CRKN Publishes 2025–2026 Annual Report
CRKN is pleased to share our 2025–2026 Annual Report: Collaboration in Action. We are proud of the progress that we have made towards our strategic goals, and the collaborative efforts in strengthening Canada’s research ecosystem.
Put a PID on It! From Strategy to Action - Canada's National PID Strategy Webinar Series Part 2/3
Join us for the second webinar in our National PID Strategy webinar series!
What's the Big PIDea? Canada’s National PID Strategy Webinar Series (Part 1 of 3)
Join us for the first webinar in our National PID Strategy webinar series!
Following the recent launch of the National PID Strategy, led by the Canadian Persistent Identifier Advisory Committee (CPIDAC) and supported by CRKN and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, we are pleased to present a series of three webinars designed to explore the strategy in greater depth.
Denise LaFitte Receives the 2026 Ron MacDonald Outstanding Service Award
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce that Denise LaFitte, Special Advisor, Strategic Leadership at the University of Alberta, is the 2026 recipient of the Ron MacDonald Outstanding Service Award. Denise will be honoured at the Ron MacDonald Award Ceremony during CRKN’s Member Summit in Québec City in recognition of her exceptional leadership, collaborative spirit, and decades of service advancing scholarly communications, licensing, and open access in Canada.
Call for Member Digitization Projects Webinar
As part of CRKN’s commitment to growing and diversifying the Canadiana Collection, we are excited to announce that we are launching a call for Member Digitization Projects this fall. As you know, we collaborate with members, libraries, archives, and others in the heritage community to digitize and make content openly accessible on Canadiana.
License Negotiations Update and Member Consultation
**This event is for CRKN members only**
Scholars Portal Journals Committee
The Scholars Portal Journals Committee (SPJC) is reporting to CRKN’s Board of Directors and is responsible for providing oversight of the continued successful functioning of Scholars Portal Journals. It sets strategic priorities and actions, advises CRKN and University of Toronto Libraries on new initiatives and developments, and makes decisions on operations of SPJ as needed.
ORCID-CA Community Call: Beyond the Library: How MyCreds Is Connecting Credentials to ORCID Profiles Across Canada
Would you like to discover how ORCID is creating impact beyond libraries?
The ORCID-CA team is pleased to invite you to our next Community Call on June 30 at 1:00 PM (EST), where we explore ORCID's growing role in Canada's broader post-secondary ecosystem.
Canadiana Update for Members
**This event is for CRKN members only**
CRKN members are invited to join us at this webinar to get an update on Canadiana project milestones from the staff team. Already this year, there have been several major advancements in the Canadiana Collections and Infrastructure, and this webinar will serve as an opportunity to provide information for members and answer questions, so that, together, we can continue to drive the future of Canadiana as a valuable resource for researchers and all Canadians.
Polytechnique Montréal is joining ORCID-CA Consortium
CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Polytechnique Montréal to the ORCID Canada Consortium!
Polytechnique Montréal is one of Canada’s leading engineering education and research institutions.
The use of ORCID within its community will contribute to its visibility in terms of research activities!