Library Mentors and Heroes

I was noodling around the web when I came across Whitney Hess‘ Mentors and Heroes project, where she interviews key members of the UX/ID field and asks them to talk about their mentors and/or heroes, and why these people have influenced the work they do. Being that stealing imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, I’m going to be starting a series here on Cecily.info. I’m lining up a few people to start, but if you’re interested in participating, please contact me through the usual channels, or by leaving a message below.

As someone who is new to library land (although I’m not new to information science), I don’t have a mentor just yet. This is in no small part due to the fact that I find it hard to reach out. I’m interested in finding out where others in this field find inspiration, and who they turn to when they need to be reminded why they became librarians/information professionals in the first place.

Tagged as: librarians, libraries, mentors and heroes