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The Role of External Reviews in the Promotion &Tenure Process
17. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 equals very little and 5 equals very much, how much influence
does the evaluation of a candidate by an external reviewer carry during the P/T/CA process?
N=35
N 1 2 3 4 5
Influences the candidate’s peer evaluators 35 — — 12 15 8
Influences the institution’s administrators 34 — 1 6 15 12
Responding to Review Requests
18. Do librarians at your institution complete external reviews of candidates for promotion, tenure,
or continuing appointment at other institutions? N=74
Yes 53 72%
No 21 28%
If yes, about how many external reviews are conducted by librarians at your institution
annually? N=21
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 22 6.6 4.0 6.1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N= 6 5 2 1 4 3
1–2 3–4 5–6 7–8 9–10 10
The Role of External Reviews in the Promotion &Tenure Process
17. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 equals very little and 5 equals very much, how much influence
does the evaluation of a candidate by an external reviewer carry during the P/T/CA process?
N=35
N 1 2 3 4 5
Influences the candidate’s peer evaluators 35 — — 12 15 8
Influences the institution’s administrators 34 — 1 6 15 12
Responding to Review Requests
18. Do librarians at your institution complete external reviews of candidates for promotion, tenure,
or continuing appointment at other institutions? N=74
Yes 53 72%
No 21 28%
If yes, about how many external reviews are conducted by librarians at your institution
annually? N=21
Minimum Maximum Mean Median Std Dev
1 22 6.6 4.0 6.1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N= 6 5 2 1 4 3
1–2 3–4 5–6 7–8 9–10 10