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California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) records
SPC.2019.052
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Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: CARL (California Academic and Research Libraries) records
Creator:
California Academic and Research Libraries
source:
Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (Calif.)
source:
California Library Association
source:
Association of College and Research Libraries
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2019.052
Physical Description:
20 boxes
Physical Description:
19.42 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1969-2014; undated
Date (bulk): 1979-2000
Abstract: This collection contains records regarding the California Academic and Research Libraries Association (CARL). A majority of
the collection contains documents regarding CARL leadership and organizational records such as executive board meeting minutes
and memorandums; the CARL constitution and by-laws; presidential papers and binders; material related to various committees
such as membership; scholarships and awards; elections; and others. Also included in this collection are financial records;
documents related to CARL history including Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and California Library Association
(CLA) records prior to CARL's separation; material related to various interest groups such as California Academic Reference
Librarians Discussion Interest Group(CARLDIG), Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (SEAL), and others; documents regarding
CARL annual conferences; programs and the program committee; and issues of the CARL Newsletter.
Language of Material:
English
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There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where noted at the series level and/or previously copyrighted
material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions necessary from the CARL Executive
Board to make use of this material.
The majority of this collection is open for research. The membership rosters and any other material relating to specific members
are closed to the public except with written permission from the CARL Executive Board.
For information about citing archival material, see the
Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
This collection was transferred from Chapman University, September 2019. A finding aid was created November 2011 and original
order within each folder was maintained, while original order within each series was maintained whenever possible and appropriate.
This collection was reprocessed in 2021. Original order within each folder was maintained, but files were re-foldered into
acid-free enclosures; organized into series and sub-series; and catalogued at folder-level.
The California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) records (1969-2014; undated) contains 20 boxes and 19.42 linear feet
of meeting minutes; memorandums; correspondence; reports; forms; calendars; surveys; rosters; proposals; and other material
relating to the CARL association. Series I: Organizational Records contains constitutions, by-laws; president's binders and
papers; documents related to the executive board, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and California Library
Association (CLA) records pertaining to CARL activities during the time prior to and around the time of the merger with ACRL,
and prior to the separation with CLA; documents and brochures related to CARL history; and guidelines for submitting to the
CARL archives. Series II: Financial Records contains financial reports, check registers, bank statements, reimbursement reports,
ledgers, secretary/treasurer binders, invoices, IRS forms, and other related documents. Series III: Committees and Task Forces
contains documents such as correspondence, memorandums, reports, and rosters related to membership, awards, elections, and
other committees and task forces. Series IV: Interest Groups contains material regarding various CARL interest groups and
includes: correspondence, minutes, rosters, guidelines, reports, evaluation forms, notes, financial reports, and other documents.
Interest Groups featured in this series include: California Academic Reference Librarians Discussion Interest Group(CARLDIG);
Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (SEAL); California Academic Librarians in Management (CALM); Academic Business
Librarians Exchange (ABLE); Collection Development Interest Group (CDIG); California State University Librarians (CSUL); Diversity
in Academic Libraries (DIAL); Southern California Instruction Librarians (SCIL); Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG);
and Community College Interest Group(CCIG). Series V: Programs contains material related to CARL programs and includes: flyers,
annual reports, correspondence, memorandums, program committee meeting minutes and rosters, calendars, and "Guidelines for
Program Planning" manuals. Series VI: Conferences contains flyers, programs, correspondence, memorandums, photographs, audiocassettes,
DVDs, documents related to sessions, reports, evaluations, and other material related to CARL annual and biennial conferences.
Series VII: Newsletters contains issues of the CARL newsletter and related correspondence.
CARL was organized in its present form in 1978 and 1979, when the existing Chapter of Academic and Research Libraries of the
California Library Association (CLA) merged with the recently-formed Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Chapters in California to form a single organization affiliated with both ACRL and CLA. In 1991, the California Library Association
voted to discontinue chapters and replace them with sections whose members must also be members of CLA. In January 1992, the
CARL president mailed a survey to members outlining CARL's options and requesting an opinion vote. A majority (71%) of CARL
members voted for independence from CLA, and in September 1992 approved changes to the CARL constitution and bylaws which
codified this decision. Members of the California State University Librarians Chapter of CLA were faced with the same set
of options, and voted to join CARL as an interest group. They gathered the requisite number of signatures on a petition and
were welcomed to CARL in November 1992.
CARL is an independent chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries. CARL's purpose, as stated in its constitution,
is ". . . to provide opportunities for the professional growth of its members by conducting workshops and arranging programs;
to encourage the exchange of ideas and information relating to library cooperation and development; to disseminate educational
information oriented to those working in academic and research libraries; and to support and, when appropriate, participate
in programs of other regional and local organizations in California in order to promote and improve library service to the
academic and research community."
California Academic & Research Libraries: History. Retrieved 9 Novemeber 2011 from http://www.carl-acrl.org/about/history.html
For more information about CARL's history and mission please visit: http://www.carl-acrl.org/about/mission.html
http://www.carl-acrl.org/about/history.html
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was transferred from Chapman University, September 2019 and donated to CSUDH by the CARL Executive Board.
This collection is arranged into seven series and fifteen sub-series
- Series I: Organizational Records, 1969-2014; undated
- Sub-Series A: Constitution and By-Laws, 1979-2007
- Sub-Series B: President's Binders and Papers, 1979-2007
- Sub-Series C: Executive Board, 1978-2014
- Sub-Series D: ACRL and CLA Records, 1969-1996
- Sub-Series E: History and Archives, 1979-2005; undated
- Series II: Financial Records, 1979-2013; undated
- Series III: Committees, 1978-2014; undated
- Sub-Series A: Scholarship and Awards, 1982-2010
- Sub-Series B: Nominating and Elections Committee, 1982-2014
- Sub-Series C: Membership Committee, 1978-1997; undated
- Sub-Series D: Other Committees and Task Forces, 1994-2003
- Series IV: Interest Groups, 1982-2015; undated
- Sub-Series A: General Files, 1982-2014
- Sub-Series B: ABLE Records, 1983-2008
- Sub-Series C: CALM and CARLDIG records, 1982-2001
- Sub-Series D: CCIG, CDIG, and CSUL records, 1992-2000
- Sub-Series E: DIAL, GPIG, SCIL, and TSIG records, 1993-2009
- Sub-Series F: SEAL records, 1982-2015; undated
- Series V: Programs, 1983-2004; undated
- Series VI: CARL Annual Conferences, 1993-2012
- Series VII: Newsletters, 1981-2011
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Academic librarians -- California
Academic libraries
Research libraries
Academic libraries -- California
California Academic and Research Librarians
Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (Calif.)
California Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries