Under a Board approved initiative to provide additional targeted services to members and raise incremental revenues in a manner consistent with CRKN's strategic plan, CRKN has offered members the opportunity to participate in foreign exchange projects in each of the past four years. These projects are intended to give members additional options to protect their collections budgets by offsetting the risks of unfavorable FX movements.
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CRKN is pleased to announce that CNDHI (affectionately pronounced “candy”) is now live at http://cndhi-ipnpc.ca. CNDHI is funded in part by Library and Archives Canada as part of the Documentary Heritage Community Program.
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CRKN is pleased to announce that, with support from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, eleven CRKN member institutions will be receiving a small grant to facilitate their participation in the Knowledge Unlatched project. The purpose of this funding is to encourage Canadian institutions to contribute to this global project aimed at finding a new model to support open access publishing for monographs.
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Today, CRKN begins conversations with its membership regarding the effect of the recent weakening of the Canadian dollar. A recent analysis of the current economic environment undertaken by CRKN shows that approximately 60% of Canadian university library acquisition budgets are exposed to US dollar foreign exchange risk. The impact of what is expected to be a continued downward spiral of the Canadian dollar is compounding and exacerbating an already difficult funding environment for Canadian academic libraries.
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The CRKN along with the Institutional Mobilization Task Group are pleased to announce the launch of the Institutional Mobilization Toolkit.
Libraries have been working together for years to expand access to digital content via innovative technologies, but as many of you know, the current ecosystem we find ourselves in is unsustainable and threatens our ability to ensure permanent and long-term access to the research required in our universities.
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CRKN is pleased to announce a successful grant application to the Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP) from Library and Archives Canada for the development of a Canadian National Heritage Digitization Index.
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Ottawa – August 21, 2015 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Michael Ridley as the recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award for 2015. The award will be presented on October 21, 2015 in Ottawa as part of CRKN and CARL’s joint fall meeting. The award celebrates Michael Ridley's contributions to digital scholarship and the library profession.
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Ottawa – September 9, 2014 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Carole Moore as the recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award for 2014. The award will be presented on October 7, 2014 in Calgary, Alberta as part of CRKN’s Annual General Meeting. The award celebrates Carole Moore as a visionary in advancing knowledge creation and dissemination on a national scale to transform teaching, learning and research for the benefit of CRKN members.
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Ottawa – September 9, 2013 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Jocelyn Godolphin as the recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award for 2013. The award will be presented on October 2, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario as part of CRKN’s Annual General Meeting. The award celebrates Jocelyn Godolphin for her demonstrated vision, leadership, and commitment to advance the goals and the knowledge infrastructure for the benefit of CRKN members.
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Ottawa, November 7, 2012 - The Board of Directors of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Clare Appavoo as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective December 1, 2012.