December 8, 1989
TO: Ad Hoc Committee on LAUC Regional Workshops on Cultural Diversity in Libraries
Edith Fisher, Chair (SD)
Lillian Castillo-Speed (B)
Rafaela Castro (D)
Patrick Dawson (I)
Richard Chabran (LA)
Araxie Churukian (R)
Carol Yates-Imah (SF)
Adan Griego (SB)
Vivian Sykes (SC)
Professor Eliud Martinez (R)
Professor Floyd Gaffney (SD)
FROM: Judy Horn, LAUC President
Thank you all for agreeing to serve on the Ad Hoc Committee to Organize the LAUC Regional Workshops on Cultural Diversity in Libraries. This is a joint LAUC-Faculty Committee. Edith Fisher has agreed to serve as chair and will be contacting you shortly
The topic of cultural diversity is an important one for University of California libraries. On your individual campuses we have all been working to increase the awareness of cultural diversity in our libraries. We need to consolidate the excellent work that has taken place on the campuses and to formulate new policies and programs for our libraries which will meet the needs of an increasingly diverse user population In order to develop recommended changes which will assist our libraries in responding to changes in the undergraduate curriculum, new ethnic studies requirements, new faculty research interests, as well as a student body of varying degrees of library research experience, it is proposed that LAUC sponsor two regional workshops on cultural diversity. The goal of these workshops will be to present to the LAUC membership and the Office of the President recommendations for new or modified programs or services in the key areas of bibliographic access, collection development, reference service and bibliographic instruction. Using the plan for LAUC Regional Workshops on Cultural Diversity in Libraries, your committee is charged to:
1. Plan and organize two regional workshops for LAUC, including the keynote speakers, facilitators and all other meeting arrangements.
2. Hold the workshops as soon as possible, but no later than the spring of 1990.
3. Report recommendations from the workshops to the next LAUC Assembly but no later than the Fall Assembly, 1990.
4 Make recommendations on how these workshops can be continued in a series of LAUC sponsored workshops related to cultural diversity. These recommendations should be included in the report to the LAUC Assembly.
Funding of $3,000 has been allocated by the Office of the President to support these workshops. This money must be spent by the end of the 1989/90 fiscal year
Thank you again for your willingness to serve on this committee. We are all looking forward to these Workshops and the recommendations. Please keep me informed of your progress and of any special needs or problems that you encounter.
cc: LAUC Executive Board
Julie Gordon, Office of the President