After reviewing the functionality, data output, and members' usage of Unsub, and in consultation with the Content Strategy Committee, CRKN has decided not to renew its subscription to Unsub. Since 2020, CRKN has subscribed to and provided access to the Unsub tool as a benefit of CRKN membership. The last day of CRKN's subscription to Unsub will…
CRKN has been a member of Project COUNTER, “a non-profit organization supported by a global community of library, publisher and vendor members, who contribute to the development of the Code of Practice through working groups and outreach” since 2015. "COUNTER provides the Code of Practice that enables publishers and vendors to report usage of…
The Journal Usage Project extends the research initially conducted by Dr. Vincent Larivière at the Université de Montréal and with three other universities in Quebec that examined the impact on libraries of the consolidation of journal publishing and the development of what is known in the industry as the “big deal”. The extension of the…