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crl-15298	RIGGS, DONALD E.	Faculty Status for Librarians: Force-Fitting into an Inappropriate Mold or Not?	1999-07-01	2	.pdf	application/pdf	1660	157	40	In 1983, John N. DePew expressed his views on problems gener­ ated by faculty status for librarians: Faculty status is inappropriate for li­ brarians because it creates tensions that obscure the proper role of the li­ brarian, and it interferes with the ef­ fective delivery of library services by diverting librarians’ energies and at­ tentions from those services.1 The Debate Continues The ACRL Academic Status Committee has been quite active in strengthening the con­ cept and practice of granting/maintaining academic status for librarians. Notwithstanding the tremendous growing pressures on academic librarians to meet higher expectations of users, it is my opin­ ion that most librarians with faculty status still firmly believe in the virtues associated with this standing.	cache/crl-15298.pdf	txt/crl-15298.txt