Evaluation of transitional mentoring for new library and information professionals. What are the professional and personal outcomes for the participants?

Library Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 154-167

  Hallam, Gillian ^a   Newton Smith, Carol ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Career development; Information management; Library management; Mentoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644543784     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435120610652905     Document Type: Article

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