The Content Strategy Committee met via teleconference on April 12, 2017. The CSC discussed 2017 license renewals and various other projects.
Attendees: Todd Mundle, Gabrielle Prefontaine, Stéphanie Gagnon, Tanja Harrison, Louis Houle, Pamela Jacobs, Denise Koufogiannakis, Lisa Petrachenko, Jennifer Richard, and Harriet Rykse.
Management Report
A written management report was shared with the committee and included an update on recent developments at CRKN. Notable items included information about: the Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group, Berlin Open Access 2020, and the Journal Usage Project.
Trusted Digital Repository Task Group (TDRTG) – Terms of Reference
The committee reviewed the Board-approved terms of reference.
2017 Negotiation Objectives – Final Results Approved by Board
The committee reviewed the approved negotiation objectives.
Phase I Renewal Surveys – Summary of Results
The committee reviewed a summary of survey results.
2016-2017 License renewals
The committee received updates on the status of the following licenses:
- CAIRN
- Alexander Street Press Classical Music in Video and Classical Scores
- Alexander Street Press Theatre-in-video
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844)
- ProQuest Periodicals Archive Online
- InteLex Past Masters
2017 License Renewals – Phase I
The committee discussed the negotiation meetings as well as next steps for the following licenses:
- Elsevier ScienceDirect
- SAGE Premier All-Access
- Wiley-Blackwell Online Database
2017 License Renewals – Phase II & III
The committee received updates on the following licenses:
- Canadiana ECO
- Canadian Science Publishing
- JSTOR
- Economist Intelligence Unit
- ARTstor DL & SS
- Gale ECCO
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be in person on June 6, 2017.