Faculty Librarian Evaluation
Overview
The Austin Community College District values quality teaching and a learning environment that supports the continuous enhancement of the professional skills of its faculty. The purpose of the faculty librarian evaluation is to support exemplary teaching, collection development, librarianship, and—for head librarians—management. This transparent, fair, formative process results in actionable information for continuous enhancement of teaching, learning, librarianship, and success for all students.
The pages in the menu summarize and link to the most important parts of the process.
Resources and Administrative Rules
- Detailed information about the faculty librarian evaluation procedures can be found in the Faculty Librarian Evaluation Manual.
- The faculty librarian evaluation process is set out in the following Administrative Rules:
Exemplary Teaching Statement and Faculty Reflection
The ACC Exemplary Teaching Statement is fundamental to the faculty evaluation process for faculty librarians. Faculty self-reflection provides the basis for librarian goals, teaching techniques, and professional development. Peer review and input from the supervising head librarian or dean further support faculty development through specific feedback to enhance the quality of teaching, collection development, librarianship, and—for head librarians—management.
Faculty Librarian Evaluation Components
Important components of the faculty librarian evaluation process include:
- Exemplary Teaching Statement – College expectations for excellent teaching are outlined in the Exemplary Teaching Statement, adopted by ACC faculty.
- Evaluation Calendar – Faculty librarian evaluations take place during late spring or early summer semesters, covering work performance from the current academic year. Evaluations follow a three-year cycle, requiring different portfolio components to be submitted each year.
- Ratings – To simplify and clarify the evaluation process, there are three ratings.
- Formative Feedback – The Annual Summary Evaluation Form emphasizes providing formative feedback through the use of comments.
- Self-Reflection – There is an emphasis on self-reflection regarding faculty librarian teaching and student learning in their classes within the portfolio components.
For complete details on the faculty librarian evaluation process, see the Faculty Librarian Evaluation Manual.
If you have any questions, email the Dean of Library Services, Keri Moczygemba at keri.mozygemba@austincc.edu, or the Office of Faculty Evaluation at facultyevaluation@austincc.edu.
Portfolio
As with all Austin Community College faculty, faculty librarians must complete portfolio components, which meet Library Services departmental deadlines and are reviewed during the academic year and the Annual Faculty Librarian Evaluation.
The faculty librarian portfolio components—including annual checklists, deadlines, instructions, and forms for each year in the three-year evaluation cycle—are listed in detail in the ACC Faculty Librarian Evaluations LibGuide.
Annual Evaluation Forms
Submission and Records Management for Final Faculty Librarian Evaluation Materials
Final faculty librarian evaluation materials are submitted by the Dean of Library Services to the Office of Faculty Evaluation via Box. Box is a secure cloud storage platform managed by ACC Information Technology (IT).
Submission Instructions
- Log in to your Box account.
- Open the “Archive” folder in your program or division folder and find the folder labeled with the fiscal year.
- Upload all completed and final summary forms to the fiscal year folder.
Requirements
- All submitted materials must be signed by all required authorities.
- All submitted materials must be final.
- All final materials must be submitted via Box.
After uploading all materials to your program or division “Archive” folder in Box, please notify the Office of Faculty Evaluation facultyevaluation@austincc.edu.
We Want to Hear From You!
Let us know your feedback on the course evaluation process by submitting this survey. For any questions or concerns, email facultyevaluation@austincc.edu.