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| author | Allen, Geoffrey |
| author_facet | Allen, Geoffrey Allen, Geoffrey |
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| contents | The Proper Status and Functions of Librarians in Academic Institutions Allen, Geoffrey Academic Libraries Librarians Library Role Role Perception Professional Identity Qualifications Occupational Information Job Analysis Tenure Career Development Scholarship Faculty Publishing Standards Research Needs Research Opportunities The meanings of professional and academic as qualifiers of librarians are discussed and it is concluded that there is little difference in the expectations they engender. It is then argued that if librarians in academic institutions are to be accorded a status comparable with that of faculty, they must be prepared to be assessed by the comparable and traditional means, namely qualifications, research and publications. To make the attainment of true faculty status possible, it is then necessary for the "professional" librarian at all levels to have opportunities to perform to these standards. This will require positive support from chief and other senior librarians and a significant change in attitudes to those prevailing in most Australian academic libraries. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2011 |
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| spellingShingle | The Proper Status and Functions of Librarians in Academic Institutions Allen, Geoffrey Academic Libraries Librarians Library Role Role Perception Professional Identity Qualifications Occupational Information Job Analysis Tenure Career Development Scholarship Faculty Publishing Standards Research Needs Research Opportunities The Proper Status and Functions of Librarians in Academic Institutions Allen, Geoffrey Academic Libraries Librarians Library Role Role Perception Professional Identity Qualifications Occupational Information Job Analysis Tenure Career Development Scholarship Faculty Publishing Standards Research Needs Research Opportunities The meanings of professional and academic as qualifiers of librarians are discussed and it is concluded that there is little difference in the expectations they engender. It is then argued that if librarians in academic institutions are to be accorded a status comparable with that of faculty, they must be prepared to be assessed by the comparable and traditional means, namely qualifications, research and publications. To make the attainment of true faculty status possible, it is then necessary for the "professional" librarian at all levels to have opportunities to perform to these standards. This will require positive support from chief and other senior librarians and a significant change in attitudes to those prevailing in most Australian academic libraries. |
| title | The Proper Status and Functions of Librarians in Academic Institutions |
| topic | Academic Libraries Librarians Library Role Role Perception Professional Identity Qualifications Occupational Information Job Analysis Tenure Career Development Scholarship Faculty Publishing Standards Research Needs Research Opportunities |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ955706 |