LFA defines its governance rights in its Bylaws, to protect librarians from the possibility of a future administrator who does not clearly understand the core values and competencies of the library profession. Robert adds that other campuses have appointed non-librarians to run their library systems. Sometimes these non-librarian administrators are professors. Sometimes they're information technology professionals. It could happen here.
Eternal vigilance is the price, etc.
To evaluate the effectiveness of the Dean of Libraries according to procedures outlined in the Standing Rules. One of the rights of faculty is to participate in the evaluation of their administrators, and the LFA asserts that right regarding our Dean. Interestingly enough, in the earliest versions of the Bylaws, this section appeared first. In the early days there were instances where the librarians disagreed with the directions, policies and management decisions of its Director. Faculty status was key to playing a role in getting the University administration to listen to the concerns and to ensuring changes.