Digitizing Canadian Collections Funding Call Now Available
CRKN/Canadiana is pleased to share the announcement of the National Heritage Digitization Strategy’s (NHDS) Digitizing Canadian Collections funding call. This one-time funding opportunity will provide funds to organizations to digitize, make accessible and preserve documentary heritage material of national significance at a maximum of $100,000 per project.
Preservation and Access Committee
Reporting to the CRKN Board of Directors, the Preservation and Access Committee (PAC) assists the Board in its activities by reviewing and making recommendations regarding the development and management of the Canadiana and Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR) platform and the associated services and capabilities.
The Preservation and Access Committee is established by the Board of Directors as a Standing Committee of the Board, pursuant to section 12 of the Corporations’ By-laws.
CRKN and Canadiana.org Merge as Combined Organization
Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Canadiana.org (Canadiana) are pleased to announce a merger of the two organizations, which will now be under the leadership of CRKN. The merged organization began combined operations on April 1, 2018.
Executive Director, Clare Appavoo, reappointed for five-year term
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Ms. Clare Appavoo as the organization’s Executive Director for a further five year term, effective January 1, 2018.
Canadiana Combination Update
CRKN and Canadiana.org have been exploring the opportunity to combine the two organizations with a vision for a stronger support of research content for the community. CRKN members have been the majority funders of Canadiana for more than a decade ensuring that heritage content was available in digital format to serve the research community.
CRKN 2017 AGM in Review
CRKN’s 2017 Annual General Meeting was held October 18-20 in Montreal, Quebec. The meetings were well attended with 94 registered members and stakeholders, plus invited guest speakers and staff. Attendees benefited from the quality of the facilities at the Marriott Château Champlain and were able to enjoy tremendous fall weather and colours.
Brian Owen Named Recipient of the 2017 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Brian Owen Named Recipient of the 2017 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Ottawa – September 14, 2017 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Brian Owen as the recipient of the 2017 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented on October 19, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec as part of CRKN’s annual general meeting.
CRKN welcomes Gloria Booth-Morrison as ORCID-CA Member Support Specialist
Ottawa, Ontario, August 23, 2017 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce that Gloria Booth-Morrison has joined the organization as ORCID-CA Member Support Specialist effective August 8, 2017.
Gloria comes to CRKN from the University of Ottawa, an ORCID-CA member, where she worked as a Science and Engineering Librarian. As part of her role there, she designed and delivered workshops relating to journal selection, authors’ rights, and citation metrics.
CRKN is Hiring!
Digital Services Intern (Young Canada Works)
Call for Collections: Building the Canadian National Digital Heritage Index
The Canadian National Digital Heritage Index (CNDHI) is an index of digitized Canadian heritage collections located at Canadian universities and provincial and territorial libraries. Supported by funding from Library and Archives Canada and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, CNDHI, launched in April 2016, is designed to increase awareness of, and access to digital heritage collections in Canada, to support the academic research enterprise and to facilitate information sharing within the Canadian documentary heritage community.