Faculty Workload and Workload Equivalents
Pursuant to the University Policy Register 3342-6-18, full-time faculty are defined as those whose sum of their teaching, research, and/or administrative responsibilities and assignments constitutes full-time employment (one hundred percent full-time employment) at 麻豆视频.
Furthermore, the University Policy Register establishes that the full-time tenured and tenure-track Faculty are expected to carry a maximum workload of twenty-four (24) credit hours per academic year. All full-time non-tenure track faculty are expected to carry a maximum workload of thirty (30) credit hours per academic year.
Per the faculty handbook of University Libraries, (UL) 鈥淎ll UL faculty work on a 12-month contract. Most functions encompassed in a UL faculty member's workload must be carried on year-round, as a prime library function is to serve the university community whenever service is needed.鈥
As such, University Libraries faculty are expected to carry summer workloads of twelve (12) credit hours for tenure-track faculty and fifteen (15) credit hours for full-time non-tenure track faculty.
The workload for each individual faculty member is assigned by the dean in collaboration with the supervising assistant or associate dean in accordance with Article IX 鈥淔aculty Workload鈥 of the Tenure-Track Collective Bargaining Agreement for tenure-track faculty and in accordance with Article IX 鈥淔aculty Workload鈥 of the Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Collective Bargaining Agreement. The workload statement each individual faculty member receives will consist of the summary of workload assignment letter, the workload assignment, and the individual faculty member鈥檚 goals.
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The Nature and Duties of University Library Faculty
University Libraries faculty accomplish their work through a combination of supervisory direction, collegial interaction, and self-direction. While the pattern of a library faculty member鈥檚 professional activity may vary from individual to individual, from week to week, and from semester to semester, their effort is focused on:
猞 Three areas of educational mission: 1. librarianship, 2. scholarship and 3. service activities (TT) or
猞 Two areas of educational mission: 1. librarianship and 2. professional development and service activities (FTNTT).The faculty handbook of University Libraries asserts that 鈥淥f the three areas of duty, librarianship (job performance) is the most important.鈥
1.1 Librarianship
The faculty handbook of University Libraries states that 鈥淟ibrarianship stands in place of teaching in University Libraries.鈥Librarianship broadly encompasses duties and activities that comprise the professional practice of librarianship conducted by library faculty members to support and serve the success of the students, faculty, staff, and community members they serve. Traditionally these include activities related to collections and resources, information technology, teaching and curriculum development, research on behalf of the library or other university units, public service, and research assistance.
University Libraries organizes these duties into four categories (examples may be requested):
1. Functional and Programmatic Duties
2. Public Service Duties
3. Collection Service Duties
4. Coordination, Planning and Assessment Duties1.2 Scholarship
Tenure-track Faculty in University Libraries are expected to engage in scholarship, including but not limited to academic or professional contributions or activities such as publications, editorial work, bibliographies, conference presentations, and research projects.Full-time non-tenure track faculty in University Libraries are not expected to engage in scholarship. FTNTT faculty who engage in scholarship do so outside of normal work duties. Such efforts may be considered as professional development with appropriate rationale from the faculty member.
1.3 Service Activities
Service activities should be broadly understood to include service to the University, Library, and the profession. This includes participation in university, faculty, and library committees that are not directly related to the faculty member鈥檚 librarianship assignment or area of expertise, professional associations (local, national, and international), and community associations. -
University Libraries Faculty Workload
University Libraries faculty accomplish their work through a combination of supervisory direction, collegial interaction, and self-direction. While the pattern of a library faculty member鈥檚 professional activity may vary from individual to individual, from week to week, and from semester to semester, their effort is focused on:
猞 Three areas of educational mission: 1. librarianship, 2. scholarship and 3. service activities (TT) or
猞 Two areas of educational mission: 1. librarianship and 2. professional development and service activities (FTNTT).The faculty handbook of University Libraries asserts that 鈥淥f the three areas of duty, librarianship (job performance) is the most important.鈥
1.1 Librarianship
The faculty handbook of University Libraries states that 鈥淟ibrarianship stands in place of teaching in University Libraries.鈥Librarianship broadly encompasses duties and activities that comprise the professional practice of librarianship conducted by library faculty members to support and serve the success of the students, faculty, staff, and community members they serve. Traditionally these include activities related to collections and resources, information technology, teaching and curriculum development, research on behalf of the library or other university units, public service, and research assistance.
University Libraries organizes these duties into four categories (examples may be requested):
1. Functional and Programmatic Duties
2. Public Service Duties
3. Collection Service Duties
4. Coordination, Planning and Assessment Duties1.2 Scholarship
Tenure-track Faculty in University Libraries are expected to engage in scholarship, including but not limited to academic or professional contributions or activities such as publications, editorial work, bibliographies, conference presentations, and research projects.Full-time non-tenure track faculty in University Libraries are not expected to engage in scholarship. FTNTT faculty who engage in scholarship do so outside of normal work duties. Such efforts may be considered as professional development with appropriate rationale from the faculty member.
1.3 Service Activities
Service activities should be broadly understood to include service to the University, Library, and the profession. This includes participation in university, faculty, and library committees that are not directly related to the faculty member鈥檚 librarianship assignment or area of expertise, professional associations (local, national, and international), and community associations.2. University Libraries Faculty Workload
Typical Workloads for University Libraries faculty
A. All UL faculty work on a 12-month contract. Most functions encompassed in a UL faculty member's workload must be carried on year-round, as a prime library function is to serve the university community whenever service is needed.
B. Librarianship is the most important aspect of workload for UL faculty and stands in place of teaching load.
C. UL faculty workload is the equivalent of carrying a full course and advising load every term, including summers, breaks and intersessions.
As such, UL faculty consider their workloads in terms of percentages of effort. Librarian effort approximates the time dedicated to the discharge of their duties during a normal semester. The normal percentages for UL faculty members in their key areas of responsibility are as follows:
Librarianship
Scholarship
Tenured/Tenure-Track
80% (9.6 credit hours)
20% (2.4 credit hours)
Full-Time Non-Tenure-Track
100% (15 credit hours)
Within UL, T/TT Faculty will be assigned 9.6 credit hours of librarianship per academic semester and 2.4 credit hours of scholarship. They are still expected to participate in service; however, service (unless an off-load is given) is not reflected in the workload statement.Within UL, FTNTT faculty will be assigned 15 credit hours of librarianship per academic semester.
At the discretion of the supervising administrator with the dean鈥檚 approval, these normal percentages can be altered to provide an additional workload assignment for research, specific service assignments, and special administrative assignments. These changes would typically be considered off-loads from the librarianship category.
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University Libraries Workload Equivalents
As UL faculty have a full instructional load, their librarianship assignments comprise the majority of their effort. Therefore, the librarianship percentages equal their standard workload assignments.
The equivalencies for a credit hour expressed as effort for UL T/TT and FTNTT is as follows:
Tenured/Tenure-Track
Full-Time Non-Tenure-Track
1 credit hour = 8.3% effort
1 credit hour = 6.6% effort