Therefore, using the definitions in the ACRL standard, an individual institution may be providing complete faculty status, a limited version of faculty status, or no faculty status at all. The data show that most academic librarians are provided some conditions of faculty status by their institutions, either fully or partially. But there also are some conditions that many librarians have not yet been granted. The data also illustrate the different academic conditions faced by librarians working at different types of institutions. Librarians are assigned professional responsibilities.
Librarians have a governance structure similar to other faculties on campus.
Librarians are eligible for membership in the faculty governing body. Librarians have salary scales that are equivalent to those for other academic faculty. Librarians are covered by the same tenure policies as other faculty. Librarians are promoted through the ranks via a peer review system. Librarians are eligible for leaves of absence or sabbaticals.