MLA Colleague Connection: a transition to a virtual mentoring program.
Background: Since 2003, the MLA Membership Committee has facilitated an in-person mentoring program called Colleague Connection at the annual meeting. The program hinged on meeting attendance, so members who could not attend were excluded. The 2020 virtual meeting created an opportunity to rethink t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. 513 - 520 |
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| Formato: | case study research Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Oct2022
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