Session Description:
ACRL recommends that librarians with faculty status have the same privileges and responsibilities as other faculty on campus. Previous study revealed librarians feel that being on an equal footing with other faculty improves their relationship. It is not clear whether teaching faculty feel the same way. The paper presents a recent research investigating faculty perceptions of academic librarians in two types of institutions: those granting and not granting librarians faculty status. We found that, among faculty who were aware of their local librarians status, a higher percentage perceived closer relationships. Librarians in-depth academic participation can help strengthen the faculty-librarian partnership.
