Academic
A 1964 survey of 60 private liberal arts colleges (49 responding) showed that25 institutions gave faculty rank or status to all librarians, 12 gave faculty rank or status to the head librarian only, 9 gave it to specific staff members (usually department heads and higher), and 3 do not give it to any library staff. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that13 institutions gave sabbatical leave to all librarians; 8 gave it to the head librarian only; 2 gave it to the head librarian, assistant librarian, and department head; and 26 have no definite policy or did not answer the question. Where sabbaticals are granted, the most usual pattern was full pay for 1 semester or half pay for 2 semesters. (Source)
A 1966 survey of Catholic college and university libraries in institutions with at least 1,000 full-time students (sample size: 70; responding: 56 or 80%) showed that,of the library directors, 5 (9%) hold rank of dean or equivalent, 44 (78%) hold faculty rank, 2 (3%) hold faculty status, and 5 (9%) hold no rank. In 39 libraries (70%) librarians hold faculty rank, in 7 (12%) they hold faculty status, and in 9 (16%) they hold no rank. (Source)
A 1976 survey of head law librarians in North American schools (sample size: 178; responding: 154 or 86.7%) showed that62 (41%) of the law school library directors held full professor status, 38 (26%) held associate professor status, 30 (20%) held assistant professor status, 3 (2%) held instructor status, 17 (11%) held no faculty status, and 4 did not reply. (Source)
A 1978 survey of law school libraries listed in the 1977 AALS Directory of Law Teachers (population: 167; responding: 158 or 95%) showed that 150 head law school librarians reported they held full faculty rank or status while 8 reported they did not, and that 130 heads reported that they had or were working toward tenure while 25 reported that this was not the case and 3 did not reply. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that, for head law school librarians, their faculty status/ rank and/or tenure was or would be held in the following bodies:
law school 130 respondents
law library faculty (3 joint with law school) 8 respondents
both law school and university library 8 respondents
university library 4 respondents
university general faculty 1 respondent
none 3 respondents
no reply 4 respondents (Source)
Ibid…. showed that151 respondents reported that the head law school librarian attended faculty meetings in the law school, while 32 attended faculty meetings in the library system; 141 voted in law school faculty meetings, while 28 voted in library faculty meetings; and 143 were voting members of faculty committees in the law school, while 29 were voting members of faculty committees in the library. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that82 (52%) respondents felt it desirable that head law school librarians carry teaching responsibilities, 15 (10%) felt that head law school librarians should teach but only legal bibliography, 21 (13%) reported mixed feelings, and 40 (25%) felt that head law school librarians should not teach. (Source)
A survey reported in 1981 of library directors in 4-year colleges and universities in 7 Rocky Mountain states (survey size: 76; responding: 64 or 84%) concerning faculty status of librarians showed that62 (96%) respondents reported that at least some of the librarians had faculty status. Specifically, of the 62 respondents, 15 (24.2%) reported that only the director had faculty status, 40 (64.5%) reported that all the librarians had faculty status, while 7 (11.3%) reported some combination in between. (Source)
Ibid…. showed thatfaculty status for all librarians was most likely to be granted in a university library, while faculty status for library directors only was most likely to be granted in a private rather than public institution. Specifically, 22 (92%) of the university libraries, 11 (50%) of the liberal arts colleges, and 6 (43%) of the professional schools granted faculty status to all librarians. These differences were statistically significant at the .005 level. Further, 6 (15%) of the publicly supported schools gave faculty status to directors only, while 9 (40.9%) of the private schools gave faculty status to directors only. This difference was statistically significant at the .05 level. (Source)
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A 1976 survey of head law librarians in North American schools (sample size: 178; responding: 154 or 86.7%) showed that62 (41%) of the law school library directors held full professor status, 38 (26%) held associate professor status, 30 (20%) held assistant professor status, 3 (2%) held instructor status, 17 (11%) held no faculty status, and 4 did not reply. (Source)
A 1978 survey of law school libraries listed in the 1977 AALS Directory of Law Teachers (population: 167; responding: 158 or 95%) showed that150 head law school librarians reported they held full faculty rank or status while 8 reported they did not, and that 130 heads reported that they had or were working toward tenure while 25 reported that this was not the case and 3 did not reply. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that, for head law school librarians, their faculty status/ rank and/or tenure was or would be held in the following bodies:
law school 130 respondents
law library faculty (3 joint with law school) 8 respondents
both law school and university library 8 respondents
university library 4 respondents
university general faculty 1 respondent
none 3 respondents
no reply 4 respondents (Source)
Ibid…. showed that151 respondents reported that the head law school librarian attended faculty meetings in the law school, while 32 attended faculty meetings in the library system; 141 voted in law school faculty meetings, while 28 voted in library faculty meetings; and 143 were voting members of faculty committees in the law school, while 29 were voting members of faculty committees in the library. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that82 (52%) respondents felt it desirable that head law school librarians carry teaching responsibilities, 15 (10%) felt that head law school librarians should teach but only legal bibliography, 21 (13%) reported mixed feelings, and 40 (25%) felt that head law school librarians should not teach. (Source)
