Mentoring and Managing Students in the Academic Library - 9780838911747

Mentoring and Managing Students in the Academic LibraryAuthor(s): Michelle Reale\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Library Association, United States\nImprint: ALA Editions\nISBN-13: 9780838911747, 978-0838911747\nSynopsis\nMost academic libraries could not operate without a host of part-time student workers. But employing students is different from filling a professional position with an experienced worker; often their library employment will be their first job experience. Since many student positions make them the public face of the library, effective mentoring of such student employees is vital. In this book Reale explores the challenges and opportunities involved in recruitment. Her guide\n\nShows how a library job can be more than just employment, teaching students important responsibilities and life-skills \nCovers the entire scope of a students tenure at an academic library, from bringing new hires on board and training them to disciplining student employees and the unp.