GOALS

Increase Latino resources within the University of California

Provide direct support for Latino research efforts

Enhance Latino information access to the general public

Increase the number of Latino librarians

Foster research on Latino information needs

LATINO INFORMATION SYSTEM

The information needs of a Latino Agenda within the University of California requires a statewide effort. The University of California has developed unique resources on the Latino experience. At present there is uneven development and lack of access to key resources. We therefore recommend a decentralized Latino Information System. Below we review major areas of activity.

Supplementary funding should be provided to the Chicano collections at Berkeley, Davis, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles to strengthen their collections and provide access to their materials.

A review of existing policies and procedures to secure pertinent Latino materials should be carried out by a panel of Latino faculty and librarians who are experts in this area.

A UC universitywide library materials acquisition policy should be developed which establishes core collections at each campus and coordination between the existing research collections.

Berkeley's Chicano Database should be made available as an ORION private file. Once established this private file on ORION could be made available through the DLA communication network.

The Latino data center at UCLA should serve as a clearinghouse for quantitative and qualitative data sets.

The human resource files on minority linguistic resource and Mexico-related research should be made available on-line.

The University should work with the State Library and develop a plan to place MELVYL terminals in California State Universities, community colleges and public library locations. This would expand the range of the Latino databases and place them within reach of the entire state's population.

The CIMCC should be identified as the official planning group for the statewide development of Latino resources in the UC System and given appropriate resources to assist in the development of all of these vital efforts.