Dear colleagues,
The Society of American Archivists' Mentoring Program is currently seeking additional mentoring volunteers! The Mentoring Program connects participants with shared interests in various aspects of the archival profession into 6-month mentoring partnerships. The goal is to cultivate career development and communication between members with areas of expertise and members who want to build their knowledge within those areas.
We currently have people seeking mentors who may have some of the following qualities/areas of expertise:
- A Black or BIPOC-identifying mentor who has some of the following areas of expertise: Archives Adjacent Roles (professional researcher, vendor, etc), Consulting/Freelance Work, DEIA - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Genealogy, and/or Project Management
- Academic Libraries/archives
Archival Processing
Archives Adjacent Roles (professional researcher, vendor, etc)
Audiovisual Archives
Business/Corporate Archives
Collection Management
Consulting/Freelance Work
Community Archives
Digital Archives
Digital Preservation
Exhibits
Fundraising
Grants
Job Search and Changing Careers
LGBTQ+ Archives
Media Preservation
Records Management
Writing and Publishing
Do you think you don't have any expertise to share? Some of our colleagues waiting for mentors are just getting started in the profession and are looking for advice on schools, classes, career trajectory, resume development and interviewing skills. For inspiration and insight into what a mentoring partnership looks like, I encourage you to read the recent posts on the SAA Membership Blog written by recent mentoring partners to learn how a relatively small commitment can make a big difference for a colleague's growth.
Please consider signing up to be a mentor by submitting this application (click on "Apply to be a mentor").
Thank you for your consideration,
Lydia Tang
SAA Mentoring Program
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Lydia Tang
Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
LYRASIS
East Lansing MI
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