The following guidelines were developed by the University Librarian for use by professional advancement review committees. The University Librarian will chair the committee, and the Coordinator, Library Administrative Services, will be a standing member. The proceedings of the meetings and all comments made regarding the candidate must remain completely confidential.
Subjective evaluations can sometimes be quite appropriate.
If, for example, a personality trait can be shown to contribute to or detract from a candidate's overall performance, it should be acknowledged. At the conclusion of each meeting, after discussing the candidate's qualifications for advancement in the light of each of the criteria, committee members will be asked to submit anonymously their initial point scores for the candidate. The University Librarian will then disclose the highest, the lowest, and the median scores. The scores will be destroyed, and committee members will be asked to submit their final scores and recommendations to the University Librarian within the next 3 working days. Ratings assigned to each of the criteria should be justified by a short paragraph, and each member should make a final recommendation.