Describes the activities of the Advisory Committee on Research in promoting research by librarians at Ohio State University. (PF)

This article presents a brief history of the movement for faculty status and equality, and discusses some of the problems and increased demands on professional staff as well as the advantages and additional benefits. (JAB)

A questionnaire was designed to test whether faculty status and/or a bargaining unit have any effect on such issues as length of contract, salary, level of educational degree expected, and research expected. The study found librarians don't know what benefits and privileges they receive or by what criteria they are evaluated. (Author/JAB)

Estimates show that 50 to 80 percent of questions answered by reference librarians are directional or informational. If librarians are performing tasks below their intellectual abilities, issues that could be affected include faculty status, employee morale, library cost effectiveness, and education for reference work. (Author/JAB)

Faculty status for academic librarians is based on the teaching faculty model even though the basic tenure and promotion constructs of teaching, research, and service do not readily apply to academic library practice. A clinical faculty model is presented as a more viable foundation for faculty status for academic librarians. (Author/JKP)

Describes the evolution of the library staff at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, from a hierarchically organized staff with faculty status to a professional staff with the status of librarian, distinct from that of faculty or administrator. Such topics as hiring requirements, professional development, and evaluation criteria are…

Explores the implications of faculty status for librarians for the administration of academic libraries. Topics discussed include the role of library administrators in providing leadership, setting library objectives, and developing library programs and services within an organization that accords librarians the responsibilities of faculty status.…

This survey of 164 assistant academic library directors at comprehensive and liberal arts institutions was conducted to analyze the professional characteristics and role of assistant directors. Findings indicated similar characteristics within this group and differences in administrative and service responsibilities, depending on the preferences…

Describes the policy of shared governance with universities, in which faculty and administration participate in institutional decision making, and discusses the need for librarian participation in this process. Strategies to encourage librarian participation are outlined, including delineation of appropriate service activities and the provision of…