Some considerations in using the outline and examples below.

• Examples are descriptive not prescriptive. The arrangement of data within categories (including ascending or descending chronological order) is up to the person but should be consistent within any given CV. Exceptions are, of course, inevitable.
• There is no standard for font size, type or emphasis. The easier to read the better.
• The arrangement of the required (main) categories should be followed.
• Categories for which there are no entries should not be listed.
• Accomplishments might reasonably fit into more than one category. Just place them where they seem most appropriate to you.
  • If you are up for promotion, you will be writing a supporting letter which will relate your accomplishments to each of the promotion criteria. You may then refer to the details which have been documented and are readily accessible in the CV. Your references will be able to do the same.
  • No matter how clear the outline and examples some items will defy advance description or restriction to a single category (e.g. editorial work).
• There is no separate category for format (e.g. electronic or web publishing).
  

THE OUTLINE

• Higher Education
• Positions Held and Academic Ranks Attained
• Scholarships and Fellowships
• Distinctions, Honors, Awards
• Professional Memberships and Service
• Continuing Education (May be distributed under other categories if appropriate.)
• Books and Monographs (Where relevant, list creative work involving painting, design, or composition, by title, date of completion, and dates of showings or performances.)
• Publications [e.g. articles and book chapters] (Indicate refereed as applicable.)
• Other Publishing Contributions [e.g. editorial work, book reviews, and columns]
• Lectures and Addresses (Indicate invited as applicable.)
• Grants and Sponsored Programs (Indicate your role.)
• University Service
• Library Service
• Community Service
• Other Notable Contributions
• References (List when appropriate.)

DEFINITIONS

• Résumé: A brief summary of one’s professional career, usually intended to accompany an application for a position.
• Curriculum Vitae: Per Webster’s online dictionary, “a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared typically by an applicant for a position”; used almost exclusively by academics it tends to be lengthier than a résumé in the sense that it cumulates one’s career activities and provides more detail.
• Promotion Dossier: The contents of a file prepared to validate a request for promotion; where the CV lists publications, speeches, courses taught, etc., the dossier contains the documents themselves or evidence of them. Examples are articles, reviews of books published, letters from editors, syllabi of courses taught.
• Form Q: The form that has been used in the past in full or in part as the basis for reappointment and promotion. It will currently be used only for initial appointments ( a University requirement).
• Form P: The form teaching and research faculty have been using “for reappointment, promotion, or tenure.” and which Library Faculty will be using starting in July, 2000. Form P has two parts a narrative that describes a faculty member’s experience, interests and goals and a current CV.