Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians
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2010
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| author | Coker, Catherine vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Bales, Stephen |
| author_facet | Coker, Catherine vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Bales, Stephen Coker, Catherine vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Bales, Stephen |
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| contents | Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians Coker, Catherine vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Bales, Stephen Tenure Librarians College Faculty Academic Libraries Scholarship Library Services Faculty Workload Reputation Academic Freedom Tenure status for library faculty in the academic environment is coming under increasing attack from administration, faculty members in other departments, and non-academics. This is due to incorrect perceptions about what academic librarians do and how they serve their profession. This paper describes the many challenges faculty librarians face in balancing their work load with service and scholarship; justifies why academic librarians need tenure; and ultimately proves that tenure and faculty status for academic librarians are an absolute necessity. |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
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| publishDate | 2010 |
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| spellingShingle | Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians Coker, Catherine vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Bales, Stephen Tenure Librarians College Faculty Academic Libraries Scholarship Library Services Faculty Workload Reputation Academic Freedom Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians Coker, Catherine vanDuinkerken, Wyoma Bales, Stephen Tenure Librarians College Faculty Academic Libraries Scholarship Library Services Faculty Workload Reputation Academic Freedom Tenure status for library faculty in the academic environment is coming under increasing attack from administration, faculty members in other departments, and non-academics. This is due to incorrect perceptions about what academic librarians do and how they serve their profession. This paper describes the many challenges faculty librarians face in balancing their work load with service and scholarship; justifies why academic librarians need tenure; and ultimately proves that tenure and faculty status for academic librarians are an absolute necessity. |
| title | Seeking Full Citizenship: A Defense of Tenure Faculty Status for Librarians |
| topic | Tenure Librarians College Faculty Academic Libraries Scholarship Library Services Faculty Workload Reputation Academic Freedom |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1064832 |