Workload Assignment Distribution

The workload distribution of a librarian will be taken into account at the time of workload assignment. Through consultation it may be determined that a faculty member’s assignment could deviate from the agreed upon typical workload percentages. For example, some of the effort normally devoted to librarianship may be reassigned to scholarship. This could be prompted by the faculty member’s success in research, or in participating in grant-funded research that is not deemed “University Libraries initiated.” Another example could be when a faculty member established a pattern of low research productivity spanning over two-years. This may result in a reduction in the allocation of effort to research. 

6.1 Scholarship Assignments and Research Plans
The Dean, in consultation with the appropriate supervising associate or assistant dean and CAC, may assign workload equivalencies for scholarly/research activity. Junior tenure-track Faculty will receive an additional 1 credit hour for research (bringing their total to 3.4 credit hours). For consideration of additional research offload, a research plan is highly recommended.

6.2 Service Off-Loads 
The Dean, in consultation with the appropriate supervising associate or assistant dean and CAC, may assign workload equivalencies for service activity. From time to time, faculty may be engaged in significant professional, public, and/or other external service activities. In special cases where this service contributes to fulfilling the goals of the Department, College, and/or University, additional workload equivalencies may be granted to individuals who have taken on external service responsibilities above and beyond normal expectations. Unless already pre-determined by existing University Policy, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and/or previous Departmental action[s], all requests for additional workload equivalencies for activities above and beyond normal expectations will be determined by the dean and the appropriate supervising associate or assistant dean after consultation with CAC.

6.3 Administrative Assignments 
The Dean, in consultation with the appropriate supervising associate or assistant dean and CAC may assign workload equivalencies for administrative service. 

6.4 For-Credit Teaching 
With administrative approval, University Libraries faculty may teach for-credit offerings for other academic units (see overload assignments originating from another academic unit below). These assignments are normally assigned as overload and the curricular unit funds the overload. These assignments can be considered onload, if the assignment advances the goals and mission of University Libraries, examples include information literacy courses or courses on literature searching. In these cases, the determination of onload versus overload is based on a discussion between University Libraries administration, the faculty member and the curricular unit.