#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Jul 29 2019 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Imposter Syndrome in the Library Industry

We're revisiting a topic we first chatted about back in 2017. Imposter syndrome!

Leigh will be hosting the chat this time around and she's put together a list of a few articles to look into before the chat:

1. Measuring impostor phenomenon among health sciences librarians
2. 19 People With Impostor Syndrome Told Us What It Feels Like
3. 5 Different Types of Imposter Syndrome (and 5 Ways to Battle Each One) 
4. Is impostor syndrome holding you back at 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 Have you ever dealt with imposter syndrome? Please share your experience.

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

Q3 What advice do you have for dealing with imposter syndrome?

Q4 What resources do you turn to help you cope with imposter syndrome?

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING IN ON TWITTER AT 8:30 PM ET NEXT MONDAY, JULY 29 USING THE #LISPROCHAT HASHTAG.