Mission Statement

The mission of the California Academic and Research Libraries Diversity in Academic Libraries Interest Group-South (CARL-DIAL-South) is to advocate equality and diversity, primarily for racial/ethnic communities but also other diverse populations within the library profession and academic libraries. This commitment is reflected in the efforts of the Interest Group in the following areas:

1. the recruitment, retention, and advancement of under- represented people of color to the library profession;
   
   
2. the sponsoring of educational efforts to heighten racial/ethnic sensitivity and diversity awareness, and
   
   
3. to ensure that the association's organization, strategic plans, standards, programs, and activities reflect the interests or equity for all underserved populations in academic libraries.