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).
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.)
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CRKN’s Knowledge Base Entitlements Sub-Committee (KBESC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Perpetual Access Rights Tracking Project. This project allows CRKN members to access an accurate and verified report of their perpetual access rights to journals they have paid for via CRKN licenses. With the tools provided through the project, member libraries can better understand their perpetual access rights as they undertake collections management activities.
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CRKN’s Content Strategy Committee (CSC) is pleased to share its Assessment Guidelines for Open Access (OA) Publishers. These guidelines outline criteria for the financial sustainability, academic quality, and operational practices under which open access models and resources proposed by vendors and publishers will be assessed.
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The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals for 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.)
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CRKN is excited to announce that the 2022 CRKN Conference will be our first hybrid conference! Join us from October 3-7, 2022 online and from November 1-2, 2022 in Montreal.
Be sure to mark your calendars with the following dates for virtual thematic programming from our community and in-person CRKN workshops and sessions, including the annual Meeting of the Members. Further details on the schedule and program will be available in the coming months.
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CRKN has extended the call for nominations for the CRKN Researcher Council until Friday, May 6, 2022. See below for details on how to submit your nomination.
The CRKN Board of Directors seeks nominations for the inaugural CRKN Researcher Council who will 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).