About Info*Nation

Complicated version

In response to the findings of the report The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries, AKA The 8Rs Report, the Canadian Library Association established the CLA President's Council on the 8Rs.  Just in case the world needed a little more alliteration, the 8Rs are: Recruitment, Retention, Remuneration, Reaccreditation, Repatriation, Rejuvenation, Retirement and Restructuring. If you haven't guessed it, the creators of this website are members of the Council's recruitment working group.

Essentially, Info*Nation is our attempt to recruit some new blood to the information professions. (By "professions," we are talking broadly about all people whose "profession" - vocation, calling, employment - is working in libraries; not just librarians with too many degrees.)

We want to recruit personnel that continue to be committed to the core values of libraries (public service, learning, literacy, access to information, regular coffee breaks, etc.). Besides, at some point a whole bunch of senior librarians and library technicians are going to retire and it would be nice to have one or two competent individuals to fill the void.