Promotion & Tenure Procedures: A Study of U.S. Academic Libraries

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v32i4.7296

Keywords:

promotion, tenure, procedures, academic libraries, faculty librarians, titles, committees, external review, documentation, professorial lectures

Abstract

This article reports on the results of a study of tenure and promotion procedures at U.S. institutions where academic librarians are faculty. The author surveyed librarians from 200 institutions of higher education on promotion and tenure issues, and received 104 responses. Topics covered include: who performs reviews, whether organizations use library committees and/or university wide ones, how many external reviewers are used and what they are asked to review, and what documentation guides these processes. The results were compared for (1) institutional control (public/private), (2) small, medium, and large institutions, and (3) simplified basic Carnegie classification. The statistical results are presented.

Author Biography

Ruth Sara Connell, Valparaiso University

Professor of Library Services/ Electronic Services Librarian

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Published

2018-08-02

How to Cite

Connell, R. S. (2018). Promotion & Tenure Procedures: A Study of U.S. Academic Libraries. Library Leadership & Management, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v32i4.7296

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Vol. 32 No. 4 (2018)

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Peer Reviewed

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