Publishing is the sleeping beast that faculty at college like the College of St. Catherine, a 5,000-student women's college in Minnesota's Twin Cities, have tiptoed around for years. Here, as in many institutions devoted to undergraduate teaching, professors could once amble undisturbed along the promotion path equipped only with pedagogical…

All United States academic members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) were surveyed to determine (1) how many hours a week librarians were expected to devote to their primary assignment, (2) how many months a year they worked compared to most other faculty members on their campus, (3) whether research and scholarship were requirements…

The agreement reached between the Long Island University and its professional employees represented by the Collegial Federation is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: academic freedom; recognition; statutes, standards, and past practices; management rights; non-discrimination; promotion; tenure; academic year, vacations, and…

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)

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of the Napa Valley Community College District and the Napa Valley College Faculty Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association is presented. This contract, in effect from June 1988 through July 1989, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati Chapter of the American Association of Univeristy Professors is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition and description of bargaining unit; academic freedom; non-discrimination; affirmative action plans; academic…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) Board of Trustees and the FVCC Education Association establishes management rights, rights of members, and terms of employment for the period July 1, 1989 through June 30, 1991. The 22 articles in the agreement include the following: (1) preamble; (2)…

The collective bargaining agreement between Hofstra University and the Hofstra chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition of the AAUP; academic planning; appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure; working conditions; fringe benefits; compensation;…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Area Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District One and the District One Vocational, Technical Teachers' Association establishes management, faculty, and union rights and terms of employment for July 1985 to June 1986. The 12 articles in the agreement set forth provisions related…

The collective bargaining agreement between Antelope Valley Community College and the Antelope Valley College Faculty Association outlines the terms of employment for all full- and part-time certificated employees of the District, covering the period from June 1988 to June 1990. The articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1)…

This collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Directors of the Iowa Valley Community College District and the Iowa Valley Community College Education Association outlines the terms of employment for all faculty, librarians, and counselors and certain other professional staff at Marshalltown and Ellsworth Community Colleges. The 13…

This collective bargaining agreement between the faculty unit of the Coast Federation of Employees and Coast Community College District establishes conditions of employment for all full-time certificated employees of the district. The articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1) union recognition; (2) definitions; (3) the…

This collective bargaining agreement between Foothill-De Anza Community College District and the Foothill-De Anza Faculty Association establishes conditions of employment for all non-management certificated employees in the District. The articles in the agreement set forth provisions related to: (1) definitions of terms and the scope of the…

The collective bargaining agreement between Detroit College of Business and Detroit College of Business Faculty Association Chapter (17 full-time faculty members) of the National Education Association covering the period July 1, 1982-June 30, 1986 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, association relations,…