News Releases
Ronald B. Bond Named the 2012 Recipient of the CRKN Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Ronald B. Bond honoured for his significant and sustained contributions to the development of partnerships and the building of research infrastructure and capacity in Canada’s universities.
Ottawa – Sept. 5, 2012 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Dr. Ronald B. Bond as the recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award for 2012. The award will be presented on October 3, 2012 in Halifax, Nova Scotia as part of CRKN’s Annual General Meeting. The award celebrates Dr. Bond for his dedicated service in advancing CRKN’s mission and objectives, and his vision and leadership in helping to establish new linkages across organizations and sectors.
Jean-Pierre Côté Named Recipient of the 2011 CRKN Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Jean-Pierre Côté honoured for his collaborative contribution to the establishment of the pilot-phase Canadian National Site Licensing Project and its successor organization, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network.
Ottawa – Sept. 19, 2011 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Jean-Pierre Côté as the 2011 recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award ceremony will take place at the All Delegate Reception on October 4, in Gatineau, Quebec, preceding the CRKN Annual General Meeting. This award recognizes Mr. Côté for the years of collaborative work he contributed in carrying out his vision to build library infrastructures to create mutual benefit for researchers and students across Canada.
Canadian Research Knowledge Network Establishes National Agreement with Canadian Science Publishing
Ottawa, January 13, 2011 - The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce implementation of a new three-year license agreement with Canadian Science Publishing (CSP, formerly the NRC Research Press), Canada’s largest science and technology publisher. Effective January 1, 2011, the agreement provides advantageous terms and makes CSP’s full suite of 15 electronic journals available to researchers and students at 44 member universities across the country.
Jonathan Blay Named the Inaugural Recipient of the CRKN Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Jonathan Blay honoured for 10 years of work serving the Canadian library and research communities.
Ottawa- September 8, 2010 - The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Dr. Jonathan Blay as the inaugural recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award. The award ceremony will coincide with the tenth anniversary Member Dinner at the Annual General Meeting on September 14, in Winnipeg Manitoba.
This award recognizes Dr. Blay as an individual who has demonstrated vision, dedication and outstanding service in building bridges to advance knowledge infrastructure in Canada.
Canadian Research Knowledge Network Concludes Agreements for $140 Million in Digital Research Content
Ottawa, January 14, 2010 - The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce the conclusion of three-year license renewals with 14 scholarly publishers, valued at approximately $140 million (CAD). These agreements follow an extended round of negotiations with publishers, aimed at providing CRKN’s 73 university members with world-class resources that foster innovative research and allow Canadian researchers to remain internationally competitive.
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November 26, 2012News Release
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has announced a decision to terminate the national license agreement it has held with the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 2001 for its Web Editions and Legacy Archives products. Termination of the CRKN-ACS license will take effect at the end of 2013, at which time participating libraries may choose to contract directly with ACS or implement alternate arrangements.
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September 11, 2012News Release
Ronald B. Bond honoured for his significant and sustained contributions to the development of partnerships and the building of research infrastructure and capacity in Canada’s universities.
Ottawa – Sept. 5, 2012 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is pleased to announce Dr. Ronald B. Bond as the recipient of the Ron MacDonald Distinguished Service Award for 2012. The award will be presented on October 3, 2012 in Halifax, Nova Scotia as part of CRKN’s Annual General Meeting. The award celebrates Dr. Bond for his dedicated service in advancing CRKN’s mission and objectives, and his vision and leadership in helping to establish new linkages across organizations and sectors.Dr. Bond is Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus at the University of Calgary, having served as that institution’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic) from 1997 to 2006. He joined CRKN’s Board of Directors in January 2005, and assumed responsibility then for chairing its external Advisory Board composed of prominent experts from various sectors, who would enrich CRKN planning by providing broad and international perspectives on emerging trends and strategic opportunities. Dr. Bond chaired the Advisory Board until March 2011, and continued serving on the Board of Directors until February 2012. -
March 4, 2011News Release
Ottawa, March 4, 2011 – The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has renewed its agreement for the Elsevier SciVerse ScienceDirect Freedom Collection for 2011-2014, providing university researchers and students across Canada with the broadest access to a vast collection of high-impact electronic journals in multiple disciplines. 73 of CRKN’s 75 member institutions are participating in the agreement, including three institutions joining the license for the first time.