ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries May 1988 / 305 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p .m .; Tuesday, July 12, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Nominations: Saturday, July 9, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 a.m .* P erfo rm an ce M easures: Sunday, Ju ly 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Standards Review: Friday, July8, l:0 0 -4 :0 0 p .m .; Sunday, July 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m .; Monday, July 11, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Standards Review— Hearings: Sunday, July 10, 8 :0 0 -1 0 :0 0 p.m. Western European Specialists Section Program: Monday, July 11, 9:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. Executive: Saturday, July 9, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m .; Tues day, July 12, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Classical, Medieval, Renaissance: Saturday, July 9, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. College Libraries and European Studies: Sunday, July 10, 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0 p.m. Conference Program Planning— D allas, 1989: Sunday, July 10, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. C on tin u in g E d u ca tio n : Tu esd ay, Ju ly 12, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 a.m. Directory: Tuesday, July 12, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. E u rop ean C o n feren ce: T uesday, Ju ly 12, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 a.m. Germanists: Sunday, July 10, 8 :0 0-1 0 :00 p.m. Membership/General Discussion Group: Monday, July 11, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Newsletter: Sunday, July 10, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. N ijh o ff Study G ran t Ju ry : Sunday, Ju ly 10, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. * Nominating: Sunday, July 10, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 a.m .* Publications: Tuesday, July 12, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. R esearch and P lann ing: Sunday, Ju ly 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Women’s Studies Section Program: Saturday, July 9, 9:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. Executive: Friday, July 8, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Membership: Monday, July 11, 9:3 0-1 1:0 0 a.m. C om m u n ication s: M onday, Ju ly 11, 1 1 :3 0 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. Conference Program Planning— Dallas, 1989: Monday, July 11, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. Conspectus: Saturday, July 9, 8 :0 0 -1 0 :0 0 p.m. National Conference: Monday, July 11, 11:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. Nominating: Monday, July 11, 11:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m .* T e ch n ic a l Services: M onday, Ju ly 11, 1 1 :3 0 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. Hearings on academ ic status and certification Guidelines to he reconsidered at Annual Conference in New Orleans on July 10. A t the American Library Association Conference this July, the ACRL Academic Status Committee will be sponsoring a hearing on two new state ments. In order for you to have time to read and think about them, they are printed here in their en tirety. The membership of the Association of College and Research Libraries adopted on June 26, 1971, “Standards for Faculty Status for College and Uni versity Librarians.” However, many college and university librarians do not hold faculty status; in stead they have academic status. These librarians 306 / C&RL News have, for a long time, felt the need for guidelines which would support them and guide administra tors in dealing with them. The Academic Status Committee has wrestled with this issue, recogniz ing on the one hand that the standard for college and university librarians is faculty status and on the other, that the current standard is not appropriate for many college and university librarians. The current statement, “Guidelines for Academic Sta tus for College and University Librarians,” is the result of several years of work on this issue. In some states there is a move to certify all librar ians, including college and university librarians. The Academic Status Committee opposes this pro cess as it feels that the master’s degree from a pro gram accredited by the American Library Associa tion is the appropriate entry point into the profession. The “Statement on the Certification and Licensing of Librarians” would provide a for malized statement of ACRL on this issue. Guidelines for Academic Status for College and University Librarians Many institutions of higher education recognize librarians as being part of the teaching faculty and have therefore accorded faculty rank and status to academic librarians. In 1974, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted the ACRL Standards for Faculty Status of College and University Librarians in support of this prac tice. ACRL continues to support faculty rank and status as the appropriate designation for librarians and has developed the following guidelines in sup port of this concept: Creativity in the workplace: F rom conception to application In keeping with the theme of fostering crea tivity and innovation, this year’s ACRL Presi­ dent’s Program is entitled, “Creativity in the Workplace: From Conception to Application.” The program will examine the concepts under lying the creative process and provide hands-on experience with techniques that can be used in library settings. The speakers will be Scott Isaksen, director of the Center for Studies in Creativity, in Buffalo, New York, and Susan Jurow, program officer for training at the Asso ciation of Research Libraries’ Office of Man­ agement Studies. In order to make the applications portion of the program as relevant as possible, the prob lems used to demonstrate techniques will be those commonly experienced in academic and research libraries. If there is a particular prob lem you would like to see treated, send your suggestion to: Creative Solution Needed, c/o Mary Ellen Davis, ACRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. 1. ACRL Guidelines and Procedures fo r Screen ing and A ppoin tm en t o f A cad em ic L ibrarian s (1977). 2. ACRL/AAUP/AAC Joint Statement on F ac ulty Status o f College and University Librarians (1974). 3. ACRL M odel Statement o f Criteria and Pro cedures fo r Appointment, Promotion in A cadem ic Rank, and Tenure fo r College and University L i brarians (1987). Recognizing that not all academic librarians are awarded faculty rank and status, ACRL has devel oped the guidelines for academic status listed be low to ensure that the rights, privileges and respon­ sibilities of librarians in all institutional settings continue to reflect that these professionals are an integral part of the academic mission of the institu tions in which they serve. 1. P rofession al resp on sibilities. Librarians should be assigned general responsibilities within their particular area of competence. They should have maximum latitude in fulfilling these responsi bilities. Their performance of these responsibilities should be regularly and vigorously reviewed by committees of their peers as well as by supervisory personnel. Review standards should be published and uniformly applied; reviewing bodies should have access to all appropriate documentation. 2. Governance. Librarians should participate in the development of policies and procedures for the Library, and in the hiring, review, retention, and continuing appointment processes for their peers. Because the library exists to support the teaching and research functions of the institution, librarians should participate in the development of the insti tution’s educational policy, have a role in curricu- LAMA program Librarians spend a lot of effort and resources training personnel . Too often the skills we teach and learn in a classroom or workshop are never used on the job. How can we get better results from our training investment? The key is to adopt strategies that ensure the transfer of training. The LAMA Personnel Administration Sec tion’s Staff Committee will sponsor a confer­ ence program on “Training That Sticks: Trans ferring What You Learn to What You Do” on Sunday, July 10, 9:00 a.m .-1 2 :3 0 p.m. The program will be cosponsored by C L E N E , JM R T, OLPR, and the ACRL Personnel Ad ministrators and Staff Development Officers Discussion Group. M ary Broad w ill conduct a “ workshop within a workshop” where participants will learn how to apply the principles of transfer to the concepts covered in the program. Broad is a manager, consultant, researcher, and professor in the area of human resource development. May 1988 / 307 lar planning, and be a part of the institution’s gov ernance structure. 3. Contracts. A librarian’s appointment should be by written contract, agreement, or letter of ap pointment which states the terms and conditions of service. After a probationary period of no longer than seven years and through a process which in cludes peer review, librarians should be granted continuing employment if they have met the ap propriate conditions and standards. 4. Compensation. The salary scale and benefits for librarians should be the same as for other aca demic categories with equivalent education, expe rience, or responsibility. 5. Promotion and Salary Increases. Librarians should be promoted on the basis of their profes sional proficiency and effectiveness. A peer review system should be an integral part of procedures for promotion and decisions on salary increases. 6. L ea v es an d R esearch Funds. Librarians should be eligible for research funds within the University, and encouraged to apply for such funds from sources outside the University. University and library administrations should provide leaves of absence, sabbaticals, and other means of adminis trative support to promote the active participation of librarians in research and other professional ac tivities. 7. A cadem ic Freedom . Librarians must have the protection of academic freedom. Library resources and the professional judgment of librarians must not be subjected to censorship or abuses of civil lib erties. 8. Dismissal o f Nonreappointment. Dismissal of librarians during the terms of appointment may be effected by the institution only for just cause and through academic due process. Nonreappointment should involve adequate notice, peer review, and access to a grievance procedure. 9. Grievance. Grievance procedures should be accessible to librarians and should include steps to be completed within specified time limits, effective safeguards against reprisal by the institution, or abuse of the procedures by the grievant, and must be consistent with applicable institutional regula tions and contracts. Statement on the Certification and Licensing of Librarians The Association of College and Research L i braries, having affirmed that the master’s degree from a program accredited by the American L i brary Association is the appropriate terminal pro­ fessional degree for academic librarians, opposes the certification of licensing of academic librari ans, either by state agencies or by state or local pro fessional associations. News from the fi e l d Acquisitions •Brenau College, Gainesville, Georgia, has ac quired a 200-volume collection of assorted works from the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. The transfer was made in memory of the late John L. Snare, a friend of the institute who taught at the college. Ti tles in the collection range from Adam Smith’s W ealth o f Nations and Theory o f Moral Sentiments to modern works such as Charles Murray’s Losing Ground, Richard Epstein’s Takings, and Rosen berg and Birdzell's How the West Grew Rich. •Harvard University’s Loeb Library, Cam- bridge, Massachusetts, has received the profes­ sional papers of architect Hugh A. Stubbins Jr., chairman of The Stubbins Associates, Cambridge, and an alumnus and former faculty member of the Graduate School of Design. Stubbins also donated funds to catalog, conserve and store the materials. Comprised of correspondence, plans, drawings, sketchbooks, photographs, color transparencies, artwork, and memorabilia, the collection spans Stubbins’ more than 50 years in professional prac­ tice. Stubbins was a member of the GSD faculty for 12 years during the 1940s and ’50s, and chaired it briefly following Walter Gropius’ retirement in 1953. He left Harvard the following year to enter private practice but has maintained a close rela­ tionship with Harvard ever since. Among the uni­ versity buildings designed by The Stubbins Associ­ ates are the Loeb Dram a Center (1960), the Countway Library of Medicine (1965) ‚ and the Pu- sey Library (1976). •The Library of Congress, Washington, D .C ., has acquired an unusual collection of sound record­ ings, motion pictures and other materials pertain­ ing to the South Sea islands of the Pacific from Mar­ garet Fahnestock of G reat M ills, M aryland. Together with her late husband, Sheridan Fahnes­ tock, and his brother Bruce, Mrs. Fahnestock sailed throughout the region in the early 1940s on an expedition sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. The collection includes 143 16-