Today, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce that we have reached our first transformative open access agreement with SAGE. The agreement, which includes 69 participating CRKN members, increases open access options for Canadian researchers. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with participating CRKN institutions may now publish their articles as open access with no Article Processing Charge (APC) in over 900 SAGE Choice journals. In addition, the agreement includes a 40% discount on APCs in SAGE’s gold open access journals.
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CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for this year’s Conference Planning Committee (CPC).
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The Preservation and Access Committee (PAC) invites nominations to fill up to nine (9) positions on the new Canadiana Trustworthy Digital Repository Review Audit Group (CTDR Audit Group). The objective of the CTDR Audit Group is to audit the CRKN Trustworthy Digital Repository, based on:
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Today CRKN unveils its updated Licensing Principles, a two-part document that includes Licensing Program Principles and Principles for Negotiations. These Licensing Principles build upon CRKN’s First Principles, which were developed in 2009 to prioritize collaboration, transparency, and consensus-building among CRKN members.
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The National Heritage Digitization Strategy (NHDS) envisions a future in which digital access to Canada’s diverse documentary heritage is comprehensive, ubiquitous, and has a profound impact on Canadian culture, education, research, and innovation.
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CRKN is sharing a call for nominations for this year’s Conference Planning Committee (CPC).
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Monograph Strategies During & After the Pandemic in Canada
Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
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The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is inviting proposals for a consultant with expertise in heritage digitization and preservation strategy, services, and pricing. The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to Friday, January 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
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Ottawa, ON and San Francisco, CA — The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) today announced an agreement for CRKN members to participate in PLOS’ Community Action Publishing (CAP) program, a new collective action publishing model from PLOS, enabling 19 participating CRKN institutions to publish fee-free in PLOS Medicine and PLOS Biology.
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The 2020 CRKN Virtual Conference, held from October 1 to 29, 2020, was a resounding success amid the unusual and challenging circumstances facing our community this year. Originally intended as an in-person event in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the conference shifted to a virtual environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sessions were held on afternoons twice weekly to accommodate changing work and life patterns this year, and all presentations were conducted remotely.