Abstract
ALIA-based mentoring programs were introduced into Western Australia and Victoria early in the 1990s. This paper explores the concept of professionalism in librarianship, and in this context, refers to the introduction of the individual mentoring programs and traces the growth of the group mentoring programs in both states. It provides a critical analysis of the contribution of these mentoring programs to the profession, and especially to the cohort of new professionals who have been actively involved in the programs. Outcomes with regard to the professional socialisation of new graduates are reported following research into the influence of the WA Group Mentoring Program.
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