Registration is now open for the 2024 CRKN Virtual Conference: Building Lasting Connections!
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The CRKN Board of Directors is pleased to welcome a new Associate Member to the CRKN membership: Yukon University. Yukon University is the first CRKN member that is located in Canada’s North, further expanding the geographic reach of the membership. The institution was approved at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Members and is participating in CRKN’s content licensing program.
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CRKN is pleased to announce that it has signed a new three-year, read-and-publish agreement with Oxford University Press.
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We are delighted to share that Érudit launched the ORCID Identifier Enhancement Service in October 2023. This project was created with the support of the ORCID-CA consortium and staff at CRKN. The new Enhancement Service will support the adoption and integration of ORCID identifiers in Quebec and the wider Canadian research community which will further the implementation of all persistent identifiers in research infrastructure systems in Canada.
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The deadline for the 2024 CRKN Virtual Conference call for proposals has been extended until Thursday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
The Virtual Conference will be held from May 22-24, 2024 online.
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The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2024 CRKN Virtual Conference, which will be held from May 22-24, 2024.
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We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2024 CRKN Virtual Conference. Join us online from Wednesday, May 22 to Friday, May 24, 2024 for an engaging program of thematic sessions from community members covering the full scope of CRKN’s programs. We are still in the process of finalizing the exact session times, but expect that the sessions will be largely in the afternoon eastern time to accommodate participants from across Canada.
We will be launching the call for proposals in the upcoming weeks, but in the meantime please book this exciting event into your calendars.
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The CRKN Member Summit and AGM is an opportunity to bring together members and other CRKN partners to engage on current and future projects. This year’s event was held in Vancouver, BC from October 4-6 and had 100 attendees. The three-day program consisted of updates on CRKN’s activities in the past year, discussion panels, receptions, and concluded with the annual meeting of the members.
Member Summit Sessions
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CRKN is pleased to announce that the 2023 recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award is Dana McFarland, Librarian and Coordinator, eResources and Scholarly Communication at Vancouver Island University (VIU). Ms. McFarland’s contributions to the Canadian academic library community will be celebrated at the Ron MacDonald Award Ceremony on October 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. PDT during CRKN’s Member Summit in Vancouver.