Finishing up Week 1 began with reviewing what I learned in the library faculty meeting:

My follow up discussions with my mentor centered on my only real question about the core competencies: while the competencies did an admirable job of covering most major aspects of current academic librarianship, one segment seemed missing: the requirements of scholarship.

The Butler University librarians earned faculty status, though without tenure, some years ago. However, the competencies did not mention scholarly activities that would be required of any library faculty position. Library faculty often have concerns about maintaining and promoting faculty status equity with other university faculty. It would seem that clearly outlined requirements included in core competencies would demonstrate the value Butler library faculty place on all aspects of faculty status. This issue will no doubt be discussed in a subsequent meeting.