Common use of Rights and Responsibilities of Librarian Members Clause in Contracts

Rights and Responsibilities of Librarian Members. A Librarian Member's professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass: the management and delivery of information resources and services to Library users; scholarly and/or applied contributions to the fields of library and information science; and service to the University. This Agreement acknowledges that because of the continuing transformation of the profession and the library environment, Librarian Members have the right and obligation to keep abreast of developments in library and information science, through continuing education and professional development in order to meet the academic information needs of the University community and to progress in their careers. While the distribution of individual duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time and individual to individual, the following constitute the Librarian Member's principal obligations during the academic year: (1) A Librarian Member’s principal responsibility is to support the teaching and research needs of the University community through professional practice for the University Library. A Librarian Member shall carry out his/her responsibilities in a fair, ethical and professional manner, ensure that the Library’s resources and services are accessible, xxxxxx a free exchange of ideas and shall not impose or permit censorship. (2) Librarian Members will maintain a current knowledge of and professional proficiency in the operation of an academic library/information service, including the acquisition, development, description, delivery and preservation of information resources and services, as appropriate to the individual responsibilities of the Librarian Member. (3) Consistent with their principal responsibilities, Librarian Members shall seek to maintain the highest possible standards of professional knowledge and expertise, having the right to participate in the activities of their professional associations/societies, and to seek support from the Employer to achieve these objectives. Librarian Members shall also have the right to engage in scholarly and/or professional activity related to library and information science in general, or as it pertains to the area(s) of specialization that form part of their duties. The purpose of this activity, to which a Librarian Member is entitled to devote a reasonable portion of his/her time, and for which he/she may seek University support and/or research/study leave for the research/scholarship/creative work undertaken, is to increase knowledge, understanding, and practice and/or to improve his/her professional competence. Librarian Members shall make reasonable efforts to make the results of such work accessible to the scholarly and general public through means appropriate to the discipline or field, including publications, lectures and practical applications. (4) Participation in the decision-making bodies of the University, or the Association, and/or sharing in the administrative work of the Association, and sharing in the administration of the Library, including participation in the Librarians’ Committee as described in the Letter of Understanding in the Appendices to this Agreement, shall constitute service to the University for Librarian Members. In performance of these collegial and administrative activities, Librarian Members shall deal fairly and ethically with their colleagues, shall objectively assess the performance of their colleagues when this is required, shall avoid discrimination, shall not infringe upon their colleagues' academic freedom, and shall observe appropriate principles of professional behaviour. (5) Librarian Members shall exercise with discretion their right to insist upon order in the Library.