ALSC Mentoring Program Survey

The 2012 Emerging Leaders Team E is researching the planning and implementation of a mentoring program for the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).This survey is being conducted in order to monitor the interest of ALSC members in such a program. Please take a moment to fill out this survey and submit it by Tuesday, April 24th, 2012. Even though this survey is anonymous your responses may be used for academic purposes. Thank you for your participation!

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* 1. What type of library do you work in?

Public

Academic

School

Special

None

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many years have you been a librarian?

0 to 2 years

3 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

10 to 20 years

20+ years

I am in library school

I am not a librarian. (please explain)

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* 3. How many years have you been a member of the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC)?

0 to 2 years

3 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

10 to 20 years

20+ years

I am not a member of ALSC. (please specify any other ALA divisions you are a member of)

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* 4. Have you ever been one of the following?

A mentor (A mentor is defined as “a teacher, guide or advisor who shares information with a mentee.”)

A mentee (A mentee is defined as “a person who receives the coaching of a mentor,” sometimes called a protégé.)

Both

Neither

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* 5. Who organized the mentoring program in which you participated?

Place of employment

Professional organization

Library school

My mentor/mentee and I set it up ourselves

None of the above

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* 6. Would you please tell us a little more about your response to Question 5, e.g., the name of your place of employment, association, school, etc.?

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* 7. What did you like the best about being a mentor/mentee?

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* 8. What did you like the least about being a mentor/mentee?

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* 9. Would you be interested in participating in a mentoring program through ALSC?

Yes

Maybe (please explain)

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* 10. If so, would you consider yourself a mentor or a mentee?

Mentor

Mentee

Either

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* 11. Should all participants be members of ALSC?

Yes

I don't have a preference.

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* 12. If you were to participate in a mentoring program from ALSC, would you prefer to be matched with a mentor/mentee that is chosen by a committee, or would you rather choose for yourself from a database of participants?

Chosen by a committee

Choose for myself

I don't have a preference.

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* 13. As a potential mentee, would you gain the most from a mentor who is:

Older with experience in the same field as you

Older with experience in a different field from you

A similar age with different experiences in the same field as you

A similar age with experience in a different field from you

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* 14. If you were a mentor, would you be open to mentoring students in library school or would you prefer to only mentor those currently working in a library?

I would be open to mentoring library school students

I would prefer to only mentor those working in the field

I don’t have a preference

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* 15. How interested would you be in “reverse” mentorship? Meaning that both mentor and mentee guide each other in their respective areas of strength. For example, the mentor may be stronger in programming, but the mentee is stronger in technology.

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Not interested

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* 16. As a potential mentee, how important is it that your mentor lives geographically close to you?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

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* 17. What would you hope to gain from a mentoring program? Please rank them from 1-5, with 1 being the most important.

Build my professional network

Learn a new skill set

Become energized and re-invigorated with work

Career guidance

Recognition from my institution and/or supervisor

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* 18. If you hope to gain something from a mentoring program other than the choices from Question 17, please specify in the space below.

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* 19. Which of the following skills are you most interested in developing through your mentoring relationship? Please rank them from 1 to 9, with 1 being “most interested”. For more information about each skill, please visit ALSC's Core Competencies page: http://bit.ly/GVa7el

Knowledge of client group

Administrative & Management Skills

Communication Skills

Knowledge of Materials

User and Reference Services

Programming Skills

Advocacy, Public Relations, and Networking Skills

Professionalism and professional development

Technology

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* 20. What duration do you think would be the most beneficial for a mentoring program?

6 months

1 year

2 years

Other (please specify)

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* 21. What would your preferred method of communication be in a mentoring relationship?

Phone

Skype or other meeting software

In-person

Other (please specify)

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* 1. What type of library do you work in?

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* 2. How many years have you been a librarian?

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* 3. How many years have you been a member of the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC)?

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* 4. Have you ever been one of the following?

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* 5. Who organized the mentoring program in which you participated?

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* 6. Would you please tell us a little more about your response to Question 5, e.g., the name of your place of employment, association, school, etc.?

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* 7. What did you like the best about being a mentor/mentee?

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* 8. What did you like the least about being a mentor/mentee?

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* 9. Would you be interested in participating in a mentoring program through ALSC?

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* 10. If so, would you consider yourself a mentor or a mentee?

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* 11. Should all participants be members of ALSC?

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* 12. If you were to participate in a mentoring program from ALSC, would you prefer to be matched with a mentor/mentee that is chosen by a committee, or would you rather choose for yourself from a database of participants?

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* 13. As a potential mentee, would you gain the most from a mentor who is:

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* 14. If you were a mentor, would you be open to mentoring students in library school or would you prefer to only mentor those currently working in a library?

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* 15. How interested would you be in “reverse” mentorship? Meaning that both mentor and mentee guide each other in their respective areas of strength. For example, the mentor may be stronger in programming, but the mentee is stronger in technology.

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* 16. As a potential mentee, how important is it that your mentor lives geographically close to you?

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* 17. What would you hope to gain from a mentoring program? Please rank them from 1-5, with 1 being the most important.

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* 18. If you hope to gain something from a mentoring program other than the choices from Question 17, please specify in the space below.

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* 19. Which of the following skills are you most interested in developing through your mentoring relationship? Please rank them from 1 to 9, with 1 being “most interested”. For more information about each skill, please visit ALSC's Core Competencies page: http://bit.ly/GVa7el

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* 20. What duration do you think would be the most beneficial for a mentoring program?

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* 21. What would your preferred method of communication be in a mentoring relationship?

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* 22. Please use the space below for any other comments.