Mentoring Program

The SMART Mentoring Program is meant to help members just beginning their careers in librarianship as well as more experienced members who are faced with a change in work assignment. The mentors are SMART members who are experienced librarians willing to share their knowledge and expertise. Some of the areas where we already have volunteer mentors are: authority control, cataloging, database management, grant writing, inter-library loan, preservation, union listing and standards. It is possible through this program to be both a mentor and a mentee but it is not necessary to do so.

If you wish to participate, please fill out the Mentor Form [pdf] or the Mentee Form [pdf] and send to:

Co-Chair
Mary Lindner, lindnerm@mail.strose.edu
Cataloger/Reference Librarian
Patricia Standish Curriculum & Education Library
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
518-337-4693

OR

Co-Chair
Leigh Mihlrad, MihlraL@mail.amc.edu
Systems & Technology Librarian
Albany Medical College
Schaffer Library of Health Sciences
47 New Scotland Ave, MC 63
Albany, NY 12208
518-262-1300