Dear colleagues, I am serving as the SAA mentoring program coordinator for the Membership Committee. The program matches a new archivist with an archivist who has been in the field for a while and is willing to serve as a resource person to offer advice and share work experiences. The time commitment is very manageable, and it is usually e-mailing or speaking over the phone once a month or more often depending on the mentor and protegé. Sometimes there is a possibility of meeting in person if both persons live or work in the same area, but this is entirely up to them. I am currently trying to find prospective mentors for new archivists from all over the USA. One requirement is that both mentors and protégés are current SAA members. More description about the Mentoring Program is available on the SAA website at http://www.archivists.org/membership/mentoring.asp Don't be shy! You might think you don't have anything to offer, but the truth is that your advice and experience is worth millions to someone that's just starting out. Don't you wish you'd had a mentor too? Interested? Have any questions? Comments? Concerns? Feel free to contact me off-list at [log in to unmask] Best wishes, Adriana Cuervo SAA Mentoring Program Coordinator -- Adriana P. Cuervo Assistant Archivist for Music and Fine Arts Sousa Archives and Center for American Music 238 Harding Band Building, MC-524 1103 South Sixth Street Champaign, IL 61820 Tel. (217) 244-9309 Fax (217) 244-8695 http://www.library.uiuc.edu/sousa A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>