i’ve been a librarian for almost two years now, and today is the first review of my continuing appointment (a.k.a. tenure) packet. this review is really just a informal procedural step during which a committee of my colleagues at the library takes a look at the big stack of papers i’ve given them that enumerate the various articles i’ve written, presentations i’ve done, committee work i’ve participated in, etc., and makes recommendations for what i should work on more or less. the end result is that the committee guides me toward becoming a well-rounded librarian, preparing me for the full dossier review in a few more years.
the american psychological association has a nice description of what the tenure process is all about.
