File for Promotion to Associate Librarian

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Librarians standing for promotion will create a digital promotion file documenting their accomplishments to be considered by the Promotion Review Committee. The candidate will also meet with the committee if requested. The promotion file will include material from the librarian’s personnel file and may be supplemented by other materials. The digital file shall be in PDF format and the organization should include tabbed, linked sections to facilitate review. The file will include the following parts organized in sequential order from Part 1 through Part 7 of the portfolio:

Part 1: Letter expressing the intent to apply for promotion. The letter should summarize the candidate’s case for promotion. 

Part 2: Current curriculum vitae.

Part 3: Current position description.

Part 4: Performance evaluations for the librarian's term of employment at Elon University or the previous five years, whichever is shorter.

Part 5: Annual self-assessment report for the librarian's term of employment at Elon University or the previous five years, whichever is shorter.

Part 6: Description, documentation, and examples where appropriate of the librarian’s accomplishments under the promotion criteria for Librarianship, Professional Achievement, and Service. Documents can include but are not limited to copies of publications, supplemental letters of recommendation, participant evaluations of classes or programs, and materials created for instruction or library publicity.

Part 7: Letter from the candidate’s current supervisor assessing the candidate’s performance. If the candidate standing for promotion reports directly to the Dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library, the candidate, in consultation with the Dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library, will identify a post-probationary Elon University librarian to write the letter. If the candidate standing for promotion reports directly to a University Dean other than the Dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library, the candidate, in consultation with their respective Dean, will identify a post-probationary Elon University librarian or senior colleague in their respective department to write the letter.