LAUC Cultural Diversity Committee: Recommendations for Action 1999-00

Category

Recommendation

Status

Date Accomplished

Further Action

Awareness

4. Prepare as a part of the Committee's Annual Report summaries of reports and initiatives on cultural diversity generated by LAUC, the LAUC Divisions, UCOP, and/or other academic institutions as appropriate. (1992)*

Ongoing

Have done in the past

Divisions will send a list of local activities to CDC Chair by June 1, 2000. Chair will contact J.Wilson to ask her to contact UCOP for any related UCOP activities.

Access

19A. Create web-based pathfinders, handouts and user guides, which allow easier (non-mediated) access to materials that deal with cultural and social diversity. (1996)**

Ongoing

Currently

Doing

Divisions will include this activity in their annual report to the CDC Chair. This activity will also be listed in the "Best Practices" document.

Collections

(These recommendations were transferred to best practices and the Diversity Coordinator proposal)

Reference & Instruction

(These recommendations were transferred to best practices and the Diversity Coordinator proposal)

Recruitment & Retention

21A. Conduct a LAUC sponsored survey of recruitment & retention issues relating to social and cultural diversity. Particularly, gay, lesbian, transgendered librarians. (1996)

HOLD

Hold for CDC

2000-01

Implemention

1A. The name of the LAUC Committee on Cultural Diversity

should be changed to the LAUC Committee on Diversity so as to include

issues dealing with both cultural and social diversity (including sexual

orientation) in the broadest sense. This would also leave open the option

of forming ad hoc or sub-committees, such as this one, or special

task forces (e.g., affirmative action) when needed. (1996)

Pending

This action will either be on the ballot and then a change in bylaws will be made OR Spring Assembly will approve and bylaws change made. Chair will follow-up.

2A. LAUC develop its own "Principles of Community" statement with similar ideals as those expressed by UCD and UCSF (Appendices A & B). (1996)

DONE

3A. Proactively promote UC's proposed non-discrimination policy, which would encourage the recruitment of a diverse pool of applicants as well as act as a retention tool for current UC employees. (1996)

ONGOING

Chair will include in annual report and divisions will also include strategies they have used to promote the new policy.

8A. Broaden the LAUC Cultural Diversity Committee's annual

report to include analyses of reports and initiatives on both cultural and

social diversity generated by LAUC, the LAUC Divisions, UCOP, and/or

academic institutions as appropriate. (1996)

HOLD

Divisions will report such activities in their report to Chair for inclusion in annual report.

Devise 5-year action plan (1999)***

HOLD

For the CDC 2000-01

Identify AA Liaison at UCOP and create relationship with LAUC Cultural Diversity Committee (1999)

DONE

Increase and improve communication to LAUC divisions and LAUC Exec Bd. (1999)

ONGOING

Include activities that improved communication in annual report.

Adapt and propose adoption of UCOP Provost King's Guidelines for Recruitment and Retention. (1999)

In progress

B. Haughton will follow-up.

Examine diversity issues in light of new technologies and the restructuring of the Librarian Series. (1999)

HOLD

For the CDC 2000-01

Improve distribution and collection of LAUC statistics on diversity. (1999)

In progress

Statistical reports gathered this year will be added to the annual report.

Complete Cultural Diversity Chronology and post on web site. (1999)

In progress

L. Castillo-Speed will follow-up

Follow-up on adoption of "Principles of Diversity" at various divisions. (1999)

DONE

Create a Best Practices document/handbook for recruitment and retention, disabilities and other diversity recommendations and initiatives. (1999)

In progress

For the CDC 2000-01

Update the directory of ethnic/diversity collections, projects, programs, etc. (1999)

HOLD

C. Woo and L. Castillo-Speed will follow-up.