The CRKN Model License is a core tool provided by CRKN to expand access to research content across Canada. The Model License, first created in 2001, allows CRKN to license content effectively, ensuring that all licensed content has rights and permissions that are as advantageous as possible for researchers and users.
In 2016, the CRKN…
The Journal Value Analytics (JVA) tool started as a pilot project in 2012. It aims to provide members with more data to help assess the value of the titles and evaluate their institution’s participation in CRKN-licensed journal packages.
The JVA is completed on an annual basis and provides a broad perspective of a member’s collections…
CRKN provides a series of tools and services for members to support and facilitate their participation in CRKN licensing activities. In all cases, these tools have been designed in consultation with members and based on identified needs.
Access to scholarly research is key to Canada’s success in the global information economy; the current commercial publishing model is placing that access at risk.
The objective of the Institutional Mobilization Toolkit is to offer a collection of materials for CRKN members to utilize in communications with their internal stakeholders on…
CRKN and the Model License Task Group is pleased to announce that the updated Model License is now available for use. After over a year of systematic reviews, assessments, and consultations, the new Model License is updated to include current best practices and guidance for future trends.
The Model License allows CRKN to have a…
Over the last decade, the CRKN team has refined its negotiations and invoicing process surrounding the core content licensing activity. The bulk of the content that CRKN licenses is on multi-year agreements, negotiated in and settled in USD, and CRKN bills its members very nearly completely in USD.
The decision to enter into a “big deal” arrangement is one that each CRKN member takes after careful and complex cost-benefit analysis conducted at the institutional level. The decision to renew or opt-out of an existing license should be taken with equal care. There are many factors to consider. This document briefly…