Academic
A survey reported in 1968 of 71 ARL libraries plus a group of 29 institutions (mostly state universities) (87 responses; 70 usable responses, i.e., institutions where the librarians had faculty status) showed thatthe 6 most important criteria for promotion and tenure according to all respondents were: success in teaching, research and publication, professional competence and activity, service to the university, creative work (artistic, dramatic, etc.) and public service. (Source)
A 1969 survey of the 71 ARL libraries (57 responding; 55 or 77.5% usable) concerning librarians as teachers showed thatin 47.3% of responding libraries the criteria for appointment, promotion, and tenure of librarians were different from those of the teaching faculty; in 27.3% of the libraries the criteria were the same; and in 14.5% of the libraries the criteria were similar. (Source)
A 1978 survey of law school libraries listed in the 1977 A A LS Directory of Law Teachers (population: 167; responding: 158 or 95%) showed that67 (42%) respondents reported that professional law school librarians other than the head law school librarian held full faculty status/rank, while 91 (58%) reported that they did not. 59 (37%) respondents reported that professional law school librarians other than the head law school librarian either had or were working toward tenure, while 98 (62%) reported this was not the case, and 1 (0.6%) reported some either held or were working toward tenure. (Source)
A survey reported in 1980 of nondirector, professional law librarians (1 in each school) in U.S. accredited law schools, with the names of individuals being selected randomly from the Directory of Law Librarians (1978 edition) (sample size: 145; responding: 103 or 71%) showed that, of 78 respondents, the source that granted faculty status and/or tenure was:
law school faculty 28 (35.9%) respondents
general university faculty 19 (24.4%) respondents
university library 7 ( 9.0%) respondents
law library faculty 3 ( 3.8%) respondents
other 21 (26.9%) respondents (Source)
Ibid…. showed that, of 101 respondents:
32 (31.6%) reported that professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were granted or permitted to work toward tenure;
58 (57.4%) reported that professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were not granted or permitted to work toward tenure;
4 (4.0%) reported that some of the professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were granted or permitted to work toward tenure;
4 (4.0%) reported that professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were granted or permitted to work toward tenure under another name, e.g., “continuing appointment,” “trustees appointment,” “career appointment,” or “permanent status”;
3 (3.0%) gave miscellaneous other answers. (Source)
A survey reported in 1980 of Association of Research Libraries directors in academic libraries (population: 94; responding: 68 or 72%) concerning publication requirements for professional library staff showed thatlibrarians at 39 (57%) institutions were eligible for tenure, while librarians at 29 (43%) institutions were not eligible for tenure. All librarians at institutions with faculty status were elibible for tenure (24 institutions), librarians at 14 institutions where they held academic status were elibible for tenure, and librarians at 1 institution where their status was indicated “other” were eligible for tenure. (Source)
A 1980 survey of academic librarians in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi concerning faculty status (sample size: 416; responding: 271; usable: 267 or 64.2%) showed that82.4% of the respondents reported having faculty status at their institution. However, of the 47 respondents who did not have faculty status, 29.8% reported that their institution offered the possibility of tenure for librarians. (Source)
Ibid…. showed that, of 220 respondents who reported having faculty status, 36.4% reported that promotion criteria for librarians were the same as for other faculty, while 36.3% reported that they were not, and 27.3% reported that they did not know the promotion criteria. (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 that30 (75%) respondents reported that librarians’ rank was identical with teaching faculty, 32 (80%) reported that tenure for librarians was identical with teaching faculty, and 33 (83%) reported that promotion eligibility was the same for librarians as for teaching faculty. (Source)
A survey reported in 1981 of Association of Research Libraries directors concerning the acceptability of nonlibrary/information science publications in the promotion and tenure of academic librarians (population: 108; responding: 82 or 75.9%) showed that13 (15.9%) respondents reported that publication was essential for promotion and tenure at their institution, 67 (81.7%) reported that publication was not essential for promotion and tenure, and 2 (2.4%) did not reply. (Source)
Ibid…. showed thatthe importance of publications in subject fields compared to publications in library/information science for the promotion and tenure of librarians was reported as follows:
more importance 2 ( 2.4%) respondents
same importance 54 (65.9%) respondents
less importance 4 ( 4.9%) respondents
no importance 5 ( 6.1%) respondents
no answer 17 (20.7%) respondents (Source)
A survey reported in 1983 of head librarians of accredited institutions of higher education in New York state, including 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges, universities, and graduate/professional schools (survey size: 264; responding: 188 or 71%) concerning faculty status for librarians showed that, of the total respondents, librarians had the following academic rights (multiple responses allowed):
eligible to serve on the campus governing board 76% of total
eligible for release time for professional activities 68% of total
eligible for sabbatical and other professional leaves 64% of total
eligible for tenure 58% of total
eligible for research funds 55% of total
given professorial titles 30% of total
given release time for research 20% of total
academic-year appointment 16% of total (Source)
A survey reported in 1983 of the U.S. academic members of the Association of Research Libraries concerning faculty status for professionals (population: 89 libraries; responding: 89 or 100%, including 57 state and 32 private institutions) showed thatthe types of final appointments that could be achieved by a majority of the professional staff were as follows:
indefinite tenure was the practice in 34 (59.7%) of the state and 4 (12.5%) of the private institutions;
continuing appointments were the practice in 19 (33.3%) of the state and 22 (68.8%) of the private institutions;
and term appointments were the practice in 4 (7.0%) of the state and 6 (18.7%) of the private institutions.
Further, indefinite tenure and continuing appointments were “perceived by respondents as nearly identical.” (Source)
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A 1978 survey of law school libraries listed in the 1977 AALS Directory of Law Teachers (population: 167; responding: 158 or 95%) showed that67 (42%) respondents reported that professional law school librarians other than the head law school librarian held full faculty status/rank, while 91 (58%) reported that they did not. 59 (37%) respondents reported that professional law school librarians other than the head law school librarian either had or were working toward tenure, while 98 (62%) reported this was not the case, and 1 (0.6%) reported some either held or were working toward tenure. (Source)
A survey reported in 1980 of nondirector, professional law librarians (1 in each school) in U.S. accredited law schools with the names of individuals being selected randomly from the Directory of Law Librarians (1978 edition) (sample size: 145; responding: 103 or 71%) showed that,of 78 respondents, the source that granted faculty status and/or tenure was:
law school faculty 28 (35.9%) respondents
general university faculty 19 (24.4%) respondents
university library 7 (9.0%) respondents
law library faculty 3 (3.8%) respondents
other 21 (26.9%) respondents (Source)
Ibid…. showed that,of 101 respondents:
32 (31.6%) reported that professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were granted or permitted to work toward tenure;
58 (57.4%) reported that professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were not granted or permitted to work toward tenure;
4 (4.0%) reported that some of the professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were granted or permitted to work toward tenure;
4 (4.0%) reported that professional law librarians other than the director or head of libraries were granted or permitted to work toward tenure under another name, e.g., “continuing appointment,” “trustees appointment,” “career appointment,” or “permanent status”;
3 (3.0%) gave miscellaneous other answers. (Source)
