LAUC Buddies The LAUC buddy program is intended to serve as a welcome to newly hired librarians and to help them succeed in our environment, especially in (but not limited to) areas such as reviews and getting involved in LAUC. It is not intended to replace other mentoring activities that focus on the person's areas of job responsibility. LAUC buddies are established LAUC members who are paired with newly hired librarians, generally outside the new librarian's own department. Buddies for new librarians are assigned within the LAUC Executive Board. If an Executive Board member cannot be found who is able to be a buddy for a particular new librarian, then volunteers may be solicited from past Executive board members or other librarians who are knowledgeable about LAUC. Buddies are generally paired for a period of a year. Suggested activities: Buddies should get together with their partner librarian as soon as possible after the new librarian has arrived and been oriented. Frequency of subsequent get-togethers is up to the two people involved, but at least one face-to-face meeting is suggested at first. Buddies should offer to talk with their partner librarian about their first review process. In the case of librarians hired at levels where the review cycle is longer than a year, the assistance may or may not be necessary, but it should be offered. Buddy packet contents (suggested): welcome letter signed by current LAUC-SD chair (The following items are all available on the LAUC Website, http://gort.ucsd.edu/lauc/lauc.htm) Brief Guide to LAUC membership and executive board rosters dates of upcoming membership meetings journal subscription list and routing info URL for our Website Revision date: August 27, 2002		Current Buddies Dominique T. & Duffy T. Adele B. & Sue M. Alana M. & Mary Linn B. Lia Friedman & Sue M.

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