Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BibTeX_Export Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nicole Saylor Jen Wolfe Paul Soderdahl Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Language A language of the resource eng Zotero Title Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians Item Type Journal Article Author Nicole Saylor Jen Wolfe Paul Soderdahl Volume 72 Issue 10 Pages 566 - 570 Publication Title College & Research Libraries News ISSN 0099-0086 Date 2011 DOI 10.5860/crln.72.10.8650 Language eng Abstract Note Party hosting is an exercise in preparation and personal finesse. The ambiance and menu must be exciting, the guests lively and engaging. As host, you must set the tone and connect newcomers with those already at the party. No matter how charming or prepared you think you are, once the party starts anything can happen. Uninvited guests can come crashing, Uncle Gene can go heavy on the Riesling and start telling inappropriate jokes, and timid, tired Tina can suck the air right out of the room. But when conditions are right, and host and guests find their flow, the experience is a delight for everyone. Last fall marked the end of a two-year digital librarianship mentor program where the University of Iowa Libraries’ Digital Library Services (DLS) played host to a total of 18 fellows. We’re exhausted but stimulated by the experience, savoring a number of successes and, well, blotting up a few messes. While the students’ experiences were no doubt fascinating with the usual mix of classes, seminars, and project work, our story here describes the party from the host’s point of view – the planning that worked and the unexpected surprises, the effect on staff dynamics, the unimagined strides made in growing a relatively young digital library program, and the impact of the students’ departure forcing us to realign workflows and develop a new plan to sustain and move forward. Library and Information Science student mentoring