id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
crl-10179	Downs, Robert Bringham	Academic Status for University Librarians--A New Approach	1946-01-01	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2886	160	53	The difficulty in preparing suitable examinations and requiring appointees or prospective appointees to submit to such ex- aminations 3. Failure of civil service to promote effi- cient service, while reducing initiative and ambition 4. Transfer of many vital aspects of con- trol of the library staff from the library administration to civil service officers 5. Lack of success of civil service procedure in obtaining qualified library staff members, with no assurance that persons standing high on eligibility lists would be prepared to fill specialized positions 6. Failure of established civil service regu- lations to meet standards for vacations and sick leaves widely accepted in the library profession. In order to make the change, certain revisions were required in the university statutes, in- cluding a redefinition of academic staff.	cache/crl-10179.pdf	txt/crl-10179.txt