The quest for academic status: a critical review of the criteria for appointment and promotion of Librarians at Makerere University, Uganda.

dc.contributor.author Nassali-State, Eliz
dc.date.accessioned 2013-07-05T06:29:39Z
dc.date.available 2013-07-05T06:29:39Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.description Paper presented at the QQML Conference 2011 en_US
dc.description.abstract Academic librarians all over the globe have hankered for academic status and while some have attained it, it is remained elusive for others. For decades, librarians at Makerere University enjoyed academic status on appointment in the University service till the enactment of the University and Other Tertiary Institutions Act of 2001 that stipulated that a librarian had to be designated academic. This stipulation requires that a librarian to be designated by the appointing organ of the university. The main aim of this paper is to understand how the librarians at Makerere University have repositioned themselves to take advantage of this new development, consider implication(s) to continuing professional development, workplace learning and service delivery and the challenges. The methodology employed includes, questionnaire, documentary review, Interview method and personal experience. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1615
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Academic status en_US
dc.subject Appointment criteria en_US
dc.subject Promotions criteria en_US
dc.subject Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Policies en_US
dc.subject Librarians en_US
dc.subject University and Other Tertiary Institutions Act en_US
dc.subject Academic librarians en_US
dc.title The quest for academic status: a critical review of the criteria for appointment and promotion of Librarians at Makerere University, Uganda. en_US
dc.type Conference paper en_US
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