Canadiana Content Sub-Committee (CCSC)
The role of the Canadiana Content Sub-Committee (CCSC) is to provide CRKN staff with guidance and recommendations for developing and enhancing the Canadiana collections and implementing the content development recommendations of the Heritage Content Priorities Task Group (HCPTG) Report.
Call for Nominations for the CRKN Heritage Infrastructure Business Plan Task Group (HIBPTG)
The CRKN Board of Directors seeks nominations for the inaugural CRKN Heritage Infrastructure Business Plan Task Group (HIBPTG) who will develop a business plan for CRKN’s heritage infrastructure, including access to and preservation of the Canadiana collections and other heritage and cultural collections included on the platform from members and other memory institutions.
Virtual Session on CRKN Government Relations
**This event is for CRKN members only**
Please join us for this virtual session on Tuesday, July 19 from 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET. Register on Zoom to receive the meeting link and add it to your calendar.
Deadline Extended: 2022 CRKN Conference Call for Proposals
The CRKN Conference Planning Committee has extended the deadline for this year's conference call for proposals until Tuesday, July 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The call for proposals covers the virtual component of the 2022 CRKN Conference, which will be held from October 3 to 7, 2022. (Click here for more information on this year’s hybrid conference schedule.)
CRKN Launches Perpetual Access Rights Tracking Project
CRKN’s Knowledge Base Entitlements Sub-Committee (KBESC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Perpetual Access Rights Tracking Project. This project allows CRKN members to access an accurate and verified report of their perpetual access rights to journals they have paid for via CRKN licenses. With the tools provided through the project, member libraries can better understand their perpetual access rights as they undertake collections management activities.
CRKN Researcher Council
The CRKN Researcher Council (Council) provides advice and recommendations to the CRKN Board of Directors as CRKN prepares large scale, multidisciplinary funding applications (e.g., a CFI innovation Fund application) that will support a world-class research platform that enables transformational research and discovery of cultural and heritage content.
CRKN Announces Assessment Guidelines for Open Access Publishers
CRKN’s Content Strategy Committee (CSC) is pleased to share its Assessment Guidelines for Open Access (OA) Publishers. These guidelines outline criteria for the financial sustainability, academic quality, and operational practices under which open access models and resources proposed by vendors and publishers will be assessed.
2022 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 virtual component of the 2022 CRKN Conference, which will be held from October 3 to 7, 2022. (Click here for more information on this year’s hybrid conference schedule.)
Save the Date for the 2022 CRKN Conference!
CRKN is excited to announce that the 2022 CRKN Conference will be our first hybrid conference! Join us from October 3-7, 2022 online and from November 1-2, 2022 in Montreal.
Be sure to mark your calendars with the following dates for virtual thematic programming from our community and in-person CRKN workshops and sessions, including the annual Meeting of the Members. Further details on the schedule and program will be available in the coming months.
Deadline Extended: Researcher Council Call for Nominations
CRKN has extended the call for nominations for the CRKN Researcher Council until Friday, May 6, 2022. See below for details on how to submit your nomination.
The CRKN Board of Directors seeks nominations for the inaugural CRKN Researcher Council who will provide advice and recommendations to CRKN as we prepare a large-scale, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary funding application for the Canada Foundation for Innovation - Innovation Fund (CFI IF).