Archive for the tag "tenure"
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
The great international debate
My library has been working on updating our tenure and promotion policies. Yes, I can hear the collective groans from everyone out there, and it has indeed been a slow and painstaking process. But wait — lest I start out on a negative note I want to hasten to add that it is also a [...]
Posted: 16 November, 2007 in Faculty, International.
Tags: credentials, International, tenure
Comments: 4