The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are investigating the feasibility of a national consortial approach to DataCite, the global non-profit organization that provides persistent identifiers (DOIs) for research data and other research outputs.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce that the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has transferred the Canadiana.org Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR) certification to CRKN. This transfer is a result of the merger between CRKN and Canadiana.org in April 2018.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to welcome Library and Archives Canada (LAC) as its 77th institutional member. As the national custodian of Canada’s documentary heritage, LAC has been contributing as an institutional member of Canadiana.org, which merged with CRKN in April 2018, since its inception.
CRKN is pleased to announce its membership in the Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD). Through this membership, CRKN will expand its collaboration with FMD members to advance contributions to the Francophone library and information science field and create new opportunities for knowledge exchange.
As of August 12, 2019, the Early Canadiana Online (ECO) portal will be integrated with Canadiana Online to create a single access portal for historical publications available through Canadiana. Combining ECO and Canadiana Online will improve the user experience of the Canadiana website and facilitate future developments.
The CRKN Board of Directors is delighted to announce that Capilano University will become the first Associate Member of CRKN. By becoming an Associate Member, Capilano University will have the opportunity to take part in CRKN’s commercial content licensing program to enrich scholarship and resources for students, faculty, and researchers. In addition, Capilano University will participate in knowledge sharing and other CRKN projects and initiatives to expand research capacity on campus.
Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to welcome the Toronto Public Library (TPL) as its 76th institutional member. As a founding member of Canadiana.org, TPL has been contributing to the sharing and preserving of Canadian documentary heritage for over 40 years. As an institutional member of CRKN, TPL will contribute to the development and sustainability of the Canadiana platform and collection of over 60 million pages of digitized documentary heritage.
CRKN is pleased to announce the launch of the new CRKN Open Access Journals List. This list includes over 400 open access journals hosted at CRKN member institutions and covers a variety of disciplines.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), a not-for-profit partnership of Canadian universities and stakeholders in the gallery, library, archive, and museum community, is in the process of a strategic review. As part of this review, an updated five-year strategy will be defined that will include an updated mission, vision, and values. In April 2018, CRKN merged with Canadiana.org to create a combined organization under the leadership of CRKN. This merger has expanded strategic opportunities and broadened the CRKN stakeholder community.
March 18, 2019 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are collaborating to facilitate Canadian support of international open infrastructure through the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS). Under this initiative, Canadian institutions will contribute toward the sustainability of selected key international services in the open scholarship ecosystem.