Encouraging Research through Electronic Mentoring: A Case Study (Research Note)

Abstract

Committee established an experiment using electronic mail to create mentoring relationships focusing on library and information science research. This article reports on that experiment's progress to date and includes first-hand accounts of participants' experiences. n innovative experiment in electronic mentoring that utilizes the Internet and listserv software is entering its fourth year. A small group of librarians is using these relatively new technologies to extend the traditional boundaries of mentoring and the recent paradigm of network communication in the field of library and information science (LIS). The project, sponsored by the ACRL Research Committee with technical support from New Mexico State University, aims to get more professionals involved in LIS research by engaging them in discussions with mentors and fellow proteges on a variety of research topics and issues.