Further Details About the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association

The membership of the Canadian Library Association (CLA) voted on January 27, 2016 to dissolve the organization and launch a new federation of Canadian library associations.

The CLA provided an update about the transition.

It includes information about:

• Special Purpose Funds (charitable donations received by CLA for a special purpose)
• lease of CLA office space
• CLA Archives
• who will be taking over advocacy work on copyright, ebooks and other issues
• CLA Position Statements
• who will take over CLA Awards, Scholarships and Research Grants
• CLA websites
• administration of the Library Materials Shipping Tool
• physical assets
• the RDA cataloguing standard
• accreditation of Canadian MLIS programs
• who takes over the Young Canada Works program
• Copyright on CLA Publications
• and many others 

Earlier Library Boy posts on the topic include:

• Proposal to Create Federation of Library Associations to Replace Canadian Library Association (October 15, 2015)
• Results from Survey on Future Canadian Library Federation (December 8, 2015)
• Canadian Library Association Special Meeting in January to Vote on New Library Federation (January 6, 2016)
• Canadian Library Association Votes to Dissolve and Make Way for New Library Federation (January 28, 2016)
• Canadian Library Association CLA Digest for February 2016 - What Happens After CLA Dissolves (February 22, 2016)
• Update on Creation of New Canadian Federation of Library Associations (March 30, 2016)
• Update on the Dissolution of the Canadian Library Association (May 1, 2016)