CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANS

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.