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<p>Jlwood: /* Mentee */</p> <hr /> <div>== Goals ==<br /> * Bringing people together to build individual capacity<br /> <br /> == Structure ==<br /> Structure of the relationship between mentor and mentee can and should be defined at the outset by the parties involved. However, here are a few simple guidelines you may or may not want to follow for success:<br /> <br /> * Set up a clear overall goal and timeframe. &quot;Learn Ruby&quot; is ok, but is not specific enough. &quot;Create and deploy experimental Vote2Promote discussion board in Ruby on Rails&quot; would be better.<br /> * Set up expectations. For example:<br /> ** Set aside time each week to collaborate on articulating weekly goals. <br /> ** Establish a communication platform and expected response time in advance. <br /> ** Establish &quot;office hours&quot; in chat room or IM for questions and review of progress<br /> * Evaluation: We would love to know what worked or didn't work for advice to future mentors<br /> <br /> == Platforms for communication ==<br /> <br /> <br /> == Participants ==<br /> <br /> === Mentors ===<br /> Bess Sadler - I currently have a couple of pro bono projects that would be good learning opportunities for someone interested in learning more about Blacklight, Ruby on Rails, Solr, museums, or libraries in Africa. I am also happy to be a mentor generally, and I'm open to suggestions about what form that might take.<br /> <br /> === Mentee ===<br /> <br /> Bess Sadler - I have been a developer for Digital Humanities and Library software projects for over a decade, but I am relatively new to library management and administration and I would love to find a mentor with more experience than I have in those areas.<br /> <br /> Jessica Wood - Currently a cataloger, looking for projects to improve my coding skills and get past the basic &quot;learn to code&quot; stuff, and to move more into the tech side of librarianship.<br /> <br /> == Code4Lib Community Projects ==<br /> * Wiki Cleanup? - Lots of pages are out of date and other pages are hard to find. Perhaps even migrate from MediaWiki to Github Wiki.<br /> * Drupal Upgrades?<br /> * Code4Lib Journal WordPress Upgrades?</div>

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