Program
All session times are listed in Atlantic Time (AT).
Conference Sessions
October 21, 2025
October 21, 2025
2:00pm
Over the past year CRKN has made incredible strides in completing a significant round of content addition and infrastructure development for the Canadiana collections, ensuring that this valuable resource continues to be a vital, and cost-effective source of research information for Canadians and
October 21, 2025
3:45pm
Over the past year CRKN has made incredible strides in completing a significant round of content addition and infrastructure development for the Canadiana collections, ensuring that this valuable resource continues to be a vital, and cost-effective source of research information for Canadians and
Join the CRKN Board, members, and staff at the 2025 Ron MacDonald Award Reception to celebrate this year's recipient!
October 22, 2025
October 22, 2025
9:00am
CRKN and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, joint caretakers of a national Persistent Identifier program, have developed a suite of practical tools and are drafting a set of future activities to directly support a national strategy across the entire Canadian research ecosystem. In 2025, this
As we near the completion of the transitional phase of the Scholars Portal Journals expansion, please join members of the Scholars Portal Journals Expansion Task Group (SP JETG) for an update on the progress made since work began in 2023. In particular, we will provide an update on technical
October 22, 2025
11:00am
As the Content Strategy Committee (CSC) prepares for its negotiations next year, we have conducted significant analysis into various elements of each of these agreements to prepare our strategy, particularly for those that have publishing elements included. This analysis partly arose out of
As the Content Strategy Committee (CSC) prepares for its negotiations next year, we have conducted significant analysis into various elements of each of these agreements to prepare our strategy, particularly for those that have publishing elements included. This analysis partly arose out of
As the Content Strategy Committee (CSC) prepares for its negotiations next year, we have conducted significant analysis into various elements of each of these agreements to prepare our strategy, particularly for those that have publishing elements included. This analysis partly arose out of
October 23, 2025
During this facilitated discussion session for library directors, attendees will discuss the value of CRKN’s Canadiana as library-owned research infrastructure. The session will involve strategic discussions around Canadiana’s long-term sustainability and how CRKN’s work through this program can
October 23, 2025
10:15am
In this facilitated session for library directors, attendees will discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping the licensing and open access landscape at their institutions and how CRKN’s evolving strategy can support their needs.
October 23, 2025
12:30pm
In this facilitated session for library directors, attendees will discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping the licensing and open access landscape at their institutions and how CRKN’s evolving strategy can support their needs.
Join members of the CRKN Board of Directors, committees, and Executive Director for the Annual General Meeting. Members will have the opportunity to vote on CRKN business.