It would also be nice for this to work both ways, people looking for mentorship/tutoring/whatever in specific domains.

It's one thing to hang up your shingle, but I think plenty of people might not realize that anybody cares about what they have to offer.

-Ross.

On Jun 4, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Nick Ruest wrote:

> Done! Added  another column for social media contact info.
> 
> -nruest
> 
> On 12-06-04 01:31 PM, Kevin S. Clarke wrote:
>> I was wondering the same thing for a Google Plus Hangout... perhaps
>> the page should have an extra column about how to contact (IRC,
>> Hangout Link, etc.)?
>> 
>> Kevin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Erin R White/FS/VCU<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>>> ++. This is a great idea.
>>> 
>>> For those of us not on the #code4lib channel, what kinds of
>>> issues/challenges would there be in opening this up beyond IRC? (i.e.
>>> Twitter, Gchat, Skype, "real phone", etc.)
>>> 
>>> ...and would anyone else be interested?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Erin White
>>> Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries
>>> 804-827-3552 | [log in to unmask] | www.library.vcu.edu
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From:   Matt McCollow<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:     [log in to unmask]
>>> Date:   06/04/2012 01:05 PM
>>> Subject:        [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Mentorship Sign-up
>>> Sent by:        Code for Libraries<[log in to unmask]>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> We're looking to try out a mentorship program through the #code4lib
>>> channel on IRC Freenode. The idea is that experienced people who are
>>> willing to volunteer some time would provide 1-on-1 mentoring to those who
>>> would like to learn during an "Office hours" period, once a week. The idea
>>> is sort-of modelled on the Drupal project's Core Office Hours (
>>> http://drupal.org/node/1242856).
>>> 
>>> A sign-up page has been posted on the code4lib wiki (
>>> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Mentorship), so if this sounds like
>>> something you'd like to contribute to, don't hesitate to add your name!
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Matt McCollow
>>> Programmer
>>> Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, McMaster University