Appendix B: AP Promotion Criteria - Comparison AP Promotion Criteria: Comparison Assistant Associate Senior-Associate Senior Candidate is at the Candidate is competent in his/her Candidate is experienced, and is Candidate is an acknowledged leader beginning of his/her career, area of expertise. recognized for his/her expertise and in the organization or a recognized developing identity and contributions to the library. expert or leader in his or her chosen competence in his/her area field and a at his/her ‘master’ of expertise. expertise. Beginning professional Contributes to professional Demonstrates well-developed skills in all Demonstrates sustained professional activities and contributions organizations and activities aspects of his/her field, in particular as accomplishment and outstanding to library/university (editing, co-authoring, member of they support the research library performance as a Senior Associate. community. committees, etc.) and active on community. committees and service groups in the library/university and broader professional community. Demonstrates basic skills as Demonstrates broader skills, Displays breadth and depth of skills and Leads unit or organization-wide a professional in area of speaking and writing for varying organizational knowledge, working with efforts as part of primary position expertise. audiences; contributes to planning an array of audiences and applications; responsibilities; contributes to and managing within a unit. actively participates in unit or professional service such as chairing organization-wide efforts as part of committees, initiating activities and primary position responsibilities, leading working groups and task occasionally assuming leadership roles; forces in the Library, on campus, and contributes to professional, Library, and in the candidate’s professional university service through committee community. and group participation; demonstrates involvement in projects, career enhancement, grants, research and
Appendix B: AP Promotion Criteria - Comparison AP Promotion Criteria: Comparison Assistant Associate Senior-Associate Senior Candidate is at the beginning of his/her career, developing identity and competence in his/her area of expertise. Candidate is competent in his/her area of expertise. Candidate is experienced, and is recognized for his/her expertise and contributions to the library. Candidate is an acknowledged leader in the organization or a recognized expert or leader in his or her chosen field and a ‘master’ at his/her expertise. Beginning professional activities and contributions to library/university community. Contributes to professional organizations and activities (editing, co-authoring, member of committees, etc.) and active on committees and service groups in the library/university and broader professional community. Demonstrates well-developed skills in all aspects of his/her field, in particular as they support the research library community. Demonstrates sustained professional accomplishment and outstanding performance as a Senior Associate. Demonstrates basic skills as a professional in area of expertise. Demonstrates broader skills, speaking and writing for varying audiences; contributes to planning and managing within a unit. Displays breadth and depth of skills and organizational knowledge, working with an array of audiences and applications; actively participates in unit or organization-wide efforts as part of primary position responsibilities, occasionally assuming leadership roles; contributes to professional, Library, and university service through committee and group participation; demonstrates involvement in projects, career enhancement, grants, research and Leads unit or organization-wide efforts as part of primary position responsibilities; contributes to professional service such as chairing committees, initiating activities and leading working groups and task forces in the Library, on campus, and in the candidate’s professional community.
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