Standards for Promotion to Senior Librarian

P33F

Excellence in performance standards is required for promotion.

Standards for performance leading to advance to Senior Librarian rank include:

  • Mastered expertise in the skills and knowledge of librarianship, information management, and technology
  • Sustained professional achievement and scholarship which is shown by:
    • Achieving specialization in a subject, service, technical, administrative, or other area of value to the Library
    • Publishing and making presentations in the field
    • Demonstrating distinguished leadership in professional library associations
    • Successfully initiating and applying new developments, techniques, and technologies in academic library service
    • Working and communicating professionally with colleagues and patrons of the Library
    • Demonstrating excellent service and contributions to Belk Library, the University, and the library profession