#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Oct 30 2017 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Imposter Syndrome in the Library Industry

It's a popular frequently written on topic that I am sure we have all heard of, and may even all of us have experienced at this point as well. I am talking about imposter syndrome. We see and hear about it more and more often lately. So that's the topic of the upcoming #LISProchat. Our main inspiration article is Jumping into the Deep: Imposter Syndrome, Defining Success, and the New Librarian by Sajni Lacey in Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research.

I've also compiled another list of relatively recent articles on the topic:

1. Impostor Phenomenon and Graduate Students from the University of Waterloo
2. The Five Types Of Impostor Syndrome And How To Beat Them by Melanie Wilding at The Muse
3. Is impostor syndrome holding you back at work? by Marilisa Racco at Global News
4. 19 People With Impostor Syndrome Told Us What It Feels Like by Kelly Oakes at BuzzFeed
5. Breaking out of the imposter syndrome mentality by Emily Waitson in The Cord (the student Newspaper at the University where I work)

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!

QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 Tell us about a time when you experienced imposter syndrome.

Q2 What external triggers do you think cause imposter syndrome? How about internal triggers?

Q3 How do you personally deal with overcoming your bouts of imposter syndrome?

Q4 What are your go-to resources for information and support related to overcoming imposter syndrome?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG.