College & Research Libraries News
GRANTING OF ACADEMIC STATUS
The Board of Regents of the University of Rhode Island approved a recommendation at its April 1 meeting that would give faculty status to University of Rhode Island librarians effective July 1.
The regents, in adopting the motion, agreed that several changes be made in the university manual. Like other university faculty members in teaching and research, librarians will be able to qualify for one of four ranks: professor in the library, associate professor, assistant professor, and assistant librarian.
Holding of academic rank, however, shall be independent of holding an administrative appointment in the library. To qualify for academic rank, a librarian must have been awarded an advanced degree in library science, a master’s degree in a subject area discipline, or have equivalent professional experience.
Librarians who hold faculty rank shall receive salaries with other faculty members in the same rank and shall attain salary levels at least equivalent to the minimum for their ranks by July 1, 1973.
The recommendation was brought to the board by President Baum who approved a bill of the faculty senate. The senate had endorsed a report by its library committee last May 28 saying that librarians are an organic part of the university community and can best function when they are rightly recognized as professional members of the faculty. ■■
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