- To recruit and provide a pool of experienced Chinese American librarians as potential mentors
Please fill out the appropriate form to indicate your desire to be a "mentee" or a "mentor." Participants of a previous year need to fill out the form again to join this year's program.
The application forms are available below:
- Mentee Application Form: http://www.cala-web.org/node/307
- Mentor Application Form: http://www.cala-web.org/node/309
Please encourage Chinese or Chinese American students who study at the School of Library and Information Science in your areas to participate in the program. Non members should join CALA first. Here is the Membership Application Form: http://www.cala-web.org/node/306.
Please feel free to contact any of the CALA Mentorship Committee members listed below if you have any questions or suggestions.
Sincerely,
Hong Miao, (Co-chair) hongm@maryu.marywood.edu (2011-2013)
Ying Zhong, (Co-chair) yzhong@csub.edu (2011-2013)
Yingting Zhang, yzhang@umdnj.edu (2011-2013)
Meiqing Macy Zheng, macyzheng@gmail.com (2011-2013)
Jia Xu, jia-xu@uiowa.edu (2011-2012)
Huibin Heather Cai, heather.cai@mcgill.ca (2011-2012)
Lisa Zhao, chzh@uic.edu (2010-2012)