About CRKN
For our member organizations and the diverse communities they serve, CRKN empowers researchers, educators, and society with greater access to the world’s research and Canada’s preserved documentary heritage, now and for future generations. We deliver value to academic libraries, heritage organizations, and knowledge seekers within Canada in the following ways:
- Represent our membership in large-scale licensing and content acquisition activities;
- Collaborate to expand and enrich the digital knowledge ecosystem in Canada and the world;
- Advocate for fair and sustainable access to public research and content;
- Support the digital infrastructure required to preserve and access critical Canadian content;
- Mobilize our membership to transform scholarly communications in Canada.
CRKN Members
In national licensing agreements negotiated and managed annually
Saved by members last year through CRKN’s collective negotiating compared to content list prices
National consortia led by CRKN to drive the advancement of Persistent Identifiers
Pages of Canadian documentary heritage provided digitally (without a paywall) through Canadiana
Articles published open access by authors affiliated with CRKN member institutions through our read and publish agreements in 2024
VISION
Knowledge is accessible to all
MISSION
Together, we empower Canada by creating pathways to trusted knowledge
Our Commitment
As we expand, advance, transform, preserve, and enrich access to knowledge, CRKN is committed to upholding First Nations, Métis, and Inuit data sovereignty and rights, honouring First Nations, Métis, and Inuit ways of knowing, and respectfully engaging with diverse communities.
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Our Members
CRKN members represent 88 institutions across Canada that include world-class academic libraries and research institutions, two national libraries, and Canada’s largest public library system.
