Discourse and Discord:

An ad hoc committee of the Librarian's Association of the University of California (LAUC) was charged with the task of organizing a workshop on diversity for all University of California librarians, and writing a report with recommendations generated by the participants of the workshop. From start to finish the entire operation took almost three years. Difficulties were encountered along the way: with the composition of the committee, the expectations of the LAUC executive board, the hindrance in writing a document by a collective, and the sensitive interrelationshps created among the committee members while dealing, at times, with an explosive topic. The importance and impact of the final report, "The Many Voices of Diversity," may not be recognized for several years since the recommendations presented go far beyond the common issues of cultural diversity. For the committee members it was an invigorating and rewarding experience that will not easily be forgotten and they would like to see this document become a model for other academic libraries.