APPRAISAL OF FACULTY PREPAREDNESS BY USING SELECTED VARIABLES

Faculty evaluation criteria were scrutinized utilizing the following v ariables: academic qualifications, professional experience, and resear ch and publication credentials. The faculty of six graduate programs o f library education in Pakistan were evaluated using these variables i n order to examine their preparedness. Data were collected by administ ering two questionnaires to obtain faculty profiles and bio-bibliograp hic information. It was found that the number of faculty was inadequat e in many departments, senior positions were either unavailable or rem ained unfilled, few teachers had obtained the doctorate, many teachers lacked experience in the areas in which they taught courses, and rese arch and publication credentials were weak. Remedial measures proposed to improve the situation include creating additional positions, provi ding opportunities for doctoral study, improving recruitment policies, and sharpening research and publication skills of faculty through spe cialized programs.