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.
Register for the 2021 CRKN Virtual Conference!
Registration for the 2021 CRKN Virtual Conference: Shifting the Future is now open!
Érudit joins ORCID-CA
CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Érudit to ORCID-CA. By becoming a member of ORCID-CA, Érudit aims to promote the use of ORCID identifiers among its community and integrate the ORCID unique and persistent identifier registry into its platform. The Érudit.org platform is now the main access point for research in the humanities and social sciences in Canada. Its collections, mostly open access, are consulted worldwide by both academic researchers and the general public.
Save the Date for the 2021 CRKN Conference!
CRKN is excited to announce the dates for the 2021 CRKN Conference, which will be taking place virtually from October 13 to 21, 2021.
ORCID-CA Announces Reduction in Fees for 2021-2022
The ORCID-CA Governing Committee is delighted to share that the ORCID-CA program has received funding from NDRIO (via Portage) that will cover the ORCID-CA Member Support Fee for the 2021-2022 license year.
ORCID-CA membership fees are comprised of two elements totalling roughly CAD 8,500:
2021 CRKN Conference Call for Proposals Now Open
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2021 CRKN Conference, which will be held virtually from October 13 to 21, 2021.
CARL-CRKN-SPARC Webinar: Institutional Perspectives on Investments in Open Infrastructure
Date: Thursday, June 17, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET (9:00-10:00 a.m. PT)
CRKN Signs Open Access 2020 Expression of Interest
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has signed an Expression of Interest for the Open Access 2020 (OA2020) Initiative, a global initiative led by the Max Planck Digital Library with the goal of unlocking scholarly journals from subscription publishing systems and transitioning them towards open access models.