POLICY 4.3 - Faculty Status of Professional Librarians
Professional librarians who are granted faculty status may fully participate in the Faculty Senate, to include holding office and voting. To be considered for faculty status, professional librarians must meet the following criteria:
- possess appropriate graduate degrees
- have regular interaction with faculty and students in direct support of teaching and research
- be involved, on a regular basis, in a teaching function with faculty and students
- possess specialized knowledge of their field and about literature of various academic disciplines
The following ranks, as defined below, are available to professional librarians given faculty status:
- Senior librarian: hold M.L.S. or other appropriate professional degree; additional master’s degree of doctorate; at least 12 years of professional (post-M.L.S.) experience
- Librarian III: hold M.L.S. or other appropriate professional degree; at least seven years professional (post-M.L.S.) experience
- Librarian II: hold M.L.S. or other appropriate professional degree; at least three years professional (post-M.L.S.) experience
- Librarian I: hold M.L.S. or other appropriate professional degree; less than three years professional (post-M.L.S.) experience
Librarians with faculty status shall be considered for career contracts in accordance with POLICY 4.10.1 . Authority for approving three-year contracts with the president, based on the recommendation of the provost and the director of the library.
Revision Dates: (Revised 10/10/12 by Faculty Ad Hoc Committee)
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