Clare Appavoo Reappointed as Executive Director of CRKN
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is delighted to announce that Clare Appavoo has been reappointed as Executive Director of CRKN. Ms. Appavoo’s appointment is for an additional five years, effective January 1, 2023.
Researchers at participating CRKN member institutions can now publish free open access in select CSP journals
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) are pleased to announce a new transformative open access publishing agreement that offers unlimited open access publishing in five CSP journals, and a 25 per cent discount on article processing charges (APCs) in 14 additional CSP journals, for corresponding authors from participating CRKN member institutions.
CRKN Announces Transformative Agreement with Wiley
CRKN has signed a two-year, read-and-publish transformative agreement with Wiley. This cost-neutral agreement removes article processing charges (APCs) for authors publishing in Wiley hybrid journals at participating CRKN institutions, and is expected to result in the publication of over 4,000 articles as open access over the period of the agreement. Any corresponding authors affiliated with participating CRKN institutions, with articles accepted for publication in Wiley journals during the term of the agreement, will have their APC waived.
ORCID-CA Welcomes the Public Health Agency of Canada as a Member
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to announce that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has joined ORCID-CA as a member.
The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) join the ORCID-CA Consortium
Originally published on the FRQ website on December 20, 2022
The Fonds de recherche du Québec are proud to announce that they are joining ORCID-CA, the Canadian consortium established to support the integration of ORCID identifiers in research-related information systems.
2022 CRKN Conference in Review
Please note: video recordings of conference presentations are linked throughout the article. All video recordings can be found on the CRKN Vimeo page. Recordings are not available for all sessions.
This year, CRKN took our first step back into in-person events with the hybrid 2022 CRKN Conference.
Larry P. Alford Awarded the 2022 Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Board of Directors is very pleased to announce that Larry P. Alford, University Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL), is the 2022 winner of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award ceremony to celebrate Mr. Alford’s contributions to the Canadian library community will be held on November 1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. EDT during CRKN’s in-person conference in Montreal.
Daniel Jutras Appointed Chair of the CRKN Board of Directors
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Jutras as Chair of its Board of Directors. Mr. Jutras begins his three-year appointment following CRKN’s annual Meeting of the Members on November 2, 2022.
Developing a Canadian PID Strategy: Results and Next Steps
On behalf of the Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC), CRKN is delighted to announce the findings of our community consultation on the future of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in Canada. The goal of this initial consultation was to determine our starting point and identify the elements needed to enable the development and implementation of a Canadian National PID Strategy.
Digital Research Alliance of Canada Funding for the Canadian Persistent Identifier Consortia
The ORCID-CA and DataCite Canada Consortium Governing Committees, as well as the Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC), are delighted to announce funding from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada for the 2022-2023 fiscal year!