Ruelle, dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library, and Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement, co-authored a chapter in the most recent American Library Association publication.
Joan Ruelle, dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library, and Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research on Global Engagement, co-authored a chapter titled “Conceptualizing Academic Mentoring: A Research Overview” in volume two of “Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal.”
“Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal” presents a cross-section of mentoring thought and practice in college and university libraries, including mentoring definitions, practice fundamentals, models, program development, surveys and analysis. Across three volumes, it explores library mentoring programs and the lived experiences of library faculty, librarians, and library student employees, among others. Volume two of the set is titled “Mentoring of Library Faculty and Librarians.” The volume explores mentorship skills, models and program development.
Ruelle and Vandermaas-Peeler’s chapter reviews definitions of academic mentoring, identifies the essential elements of successful mentoring within and across contexts and examines individual characteristics of mentors and protégés that influence mentoring relationships. They also examine the efficacy of one model of mentorship, mentoring constellations, also known as mentoring networks, for career success in the academic library context.
“Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal” is available in print from the American Library Association.