The Opportunity Costs of Faculty Status for Academic Librarians.

Kingma, Bruce R.; McCombs, Gillian M.

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ERIC Number: EJ510314

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Opportunity Costs of Faculty Status for Academic Librarians.

Kingma, Bruce R.; McCombs, Gillian M.

College & Research Libraries, v56 n3 p258-64 May 1995

Identifies and documents the economic costs of faculty status for academic librarians. Costs include travel expenses for conferences, resources for writing papers and sending surveys, and other research. Encourages campus and library managers to employ economic principles as a methodology by which to analyze their institutions. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Conferences, Costs, Economic Factors, Faculty Promotion, Higher Education, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Research, Library Surveys

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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