Denise LaFitte
Acting Vice-Provost (Library & Museums) and Chief Librarian
University of Alberta
Denise LaFitte is the Acting Vice-Provost (Library & Museums) and Chief Librarian at the University of Alberta. She has long been interested in issues related to scholarly communication, and co-founded the open access journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice in 2006. Denise is a member of CRKN's Content Strategy Committee.
Presenting at the following sessions
October 05, 2023
8:30am
Please join CRKN staff and Denise LaFitte (Chair of the Content Strategy Committee) for our annual update on licensing activities and renewal negotiations. Our session will begin with a brief overview of outcomes from last fiscal year, followed by significant time to review this year’s negotiation results (Elsevier, Oxford, and Sage) and gather feedback and guidance from members on next steps. Updates will also be shared regarding preparations for next year’s negotiations, particularly with respect to Springer Nature, and on the latest developments regarding the expansion of the Scholars Portal journals platform for all CRKN members. As always, the input from members during the licensing session is critical for the work of the CSC, and we are looking forward to an interactive and vibrant discussion in Vancouver!
Coast Coal Harbour - Coal A and B
October 05, 2023
10:30am
Canadian libraries have a long history of collaborating to achieve effective control over both costs and terms in licenses with large commercial publishers, and more recently have been expanding open access options for researchers at no additional charge within read and publish agreements. Simultaneously, researchers continue to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) to publish in other journals while having no ability to exert their collective power to negotiate those costs. This panel will explore if now is the time to collaborate with research offices and funding agencies to harness their collective influence and leverage CRKN’s negotiation expertise to bring cost control to the APC market in Canada.
Coast Coal Harbour – Coal A and B
October 06, 2023
11:00am
Join members of the CRKN Board of Directors and committees, as well as the Executive Director for the Annual Meeting of the Members. All members are welcome, and voting members will have the opportunity to vote on CRKN business.
Coast Coal Harbour - Coal A and B
