By June Chow. Originally published on the Library and Archives Canada Discover Blog on June 29, 2023.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is celebrating five years of operating as a combined organization with the former Canadiana.org. The two organizations merged on April 1, 2018, after nearly two years of strategic discussions.
CRKN is delighted to announce that 34 student publications from the University of Regina, representing approximately 3,000 pages of content, have been added to the Canadiana collection. The publications were digitized and made available by CRKN with the collaboration of the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives, University of Regina.
CRKN is pleased to announce that approximately 22,000 digitized Canadian maps have been added to the Canadiana Collection in partnership with McGill University Library. In addition to being publicly accessible on Canadiana.ca, the digitized maps will also be preserved in the Canadiana Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR).
CRKN is pleased to announce several updates to the user interface of the Canadiana website, Héritage website, and other collections hosted by CRKN, which take effect on April 4, 2022.
These updates include the following new features and improved functionalities:
CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for the Canadiana Content Sub-Committee (CCSC).
CRKN has completed the first step in decolonizing Canadiana collection metadata by replacing the subject heading “Indians of North America” with “Indigenous peoples.”