Library Faculty - Evaluation Criteria. A. General considerations. Library faculty must demonstrate effective performance in carrying out the responsibilities and goals applicable to their assignment. The goals of the libraries are the development of collections and services to support the educational programs of the University; the application of a rational system for the organization, management and use of the collections and services; the creation of essential bibliographic records; and the instruction in use of the libraries. The basic quality that must be evident for reappointment or promotion of Library faculty is strong professional performance in areas that contribute to the educational, research and service missions of the University and the libraries. These areas include library resource access, collection and service development, and organization of resources. In considering Library faculty for initial appointment or promotion it is recognized that progressive experience contributes to the more successful fulfillment of the requirements of a position and to the potential for promotion. The following criteria form a framework within which judgments are made on the quality of performance of Library faculty. In evaluating the faculty member’s qualifications in these areas, reasonable flexibility shall be exercised, balancing, where the case requires, heavier assignments and responsibilities in one area against lighter assignments and responsibilities in another.
B. Specific criteria for reappointment and promotion. Documentation submitted in support of appointment, reappointment or promotion in order to describe achievement in educational, scholarly or service missions shall follow the following criteria:
i. Educational mission. Contributions to the educational mission of the University and libraries are evaluated on the basis of the following general criteria, as applicable: (1) the ability to interpret bibliographic systems and library collections and in assisting and training students in the use of library resources and services; (2) competence in the theory and practice of bibliographic description and subject analysis of library materials; (3) the ability to present effectively, by lecture and demonstration, specific aids to literature searching, based on the officer’s knowledge of the library’s collections in subject areas and on the application of automated systems and bibliographic networks to identify materials in the University library and at other institutions; (4) effective e...
