Program
This is a preliminary conference program. Details on conference sessions and speakers are added daily and a full program with finalized details will be available mid-September.
All session times are Eastern time
Conference Sessions
October 01, 2020
October 01, 2020
1:00pm
Join the members of the CRKN staff for a bilingual introductory session on the Canadian Research Knowledge Network.
October 01, 2020
2:45pm
Join us after the Introduction to CRKN session for a chance to get to know other participants in a “speed networking” event! We will pair off in several rounds for a couple of minutes at a time and get the conversation flowing with fun (or funny!) prompts for each round.
October 06, 2020
October 06, 2020
2:30pm
Join CRKN in welcoming Dr. Mona Nemer, Chief Science Advisor of Canada, as she delivers the Keynote Address of the CRKN Virtual Conference.
October 06, 2020
3:00pm
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Since 2017, Érudit and the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have been working together as Coalition Publica, with the ambitious goal of developing a non-commercial, open source, national scholarly publishing infrastructure that links PKP’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) with the Érudit platform (erudit.org). A few years on, what can we say about the (mostly open access) journals that are using this infrastructure? Do they benefit from having their content on both OJS and Érudit, and if so, how?
October 07, 2020
October 07, 2020
12:00pm
Bring a coffee or tea, your data tips and tricks, and prepare to share with colleagues from across the country.
October 07, 2020
1:00pm
Join colleagues from CRKN Member Institutions as they lead a discussion on institutional negotiation strategies.
October 07, 2020
1:45pm
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This session will describe how the closure of our library and resulting lack of access to print course reserves became a catalyst for advocacy and outreach to persuade faculty to replace commercial textbooks with open educational resources (OER) and library-licensed content. Through our efforts to mobilize OER in the past and drawing on research from our 2016 Textbook Broke survey, we’ll discuss how we facilitated cross-team collaboration to mobilize “access as a value,” ultimately developing an approach to faculty outreach, services, and workflows that allowed us to put our values into action.
October 07, 2020
2:30pm
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In this presentation, we will give an overview of other libraries that have chosen to use Dataverse to manage their licensed datasets. We will describe how we worked through technical challenges and modeled operational practices within a self-directed learning group, led by the Research Data Management Librarian.
October 07, 2020
3:15pm
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In response to ongoing restrictions to physical collections and moves to online and hybrid classes in the Fall, the Collections & Content Strategies Team at Western Libraries examined various means to bolster digital access to monographs. This year Western Libraries pursued additional EBA programs in order to increase Ebook access in a time of high digital demand while keeping fiscally-responsible.
October 07, 2020
3:50pm
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The Bibliothèques UdeM have adopted a directive which governs this activity by specifying eligibility and evaluation criteria and by offering a grid which serves as a scale for awarding grants. I intend to share with you the main features of this directive and thus start an enriching conversation about the funding of open access publishing initiatives.
October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020
1:15pm
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Set within a context of reconciliation efforts, this presentation will discuss colonial frameworks within the GLAM professions and explore the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on Canadian archival practices.
October 13, 2020
1:45pm
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There is growing understanding among GLAM institutions about the importance of preserving materials that reflect Indigenous worldviews and experiences. At the Council of Prairie & Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL), we are starting conversations about intersections between our Indigenous Knowledge and Digital Preservation programs and about barriers to collaboration between academic libraries and Indigenous communities on digital stewardship initiatives.
October 13, 2020
2:30pm
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Funded by SSHRC and designed at Université de Québec à Rimouski, the research project “Nouvelle-France numérique” aims to better document the mechanisms of documentary production and its networks of actors in New France. This project notably builds on the computing platform READ (Recognition and Enrichment of Archival Documents), which uses artificial intelligence to develop automatic recognition of handwriting. Using models prepared by researchers or archivists familiar with sources from the French Regime, the tool manages to transcribe the documents submitted for processing with an increasing and already very high efficiency.
This presentation will highlight important issues and challenges associated with open licensing for online cultural heritage collections, and the implications that this has for the copyright community, and researchers, and the broader public as a whole.
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
12:00pm
Bring a coffee or tea, a link to an item or exhibit from your digital collection, and prepare to share with colleagues from across the country.
As NHDS Secretariat support shifts from Library and Archives Canada to CRKN, join us for a brief update on the transfer and hear about plans for updated governance and strategic planning.
October 15, 2020
1:15pm
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Over this last year, expanding access to research through digitization has become an increased priority as in-person access to collections was restricted. How have digitization priorities at the institutional, regional, and national level shifted and how can we work together to meet ambitious digitization goals? This session will also provide a brief overview of the links between digitization strategies and collective print initiatives to brainstorm future opportunities. In addition, a discussion regarding gaps in digitization infrastructure and capacity will be convened.
Digital preservation is about access. It’s about ensuring that digital materials are accessible over the long term, and because these materials are significantly more ephemeral than their analog counterparts, effective digital preservation also requires sustained efforts over time, including
October 15, 2020
3:15pm
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Launched in April 2018, Ingenium’s Digital Archives is now the central point of access of Ingenium’s digitized archival holdings. The portal brings together collections that had previously been made available through curated web exhibits or focused image banks. This presentation will take a frank look at our successes and failures so far.
October 15, 2020
3:45pm
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The University of Waterloo Library’s Special Collections & Archives (SCA) revised its statement regarding language in archival descriptions to meaningfully integrate equity and reconciliation work into the department’s archival practice. This presentation will briefly outline the changes to SCA’s descriptive practice and provide examples of those changes in action.
October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020
11:15am
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Join CRKN staff and representatives from CRKN’s Preservation and Access Committee (PAC) and Platform Technical Task Group (PTTG) for an overview of the CRKN heritage program and key initiatives over the last year.
October 21, 2020
12:45pm
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Join members of the Heritage Content Priorities Task Group (HCPTG) for a session devoted to updating members on the task group’s work over the last year, including delivery of its final draft report.
During this session, CRKN’s Finance and Audit Committee members will describe their role with respect to CRKN’s risk management and audit processes, highlight some recent successes and provide an overview of their current priorities.
October 21, 2020
2:15pm
During this session, members of CRKN’s Finance and Audit Committee together with management will present the updated proposal for an extension of Heritage Content Access and Preservation (HCAP) fees, as we move towards a sustainable future that supports CRKN’s heritage program.
October 21, 2020
3:30pm
Join fellow conference attendees at this year’s virtual Welcome Reception, hosted by the University of New Brunswick! This event is open to all delegates and provides an opportunity to see new and familiar faces, catch up with colleagues, and have fun.
October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
11:00am
Join members of CRKN’s licensing team and the Chair of the Content Strategy Committee for an important discussion on licensing principles, updates on the progress of 2020 Phase I license renewals, and previewing the upcoming license renewals for 2021. Time will be allotted for members to ask questions and discuss licensing strategy.
October 22, 2020
2:00pm
CRKN members and interested stakeholders are invited to attend CRKN’s annual Meeting of the Members. The meeting will include updates from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, CRKN committee Chairs, and the Treasurer, and members will have the opportunity to vote on CRKN business.
October 22, 2020
4:00pm
Join the CRKN Board, members, and staff at this year’s Ron MacDonald Award Ceremony to celebrate Tony Horava, our 2020 recipient!
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
1:15pm
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As some publishers transition their strategy from ‘big deals’ to transformative agreements, how do we, as a community, ensure that we uphold our values of access to research and foster a sustainable scholarly communication system?
October 27, 2020
2:30pm
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This presentation will explore CHIN’s approach to document linguistic and cultural specificity through three attributes appended to vocabulary data in addition to language tags: a reference culture, a conceptual framework, and an example. It will focus on how each of these can either be documented by a provider or derived by the aggregator based on the data structure from which the value is extracted (language; provider domain of expertise and database field; record).
October 27, 2020
3:00pm
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This presentation will give an overview of the NAC@50+ project and how CIMS has collaborated with their partners at the National Arts Centre in accessing the building for heritage documentation and archival research during a period of time where access has been limited.
In this session, attendees will be introduced to PIDs and their value, learn more about the work of ORCID-CA and the DataCite Canada Consortium, before exploring the strategic goals and importance of a Canadian PIDs implementation plan. The session will end with a discussion with the aim of exploring how we can come together as a community to build that plan and strategy.
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
12:00pm
Bring a coffee or tea, your thoughts from the past few weeks, and prepare to share with colleagues from across the country.
After an exciting year of collaboration, please join CRKN and its partners for a lightning round session to update the membership on the status and future directions of shared initiatives. Partners will present an overview of ongoing initiatives and projects, as well as a look to the future. This session will include a question and discussion period at the end to explore how to expand and extend partnerships.
