From task force chair Elizabeth Irish: We've all heard the grim prognosis: librarianship is a graying profession and there just aren't enough people entering our field to fill the ranks of opening and new positions. The Task Force to Plan Recruitment of the 21st Century Workforce of Health Information Professionals was formed to address how we can meet the recruitment challenge.

The Task Force has been working for almost a year creating goals and objectives and soliciting feedback from committees, sections, and members. As we approach our final planning stages, we want to hear from you! Please take some time to read the current draft report and to post your comments in the Web-based comments area. All comments are welcome, but we're especially interested in:

• Do the overall goals of the plan seem reasonable to you?
• Which of the objectives listed do you see as the highest priority?
• Are their objectives listed that you would consider to be unrealistic?
• Have we missed a recruitment concept that can be incorporated into the plan?
• Are there potential partnerships that we have overlooked?
• What recruitment activities have you participated in and how successful have they been?

Thank you for taking the time to respond! The comment section will be active until December 31, 2002.