Tenure and Promotion Guidelines
The Libraries and Media Centers follow the guidelines for tenure and promotion in the TSU Faculty Handbook adopted on August 28, 2020, with regards to research, teaching and service, with one exception. Emphasis will be placed on how well the faculty member has demonstrated librarianship, as well as teaching ability. The portfolio section dealing with this requirement should be labelled "Librarianship/Teaching." Portfolios must also contain the ALA statement on the terminal degree status of ALA accredited masters programs.
Librarian Glossary
Harrod's Library Glossary of Library Terms-Print
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Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book byISBN: 0754640388Publication Date: 2005-02-28Listing over 10,000 entries, Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book spans everything from traditional printing terms to search engines and from book formats to URLs.
American Library Association of Library Terminology-Ebook
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ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science by
ISBN: 9780838996553Publication Date: 2013-05-21The only things librarians seem to encounter more often than acronyms are strings of jargon and arcane technical phrases--and there are so many floating around that even just reading an article in a professional journal can bewilder experienced librarians, to say nothing of those new to the profession! Featuring thousands of revised and brand new entries, the fourth edition of ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science presents a thorough yet concise guide to the specific words that describe the materials, processes and systems relevant to the field of librarianship. A panel of experts from across the LIS world have thoroughly updated the glossary to include the latest technology- and internet-related terms, covering metadata, licensing, electronic resources, instruction, assessment, readers' advisory, and electronic workflow. This book will become an essential part of every library's and librarian's reference collection and will also be a blessing for LIS students and recent graduates.
ACRL Guidelines for Appointment, Tenure and Promotion of Academic Librarians
Introduction
This Guideline for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure is intended for use where librarians have faculty status. It is intended for application within the context of two ACRL policy statements on faculty status for academic librarians, 1 as well as related statements issued by the American Association of University Professors. 2 The objective of this Guideline is to propose criteria and procedures for appointment, promotion in academic rank, and tenure (continuous appointment) for use in academic libraries. Utilizing these criteria and procedures will ensure that the library faculty and, therefore, library services will be of the highest quality possible. These criteria are intended to be minimal only. These procedures may need to be adjusted in minor detail to conform with existing institutional procedures for other faculty. Any contractual procedures must be observed.
Examples of Librarianship
1. Implementing and making accessible tools, resources and services that improve discovery of information.
2. Effective assessment activities that lead to improvement of library services.
3. Participation in panels, workshops, and presentations at library conferences
4. Providing reference and research assistance to TSU faculty, staff, students, alumni and the public
5. Actively engaging in collection development, including selection and weeding.
6. Serving as Library Liaison to academic departments
7. Consistently participating in the Embedded Librarian Program
8. The ability of work collaboratively with library colleagues and other faculty to effect improvement in services
9. Development and maintenance of cataloging and classification library resources
10. Management of library systems, electronic resources and applications.
11. Publishing articles and essays in library literature or field related to another held advanced degree.
ALA Accredited Graduate Library Programs
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ALA Accredited Library Programs 2024Search database for graduate programs currently accredited by the American Library Association.
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ALA Accredited Library Programs 2024-ListProvides access to a PDF list of accredited ALA programs.
Dean-Libraries and Media Center
ALA Statement on Terminal Degree
Approved as policy by the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, on January 23, 1975. Reaffirmed by the ACRL Board of Directors, June, 2001 and June, 2007. Modified and reaffirmed by the ACRL Board of Directors at the Spring Executive Committee Meeting, May 11, 2011. Reaffirmed by the ACRL Board of Directors, April 2018.
The master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association or from a program in a country with a formal accreditation process as identified by ALA’s Human Resource Development and Recruitment Office is the appropriate terminal professional degree for academic librarians.
Evaluation
Library Faculty will be evaluated for tenure and/or promotion by the Department Tenure and Promotion Committee, the College Tenure and Promotion Committee, the Department Chair, the Dean of Libraries and Media Centers and the University Faculty Personnel Committee.
If there is an insufficient number of tenured librarians for a College Committee, the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs will appoint a committee from one of the other Colleges.