Call for Nominations: 2022 Conference Planning Committee
CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for this year’s Conference Planning Committee (CPC).
Azard Kallan Joins CRKN as Director, Finance and Administration
CRKN is very pleased to share that Azard Kallan (CPA, CGA) has joined the management team as Director, Finance and Administration, beginning on January 10, 2022.
With over 20 years of experience leading financial systems and providing operational and administrative oversight, Azard brings significant leadership experience in finance, accounting, human resources, and IT management from both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations.
ORCID-CA Welcomes Natural Resources Canada and Vancouver Island University as Members
CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Vancouver Island University (VIU) as the newest members of ORCID-CA.
Request for Proposals: Government Relations Consultant
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is inviting proposals for a consultant with expertise in government relations and advocacy. The consultant will design and develop CRKN’s government relations and advocacy approach, including:
2021 CRKN Virtual Conference in Review
Please note: video recordings of conference presentations are linked throughout the article. All video recordings can be found on Vimeo by clicking here. Recordings are not available for all sessions.
Implementing your ORCID Plugin for OJS/OPS? Help is Here.
This blog is re-posted from the ORCID-OJS Working Group; see the original blog post on the ORCID Blog: Implementing your ORCID Plugin for OJS/OPS? Help is Here.
Request for Proposals: Consultant for National Implementation of Persistent Identifiers
On behalf of the Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC), the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is inviting proposals for a consultant with expertise in persistent identifiers (PIDs), national PID implementation strategies, and digital research infrastructure. PIDs remain a cornerstone of Open Science and the scholarly open infrastructure, which are vital to the sustainability, accessibility, and values of the Canadian research ecosystem.
Jonathan Bengtson Named Recipient of the 2021 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is delighted to announce that Jonathan Bengtson, University Librarian at the University of Victoria, is the recipient of the 2021 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented on October 20, 2021, at a virtual award ceremony as part of the 2021 CRKN Virtual Conference.
CRKN to Manage Central Licensing and Invoicing for Direct to Open from the MIT Press
Central licensing and invoicing through the consortium launches with twenty-eight libraries electing to participate.