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Librarians as academics in the university environment

Librarians as academics in the university environment. Jim Brett, Librarian / Manager, Learning Commons Ontario Veterinary College jimbrett@uoguelph.ca http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/brett/. “Scouting the Academic Library as a Workplace”

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Librarians as academics in the university environment

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  1. Librarians as academicsin the university environment Jim Brett, Librarian / Manager, Learning Commons Ontario Veterinary College jimbrett@uoguelph.ca http://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/brett/ “Scouting the Academic Library as a Workplace” OLA Superconference Session 303, Thursday, February 1, 2007

  2. Why academic status? “Librarians are partners with faculty …contributing to… scholarly and intellectual functions of the University …” (Savage, D. 1982. A historical overview of academic status for librarians. CLJ, Oct. ’82.)

  3. Academic Status? Academic status*: ”Recognition given by an institution of higher education that the librarians in its employ are considered members of the teaching or research staff but are not entitled to ranks, titles, rights, and benefits equivalent to those of faculty. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has published Guidelines for Academic Status for College and University Librarians (June 2002). Compare with faculty status.” * From ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (http://lu.com/odlis/)

  4. Components of academic status Nine conditions constitute academic status (ACRL) • Librarians are assigned professional responsibilities • Librarians have a governance structure similar to other faculties on campus • Librarians are eligible for membership in the faculty governing body • Librarians have salary scales that are equivalent to those for other academic faculty

  5. Components … (cont’d) • Librarians are covered by the same tenure policies as other faculty • Librarians are promoted through the ranks via a peer review system • Librarians are eligible for leaves of absence or sabbaticals • Librarians have access to funding for research projects • Librarians have the same protections of academic freedom as other faculty

  6. Benefits of academic status • Academic freedom • Continuing appointment (tenure) • Participation in University governance (collegiality) • Access to sabbatical or other leave provisions • Promotion and Tenure by peer review • More robust procedures, e.g. grievances • Balanced workload • Enhanced status • Better salary and benefits

  7. University Librarian Academic Responsibilities Four broad areas: • Professional performance • Research, scholarly, and other creative activities • Service to the University and society • Continuing professional growth

  8. Other Resources The Scholarship of Canadian Research University Librarians David Fox’s web site - http://library2.usask.ca/~fox/scholarship/ Canadian Association of University Teachers (http://www.caut.ca) AcademicWork.ca (http://www.academicwork.ca) Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (http://www.ocufa.on.ca) Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/jobs/100) Faculty-Librarian Relationships, by Paul O. Jenkins. Chandos Publishing, Oxford, 2005.

  9. Ontario Council of University Libraries

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