The Content Strategy Committee met in person on March 14, 2017. The CSC discussed 2017 license renewals and various other projects.
Attendees: Todd Mundle, Gabrielle Prefontaine, Stéphanie Gagnon, Tanja Harrison, 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 Leadership Council on Digital Infrastructure (LCDI), Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group (CSPWG), the merger exploration with Canadiana, Universities Canada, the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation, and the ORCID Canada Consortium. C. Appavoo formally introduced Alexandra Houde, Senior Content & Licensing Office on secondment from Université de Montréal to the committee.
Journal Usage Project
An update was given on the status of the Journal Usage Project. Analysis is underway, now that faculty surveys have closed; preliminary results are expected in late May.
Banding Update
An update on changes to members’ placement with the CRKN Banding System was shared with the committee.
Serials Management Sub-Committee – Recruitment & Update
The year-end report was shared with the committee. The committee reviewed the nominations received and appointed 3 individuals:
- Melissa Belvadi, University of Prince Edward Island
- Patricia Pang, University of Victoria
- Wei Zhao, University of Toronto
License Transition Task Group
The Committee reviewed the nominations received and appointed the following individuals:
- Heather McMullen, Queen’s University (chair)
- Allison Ambi, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Samuel Cassady, Western University
- Patty Galilee, Simon Fraser University
- Wendy Merkley, University of Lethbridge
- Chantal St-Louis, Université Laval
- Robert Tiessen, University of Calgary
Cambridge Reconciliation
The committee was advised that the reconciliation has been completed and that invoices have been sent to participants.
Trusted Digital Repository Task Group (TDRTG) – Terms of Reference
The committee reviewed proposed terms of reference for review by the committee. The committee discussed the appropriate membership of the committee. The committee approved revised terms of reference for submission to the Board.
2016 License Renewals
The committee discussed the following licenses and partnerships that are currently being renewed:
- Taylor and Francis
- eBOUND-ACUP
- Érudit
2016-2017 License renewals
The committee approved negotiation objectives for the following licenses for submission to the Board:
- 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 reviewed feedback from the teleconferences and approved negotiation objectives for submission to the Board for the following licenses:
- Elsevier ScienceDirect
- SAGE Premier All-Access
- Wiley-Blackwell Online Database
2017 License Renewals – Phase II & III
The committee reviewed the survey results and approved negotiation objectives for submission to the Board for the following licenses:
- Canadiana ECO
- Canadian Science Publishing
- JSTOR
- Economist Intelligence Unit
- ARTstor DL & SS
- Gale ECCO
AGM Topics
The committee discussed possible licensing-related content for the AGM.
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be by teleconference on April 12, 2017.