The purpose of the CRKN Content Strategy Committee (CSC) is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the overall direction of the CRKN content program.
CSC meeting recaps are in the member documents section below. Please login to view them.
Member
Denise LaFitte
Chair (elected)
Associate University Librarian
University of Alberta
Term end date: October 2025 (1st term, renewable)
Lisa O'Hara
Vice-Chair
Vice-Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian
University of Manitoba
Term end date: AGM 2026 (2nd term, non-renewable)
Sheldon Armstrong
Member (Band Balance)
Associate University Librarian, Collections
University of British Columbia
Jean Blackburn
Member (COPPUL)
Collections Coordinator, Library Systems
Vancouver Island University
Term end date: December 2027 (2nd term, non-renewable)
Ian Gibson
Member (OCUL)
Head of Collections and Content
University of Guelph
Term end date: December 2025 (1st term, renewable)
Louis Houle
Member (PBUQ)
Director Collections
McGill University
Term end date: December 2026 (2nd term, non-renewable)
Khalid Jouamaa
Member (PBUQ)
Directeur des collections
Université de Montréal
Term end date: December 2027 (2nd term, non-renewable)
Jaclyn McLean
Member (COPPUL)
Electronic Resources Librarian
University of Saskatchewan
Term end date: December 2026 (1st term, renewable)
Nathalie Parent
Member (CAAL/CBPA)
Bibliothécaire, Directrice du service de gestion documentaire
Université de Moncton
Term end date: December 2025 (first term, renewable)
Ian Robson
Member (OCUL)
Head, Information Resources
Queen's University
Term end date: December 2026 (2nd term, non-renewable)
Joanne Smyth
Member (CAAL)
Director, Collections Strategy and Scholarly Communication
University of New Brunswick
Term end date: December 2027 (2nd term, non-renewable)
Weijing Yuan
Observer
Head, Licensing and eResource Acquisitions
University of Toronto