Document Everything: A Tenure Tracker for Academic Librarians
Abstract
“Document everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!” is the advice constantly given
to tenure-track faculty. Tenure-track faculty librarians are no exception to the
mantra of documenting everything, including simple daily activities and major projects
or programs. The tenure portfolio represents years of documented work and experience
necessary to achieve tenure. The advice succinctly captures the goal to document work
over an extended period spanning multiple years, but that advice rarely comes with a
how-to guide or any meaningful suggestion on how to do it. Literature1 about librarians
on the tenure track provides insight into the experience but not a way to document the
daily work of trying to achieve tenure. How do you document everything as an
to tenure-track faculty. Tenure-track faculty librarians are no exception to the
mantra of documenting everything, including simple daily activities and major projects
or programs. The tenure portfolio represents years of documented work and experience
necessary to achieve tenure. The advice succinctly captures the goal to document work
over an extended period spanning multiple years, but that advice rarely comes with a
how-to guide or any meaningful suggestion on how to do it. Literature1 about librarians
on the tenure track provides insight into the experience but not a way to document the
daily work of trying to achieve tenure. How do you document everything as an
Copyright Robin Naughton
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