Comments on: The Tenure Debate http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/10/07/the-tenure-debate/ Librarianship for the people Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jason http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/10/07/the-tenure-debate/#comment-13 Jason Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:35:03 +0000 http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/10/07/the-tenure-debate/#comment-13 I've never liked the idea of librarians being lumped in with faculty myself. Tenure is one of those pieces of faculty baggage that librarians have pushed for in academia, but I think it only helps perpetuate lackluster education and unoriginal research. I'm a librarian...I work for a living. Personally, I'd rather be lumped in with steelworkers or other "trade-professions." LOL about the missing Chronical issue. I was asked how someone could look at the cover art of a journal that my instution only subscribes to online...had to track down a faculty member with a paper copy. I’ve never liked the idea of librarians being lumped in with faculty myself. Tenure is one of those pieces of faculty baggage that librarians have pushed for in academia, but I think it only helps perpetuate lackluster education and unoriginal research. I’m a librarian…I work for a living. Personally, I’d rather be lumped in with steelworkers or other “trade-professions.”

LOL about the missing Chronical issue. I was asked how someone could look at the cover art of a journal that my instution only subscribes to online…had to track down a faculty member with a paper copy.

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