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The criteria for appointment, promotion, and tenure are designed to reflect the national norms in academic librarianship and to provide guidance for KU Libraries faculty members to achieve excellence in their profession. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a particular outcome, but does guarantee serious consideration in appointment, promotion, and tenure decisions.

It is the purpose of this document to promote the rigorous and fair evaluation of faculty performance during the promotion and tenure process by (a) establishing criteria that express the Libraries’ expectations for meeting University standards in terms of disciplinary practices; (b) providing procedures for evaluation of professional performance, scholarship, and service (c) preserving and enhancing the participatory rights of candidates, including the basic right to be informed about critical

In accordance with Board of Regents requirements, Article 7, section 4 of the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations, and the University Policy on Post-tenure Review, the University of Kansas Libraries has adopted these expectations and procedures for conducting post-tenure review.