Tenure and promotion: A study of practices by institutional type

Park, Betsy; Riggs, Robert O.

doi:10.1016/0099-1333(93)90074-f

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“…37 Thus, it is possible to conclude that: The belief that librarians must publish or perish may be based on anecdotal evidence or on a few highly publicized cases, rather than established as fact. 38 The existing evidence shows that most tenure-track librarians are meeting tenure standards at the same or higher rate as instructional faculty. There is a notable lack of empirical support for the notion that librarians fail disproportionately to meet tenure standards (at either the university level or some lower review level) or choose to leave prior to final tenure review at higher rates than do other faculty.…”

Section: May 1999mentioning

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Publish or Perish: A Dilemma For Academic Librarians?

Mitchell¹,

Reichel

1999

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This study examines the influence of scholarly requirements on librar ians' ability to earn tenure or continuous employment. After a literature review, the authors present the results of a survey of research, doctoral, and master's-level institutions. Of the 690 responding institutions, 54.3 percent employ tenure-track librarians. Of these, more than 60 percent require some scholarship and 34.6 percent encourage it. At these 374 institutions, 92.2 percent of librarians who underwent tenure review dur ing a three-year period were approved. The authors summarize survey information on librarians not granted tenure as well as those believed by directors to have resigned to avoid tenure review.persistent concern in the faculty status movement has been whether tenure-track librarians will be able to establish records of research and publication that meet their institutions' overall promotion and tenure criteria. Many contend that requiring academic librarians to divert their energies from their daily duties to meet research expectations is inappropriate. This article does not examine this debate except as it affects consideration of the following question: Is there evidence that librarians with faculty status will be less likely to meet tenure requirements than other faculty?One of the most common objections to faculty status for librarians has been that the benefits are outweighed by the difficulties inherent in meeting tenure-track requirements. More specifically, many writers have expected that, for better or worse, librarians with faculty status typically will be required to meet the traditional faculty criterion of research and publication.

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Publish or Perish: A Dilemma For Academic Librarians?

Mitchell¹,

Reichel

1999

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“…Betsy Park and Robert Riggs reported on evaluative criteria used in promotion and tenure decisions for academic librarians. 2 Park and Riggs determined by survey that job performance was the primary factor in achieving tenure and promotion, followed by service and scholarship. 3 Park and Riggs also noted the distinction in expectations for research and publications among institutions.…”

Section: Tenure Statusmentioning

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Library School Programs and the Successful Training of Academic Librarians to Meet Promotion and Tenure Requirements in the Academy

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Kneip²

2010

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This article relates an investigation of tenure and promotion practices for librarians at academic institutions. The study employed two surveys. The first survey determined the level of impact on promotion and tenure by recent publication in two top-tier peer-reviewed journals: College & Research Libraries and Journal of Academic Librarianship. The second survey was developed and distributed to authors of articles in the two journals requesting information about the nature of their library positions. Although more research is warranted, it appears that librarians at academic institutions tend to publish more frequently in top-tier journals, enhancing our professional literature.

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“…3 Previous research on faculty status and academic librarianship has tended to focus on tenure and promotion policies and practices. 4 Library faculty are often evaluated for promotion and tenure in similar categories to traditional teaching faculty, namely research, service, and job performance. In some cases, faculty librarians are governed by tenure and promotion policies that are identical to teaching faculty, who are normally evaluated in the categories of teaching, research, and service.…”

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Tenure and Promotion Experiences of Academic Librarians of Color

Damasco

Hodges

2012

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This study broadly examines factors impacting work-life experiences of library faculty of color within the framework of tenure policies and processes. An online survey was sent out to academic librarians of color to gauge perceptions of tenure and promotion policies and processes, professional activities and productivity, organizational climate and culture, and job satisfaction and retention. Results of the survey showed mixed findings regarding the impact of race on the tenure and promotion process. Findings can be used to inform future discussions of recruitment and retention for academic librarians of color and to improve the overall tenure experience.

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Tenure and promotion: A study of practices by institutional type

Cited by 41 publications

References 7 publications

Publish or Perish: A Dilemma For Academic Librarians?

Publish or Perish: A Dilemma For Academic Librarians?

Library School Programs and the Successful Training of Academic Librarians to Meet Promotion and Tenure Requirements in the Academy

Tenure and Promotion Experiences of Academic Librarians of Color

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