Responds to an earlier article that suggested reforms in the journal communication system intended to reduce the number of articles published, thus easing the burden on libraries. The role of published articles in scholarly communication, research and information retrieval, and the library's responsibility to support these activities are…

Examines the question of whether academic librarians have sufficient time and background to meet the demands of scholarship by writing for publication. The results of a study that compared matched groups of librarians and faculty members in terms of their ability to cope with pressures to publish are discussed. (18 references) (CLB)

Examines the link between the publish or perish issue and the quantity and quality of scholarly publications and explores the costs to libraries resulting from this situation. The use of electronic publishing as an alternative to serial collections and recommendations from the American Council of Learned Societies are discussed. (CLB)

This annotated listing of 121 items covering the period from 1974 through 1985 was compiled from a literature search of LISA, ERIC, and "Library Literature." Sources listed are those U.S. and Canadian monographs, articles, and ERIC documents that are directly pertinent to the topic of faculty status and its related subtopics. Primary…

A composite profile of the current academic librarian is created based on a survey of the library literature of the 1980s. Specific topics considered include faculty versus academic status, evaluation criteria, tenure, research support, released time, pressure for and productivity in publishing, and librarians' attitudes toward faculty status.…

Provides a general survey of literature addressing the faculty status issue among academic librarians since 1974. Specific issues discussed include publication/scholarship, governance and collegiality, librarians as teachers, and collective bargaining. (CLB)