Archive for the tag "faculty_status"
Real Faculty In Our Minds Alone
Late last week a number of library news sources pointed to the release of report from the Council of Library and Information Resources called “No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century“. The report contains eight essays that identify challenges facing academic libraries, and it offers a number of recommendations for change that [...]
Posted: 9 September, 2008 in Faculty, library careers.
Tags: clir, faculty_status
Comments: 14
What It Really Means To Be A Faculty Member
I can’t help but wonder if the real faculty at those institutions where librarians are on the tenure track roll their eyes, snicker among themselves or just plain get annoyed by their library colleagues who refer to themselves as faculty members or carry ranks typically associated with faculty (e.g., assistant professor). Blaise Cronin certain thought [...]
Posted: 7 January, 2008 in Faculty, Just Thinking.
Tags: faculty_status, tenure
Comments: 22