California Academic and Research Librarians

Darrin Gitisetan
Northridge, CA 91326

Dear Darrin:

On behalf of the California Academic and Research Librarians (CARL) Executive Board, I am happy to inform you that Diversity in Academic Libraries (DIAL) has been formally approved as a CARL Interest Group. Thanks to your organizational efforts, the Executive Board was able to review DIAL's proposed purpose statement and bylaws at its September 13, 1993, meeting at Saint Mary's College. Congratulations to you and the twenty-one colleagues who signed the petition to form CARL's fifth interest group.

As we have briefly discussed through email, your participation at the November 15th CARL Conference and Annual Business Meeting is welcome. If you have sent in your registration form and indicated that you will be attending the Board Meeting, an agenda packet will be sent to you in the near future. I enclosed a registration form in the unlikely case that you did not receive one.

One of the questions asked at the September Executive Board Meeting was whether DIAL will divide into a North and South regional interest group as all other groups have done. Because of this preferred organizational structure among interest groups, note that two regional Interest Group Coordinators sit on the Board as liaison officers. Even though DIAL has not yet determined its structure, I would suggest you work with Anthony Anderson, given your Southern California location. You can reach Anthony at:

Doheny Library
Government Documents Department
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
(213)
FAX:
email:

Incoming 1994 CARL President, Venita Jorgensen, also hails from the south should you need her assistance as well.


Thank you again, Darrin, for taking the initiative to organize Diversity in Academic Libraries. I look forward to introducing you to our CARL Board and visiting members at the November 15 business meeting. Let me know if you have any particular questions which need addressing at that time.

Sincerely,


Stephanie Bangert
1993 CARL President

enclosure

cc: Venita Jorgensen