A prestigious national leadership program has tapped for its 2011-12 cohort Shannon D. Jones, associate director for research and education at Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) jointly run the Leadership Fellows Program that prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries. As the program enters its 1
0th year, 18 fellows have assumed director positions to date, including two from the current 2010-2011 cohort.
The competitive selection process recognizes a substantial record of accomplishment and demonstrable potential. Fellows have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of learning settings, including exposure to leadership in another environment.
Fellows are paired with mentors who are academic health sciences library directors and will visit the libraries of their mentors for two-week residencies. Jones has been paired with a mentor at Yale University. In addition to the individual relationship with their mentors, fellows benefit from working collaboratively with other fellows and mentors in the cohort. The program uses a combination of in-person and virtual learning experiences offered by experienced faculty. More.
Tompkins-McCaw Director and Associate University Librarian Teresa L. Knott knows firsthand the value of the fellowship experience because she served as a fellow in 2005-06. Knott said, "Shannon Jones is a tremendous asset to the VCU Libraries and I am looking forward to seeing her grow professionally through the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. Through the fellowship, I know that Shannon will bring valuable new knowledge to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and significantly contribute to her cohort in the program."
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) jointly run the Leadership Fellows Program that prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries. As the program enters its 1
0th year, 18 fellows have assumed director positions to date, including two from the current 2010-2011 cohort. The competitive selection process recognizes a substantial record of accomplishment and demonstrable potential. Fellows have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in a variety of learning settings, including exposure to leadership in another environment.
Fellows are paired with mentors who are academic health sciences library directors and will visit the libraries of their mentors for two-week residencies. Jones has been paired with a mentor at Yale University. In addition to the individual relationship with their mentors, fellows benefit from working collaboratively with other fellows and mentors in the cohort. The program uses a combination of in-person and virtual learning experiences offered by experienced faculty. More.
Tompkins-McCaw Director and Associate University Librarian Teresa L. Knott knows firsthand the value of the fellowship experience because she served as a fellow in 2005-06. Knott said, "Shannon Jones is a tremendous asset to the VCU Libraries and I am looking forward to seeing her grow professionally through the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. Through the fellowship, I know that Shannon will bring valuable new knowledge to the Tompkins-McCaw Library and significantly contribute to her cohort in the program."