Mentors are expected to:

Be a member of a professional library organization at the state or national level;

Get supervisory approval to participate when appropriate;

Participate in a mentor training session (tentatively August 2008);

Meet your protégé in-person for at least the inital and ending meetings;

Meet with your protégé a minimum of once a month (either in-person or by phone);

Assist your protégé in setting goals for the mentorship based on discussions with protégé about their career and expressed needs;

Assist your protégé in identifying relevant professional development activities;

Encourage an onsite library visit with your protégé (this may take the shape of a job-shadowing experience);

Share your professional experiences, knowledge, and expertise;

Introduce your protégé to other academic librarians and help them begin to network;

Be current on related professional topics in order to provide a broad view of the field; and

Be advocates for ILA/ACRL and ALA/ACRL membership.