Information Exchanged In Mentoring Between Faculty Advisors And Their Doctoral Students

This dissertation explores the characteristics and activities of mentoring relationships and examines information behaviors with emphasis on identifying types of information exchanged in mentoring between faculty advisors and doctoral students in library and information science (LIS). The study draws upon a socialization content framework developed in organizational settings, as few frameworks are available in academic settings. The study relies on a mixed methods design that combines qualitative interview and quantitative survey methods.