The Content Strategy Committee met via teleconference on September 27, 2018 to complete the agenda from the September 19, 2018 meeting.
Attendees: Todd Mundle, Arnald Desrochers, Tanja Harrison, Denise Koufogiannakis, Sandy Stift, Chantal St. Louis, Harriet Ryske, Weijing Yuan
The Content Strategy Committee met via teleconference on September 19, 2018. The CSC discussed the 2018 license renewals, gut-check survey results, and the 2018 AGM final agenda.
Attendees: Todd Mundle, Arnald Desrochers, Tanja Harrison, Pamela Jacobs, Denise Koufogiannakis, Sandy Stift, Jennifer Richard, Chantal St. Louis, Harriet Ryske, Weijing Yuan
CRKN is pleased to welcome Rachel Neilson as Digital Services Intern. This position is made possible through the Young Canada Works program administered by the Canadian Council of Archives. Rachel will work alongside CRKN’s licensing team on member-focused digital tasks, as well as on various projects related to Canadiana services. Prior to joining CRKN, Rachel worked for a year as the Collections Assistant at the Audio-Visual Resource Centre (AVRC) at Carleton University working on a digital collections project.
Proposal to charge Francophone and bilingual CRKN member institutions a significantly higher price than Anglophone institutions for a full collection rejected by the CRKN Board of Directors
The Content Strategy Committee met via teleconference on July 17, 2018. The CSC discussed the 2018 license renewals, The TDRTG, analytics tools and more.
Attendees: Todd Mundle, Gabrielle Prefontaine, Arnald Desrochers, Tanja Harrison, Sandy Stift, Weijing Yuan
CRKN is pleased to offer this quarterly financial update to members and to provide information on the billing and other financial effects of the Canadiana combination, 2018-2019 membership fees, the foreign exchange service, invoicing results to date, and information on various administrative topics.
The Content Strategy Committee met in-person on June 13, 2018. The CSC discussed the 2018 license renewals, committee updates, and AGM planning.
Attendees: Todd Mundle, Gabrielle Prefontaine, Tanja Harrison, Pamela Jacobs, Denise Koufogiannakis, Sandy Stift, Jennifer Richard, Harriet Rykse, Chantal St. Louise, and Weijing Yuan.
CRKN has begun the process of its next strategic plan (2019-2024). The last full strategic planning process occurred in 2012/2013 leading up to the 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, that was then extended for a further two years. As part of the 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, extensive stakeholder and member engagement occurred that directed CRKN’s activities. Since that time, CRKN has continued to develop and expand its licensing capacity, tools, services, and collaborations, while the context in which CRKN and its Members operate has become increasingly complex.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, CRKN is pleased to introduce the Preservation and Access Committee (PAC) members. The PAC reports to the CRKN Board of Directors with the goal of reviewing and making recommendations regarding the development and management of Canadiana services, including the Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR). After an overwhelming response to a call for nominations to this committee, the Board of Directors has appointed the following members of the committee:
CRKN is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of Rebecca Ross who will be joining the team, as of Monday, May 14, 2018, as Director, Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement. Rebecca brings ten years of strategic marketing and communications experience in the not-for-profit sector with a focus on academic publishing. Most recently, Rebecca was the Manager of Marketing and Communications at Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) where she was part of the launch and ongoing development of FACETS, a multidisciplinary open access science journal.