Please note: video recordings of conference presentations are linked throughout the article. All video recordings can be found on the CRKN Vimeo page. Recordings are not available for all sessions.
This year, CRKN took our first step back into in-person events with the hybrid 2022 CRKN Conference.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that Larry P. Alford, University Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL), is the 2022 winner of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award ceremony to celebrate Mr. Alford’s contributions to the Canadian library community will be held on November 1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. EDT during CRKN’s in-person conference in Montreal.
On behalf of the Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC), CRKN is delighted to announce the findings of our community consultation on the future of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in Canada. The goal of this initial consultation was to determine our starting point and identify the elements needed to enable the development and implementation of a Canadian National PID Strategy.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Jutras as Chair of its Board of Directors. Mr. Jutras begins his three-year appointment following CRKN’s annual Meeting of the Members on November 2, 2022.
The ORCID-CA and DataCite Canada Consortium Governing Committees, as well as the Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC), are delighted to announce funding from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada for the 2022-2023 fiscal year!
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).
Registration is now open for the 2022 CRKN Conference: Strength in Community! Join us from October 3-7 (virtual thematic sessions) and from November 1-2 (members-only workshops in Montreal) for exciting and thought-provoking conversations about the strength of community and the future of digital scholarship in Canada.
CRKN is pleased to announce the appointment of its inaugural Researcher Council (Council). The Council has been formed by the CRKN Board of Directors to provide advice and recommendations to CRKN as we prepare a large-scale, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary funding application for the Canada Foundation for Innovation – Innovation Fund (CFI IF).
After a nomination process that saw an excellent pool of candidates put forward, we are delighted to introduce the members of the new Council:
The CRKN Board of Directors seeks nominations for the inaugural CRKN Heritage Infrastructure Business Plan Task Group (HIBPTG) who will develop a business plan for CRKN’s heritage infrastructure, including access to and preservation of the Canadiana collections and other heritage and cultural collections included on the platform from members and other memory institutions.
The CRKN Conference Planning Committee has extended the deadline for this year's conference call for proposals until Tuesday, July 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The call for proposals covers the virtual component of the 2022 CRKN Conference, which will be held from October 3 to 7, 2022. (Click here for more information on this year’s hybrid conference schedule.)