CRKN Office Consolidation
Since 2018, following the merger with Canadiana, CRKN has maintained two offices in Ottawa. The lease on our Holland Ave. office expires at the end of this month, March 31, 2022, and the decision was made last year not to renew the lease, but rather to consolidate into our Wellington St. office in the Library and Archives Canada building.
Call for Nominations: Canadiana Content Sub-Committee
CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for the Canadiana Content Sub-Committee (CCSC).
CRKN Announces Transformative Agreement with Institute of Physics Publishing
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has negotiated a cost-neutral transformative read-and-publish agreement with Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP). This agreement includes unlimited reading and open access publishing in most IOPP hybrid and gold journals at no charge to authors affiliated with participating CRKN institutions. The agreement also allows for perpetual access rights to IOPP journals included in the agreement.
CRKN Announces Transformative Agreement with Cambridge University Press
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has negotiated a transformative read and publish agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP). This cost-neutral agreement includes unlimited reading and publishing at no charge to authors affiliated with participating institutions in nearly 400 CUP journals, including all hybrid and gold open access journals.
Decolonizing Canadiana Metadata: An Overdue Step in Removing Harmful Subject Headings
CRKN has completed the first step in decolonizing Canadiana collection metadata by replacing the subject heading “Indians of North America” with “Indigenous peoples.”
Call for Nominations: 2022 Conference Planning Committee
CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for this year’s Conference Planning Committee (CPC).
Azard Kallan Joins CRKN as Director, Finance and Administration
CRKN is very pleased to share that Azard Kallan (CPA, CGA) has joined the management team as Director, Finance and Administration, beginning on January 10, 2022.
With over 20 years of experience leading financial systems and providing operational and administrative oversight, Azard brings significant leadership experience in finance, accounting, human resources, and IT management from both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.
ORCID-CA Welcomes Natural Resources Canada and Vancouver Island University as Members
CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Vancouver Island University (VIU) as the newest members of ORCID-CA.
Request for Proposals: Government Relations Consultant
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is inviting proposals for a consultant with expertise in government relations and advocacy. The consultant will design and develop CRKN’s government relations and advocacy approach, including: