I heartily support the "terminal" degree for all adjunct faculty! At
our university, which is NCATE -accredited, the doctorate is required to
teach at the graduate level, regardless of whether the position is
full-time, part-time, tenure-track or temporary. The quality of
teaching and learning is repeatedly supported by former students - many
of whom hold school district-level positions. This is possible because
all the faculty meet the high standards set for every department and
college on the campus.
Teaching is our first responsibility, and research is expected and
required for tenure and promotion. In my view, that is how it should
be. (Which is why I love my job :)
Joanna Fountain, Ph.D.
Sam Houston State University
"Cataloging" teacher
Lorna Peterson wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009, Mary Miller wrote:
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>> "Christine Schwartz's query about online PhDs led to an interesting
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> conversation about whether one should earn a PhD if one is interested
> in teaching cataloging ...."
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>
> I have been reading these posts with great interest. I am on a faculty
> of Library and Information Studies where our MLS program requires
> cataloging for graduation-- of all students. I do not teach
> cataloging-- but I have chaired our search committees for Knowledge
> Organization aka "cataloging."
>
> The future of the profession depends upon research. A doctoral degree
> is a research degree. And LIS programs need faculty members who can
> teach cataloging and conduct research. The University at Buffalo MLS
> program is one such program (although we are currently not hiring).
>
> Full time faculty tenure track positions require that a faculty member
> does three things: research, teach, and service. Yes the joke is
> research, research, research but most of us have to teach--even at the
> AAU, Research Intensive, doctoral granting institutions, we teach and
> we do research.
>
> Advancing cataloging in the academy will require full time tenure
> track faculty who are engaged in research, teaching, and service. Mary
> Miller makes an excellent point about the status of cataloging. LIS
> faculties need doctoral candidates who can teach cataloging and
> conduct research in cataloging or conduct research in some other
> library and information science (including archives) area.
>
> For those who want to be adjuncts and teach at that level, then the
> doctorate is generally not needed. For those who want to be part of a
> degree granting faculty, a doctorate is needed. It is also important
> to remember that there are LIS programs that are not ALA accredited.
> If a job search is extended to include those schools, especially the
> NCATE recognized programs, the scope of opportunity broadens.
>
> lp
>
> Lorna Peterson, PhD
> Associate Professor University at Buffalo
>
> On Mon, 7 Dec 2009, Mary Miller wrote:
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>> Christine Schwartz's query about online PhDs led to an interesting
>> conversation about whether one should earn a PhD if one is interested
>> in teaching cataloging. Several folks commented that PhD programs in
>> LIS are research-oriented and that someone interested in teaching
>> might do better to explore options for teaching as an adjunct, rather
>> than obtaining a PhD.
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>>
>> This seems like good, practical advice, but I have some
>> questions/concerns related to that approach. I've been reading a lot
>> about education for catalogers,
>
> and one concern raised by many folks is that reliance on adjunct
> instructors could diminish the place of cataloging even farther in the
> curriculum.
> This is not because adjuncts wouldn't be good teachers, but because
> they wouldn't have the status of full-time faculty when it comes to
> curriculum development for the LIS program, advocating for more
> cataloging courses, and so on. Thoughts?
>
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>> Mary Miller, C. A.
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>> "A Peabody is like an Oscar wrapped in an Emmy
>> inside a Pulitzer. It's the turducken of awards."
>> --Stephen Colbert, 2007 Peabody Award winner.
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