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Conflict Resolution: A Case Study about Academic Librarians and Faculty Status

Author(s) -

Pat Weaver-Meyers

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

college and research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.886

H-Index - 52

eISSN - 2150-6701

pISSN - 0010-0870

DOI - 10.5860/crl.63.1.25

Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , conflict resolution , resolution (logic) , intervention (counseling) , academic community , event (particle physics) , public relations , service (business) , sociology , political science , psychology , library science , computer science , social science , business , history , marketing , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , psychiatry

The University of Oklahoma librarians underwent a dramatic challenge to their faculty status in the 1990s. This article chronicles that challenge and documents the events that led to the retention of faculty status by the librarians. The event is analyzed in the context of conflict resolution research. Conclusions suggest that a strong sense of service may help to unify academic librarians in future conflicts about their ambiguous status within the broader academic community. Third-party intervention and alternative options are also strategies discussed.

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