Craig Olsvik
Director, Content Program
CRKN
Craig joined the CRKN team in 2011. Craig has a BA in English and History and a Master of Library and Information studies, both from Dalhousie University.
Presenting at the following sessions
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
Baronet Ballroom
October 22, 2025
11:30am
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
Baronet Ballroom
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
Baronet Ballroom
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
Baronet Ballroom
As CRKN has taken on its boldest negotiation objectives to-date – targeting the reduction of license fees for five major commercial journal agreements – we are eager to share and discuss the latest results with members. Significant progress has been made towards meaningful financial savings with
The culmination of many years of collaboration between CRKN, Scholars Portal, the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), and the University of Toronto libraries has led to the first year of the operational phase of an expanded Scholars Portal Journals platform for all CRKN members. CRKN
Members have provided CRKN and the Content Strategy Committee with strong direction for this year’s negotiations with commercial publishers – costs are unsustainable and must be addressed by meaningful and lasting reductions. In the licensing update, we heard about the latest negotiation results
