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Matt McCollow proposed something like this a while back. We have a page up and everything! But, it never got much traction. http:[log in to unmask] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Mentorship -nruest On 12-11-27 07:30 PM, Bess Sadler wrote: > +1 to this idea. I have benefited tremendously over the years from kind people taking me under their wings. Many of us try to do this one-on-one, but some kind of introduction service would be a huge benefit for the community, I would think. > > Mentorship is a great example of a robust solution - a solution that addresses more than one problem at once. I suspect that this would not only improve our diversity as a community, it might also solve some tech leadership / succession planning problems and maybe expose some training needs. > > Bess > > On Nov 27, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Nathan Tallman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> This is a slightly different topic, but relates to Kelley's post: Does >> code4lib have a mentor program where more inexperienced geeks can pair up >> with someone to guide their development? I don't have anyone like that in >> my network, but would really like to. I don't mean to discount the existing >> resources on code4lib or this list, which both have been very useful. I'm >> sure I could just start by attending some of the conferences, but for more >> inexperienced people they can be a bit intimidating, albeit inspiring. >> >> It would also be a way to directly engage minorities. >> >> Just a thought. >> >> Nathan >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Kelley McGrath <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> I'll second the idea of approaching people individually and explicitly >>> asking them to participate. It worked on me. I never would have written my >>> first article for the Code4Lib Journal or become a member of the editorial >>> committee if someone hadn't encouraged me individually (Thanks Jonathan!). >>> >>> It would also be good to find a way to somehow target the pool of lurkers >>> who maybe aren't already connected to someone and get them more involved. >>> >>> As far as anonymous proposals go, we recently had a very good workshop on >>> implicit bias here. Someone brought up that found significant changes in >>> the gender proportions in symphony orchestras after candidates started >>> auditioning behind screens. There are also lots of studies about the >>> different responses to the same resume/application depending on whether a >>> stereotypically male/female or white/black name was used. Probably it's >>> impossible to make proposals completely anonymous, but it would be an >>> interesting experiment to leave off the names. >>> >>> Kelley >>> >>> PS Interestingly, I wouldn't instinctively self-identify as a member of >>> the Code4Lib community, although my first thought is that that has more to >>> do with not being a coder than with being a woman. >>> >>> >>> ************************** >>> Kelley McGrath >>> Metadata Management Librarian >>> University of Oregon Libraries >>> 1299 University of Oregon >>> Eugene, OR 97403 >>> >>> 541-346-8232 >>> [log in to unmask] >>> -- -nruest