46 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Librarians/department heads are reviewed biennially or triennially. AULs and UL are evaluated triennially.
Our university librarian and dean of libraries receives a review every five years.
Review cycles for librarians: Assistant and associate every two years, Full every three years
Reviews are conducted twice per year at six-month intervals.
The deans have a major review every five years.
The library executive (the dean) is reviewed formally every five years, with annual informal reviews
Additional Comment N=1
Professional staff and library executive receive annual performance reviews. Librarians receive reviews of their progress
towards meeting the standard for tenure/promotion, but they are not performance reviews per se.
25. Which of the following dimensions are assessed in library staff performance appraisals/
evaluations? Check all that apply. N=51
Job functions 49 96%
Goals 49 96%
Project-based progress and contributions 45 88%
Competencies 37 73%
Other dimension 6 12%
Please briefly describe the other dimension(s). N=6
Leadership ability, contribution to a diverse workplace
Performance outcomes
Professional activity outside the library, university and public service, research and other creative activity
University core values are included in assessing the “how” someone performs.
While this may qualify as a job function, faculty are evaluated on research production. Untenured faculty are reviewed
for retention yearly based on P&T criteria until their mandatory tenure review comes up after their probationary period.
Workplace behaviors
26. Please briefly describe up to three challenges your library has had with performance assessment.
N=47
Assessments for faculty members may be done by individuals who are unfamiliar with the faculty member’s work. Some
supervisors are behind on conducting assessments for non-faculty. Assessments are not tied to compensation, so they
are viewed as being pro-forma in some cases.
Buy-in from managers who conduct evaluations—especially when they are not tied to merit increases. Performance
assessment has been completed but could have been done much better. Inflation of performance assessment.
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