Call for Nominations: Canadiana Trustworthy Digital Repository Audit Group
The Preservation and Access Committee (PAC) invites nominations to fill up to nine (9) positions on the new Canadiana Trustworthy Digital Repository Review Audit Group (CTDR Audit Group). The objective of the CTDR Audit Group is to audit the CRKN Trustworthy Digital Repository, based on:
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network Announces Transformative Agreement with SAGE
Today, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce that we have reached our first transformative open access agreement with SAGE. The agreement, which includes 69 participating CRKN members, increases open access options for Canadian researchers. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with participating CRKN institutions may now publish their articles as open access with no Article Processing Charge (APC) in over 900 SAGE Choice journals. In addition, the agreement includes a 40% discount on APCs in SAGE’s gold open access journals.
CRKN Announces Updated Licensing Principles
Today CRKN unveils its updated Licensing Principles, a two-part document that includes Licensing Program Principles and Principles for Negotiations. These Licensing Principles build upon CRKN’s First Principles, which were developed in 2009 to prioritize collaboration, transparency, and consensus-building among CRKN members.
Call for Expressions of Interest: National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) Advisory Committee
The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) envisions a future in which digital access to Canada’s diverse documentary heritage is comprehensive, ubiquitous, and has a profound impact on Canadian culture, education, research, and innovation.
Call for Nominations: Conference Planning Committee
CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for this year’s Conference Planning Committee (CPC).
Webinar: Monograph Strategies During & After the Pandemic in Canada
Monograph Strategies During & After the Pandemic in Canada
Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Deadline Extended: CRKN is Seeking a Digitization and Preservation Market Assessment Consultant
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is inviting proposals for a consultant with expertise in heritage digitization and preservation strategy, services, and pricing. The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to Friday, January 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Canadian Research Knowledge Network and PLOS Announce Community Action Publishing Deal
Ottawa, ON and San Francisco, CA — The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced an agreement for CRKN members to participate in PLOS’ Community Action Publishing (CAP) program, a new collective action publishing model from PLOS, enabling 19 participating CRKN institutions to publish fee-free in PLOS Medicine and PLOS Biology.
CRKN is Seeking a Digitization and Preservation Market Assessment Consultant
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is inviting proposals for a consultant with expertise in heritage digitization and preservation strategy, services, and pricing.
CRKN and NISO Announce Canadian Consortium Agreement
Ottawa, ON, and Baltimore, MD, December 9, 2020: The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) today announced a consortium agreement to provide NISO Library Standards Alliance (LSA) membership to all CRKN institutional members, as well as associate members participating in CRKN’s content licensing program.