Tenure support mechanisms provided by the Faculty Research Committee at Texas A & M University Libraries: A model for academic libraries

Library Management

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 531-539

  Stephens, Jane ^a   Sare, Laura ^a   Kimball, Rusty ^a   Foster, Margaret ^a   Kitchens, Joel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Librarians; Research committee; Tenure support; United States of America; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055028986     PISSN: 01435124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01435121111187897     Document Type: Review

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