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All Together Now: Collaboration and Coordination

in Canada’s Digital Scholarship Ecosystem

Kimberly Silk, Special Projects OfficerCanadian Research Knowledge Network

About CRKN

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is a partnership of universities dedicated to expanding digital content for the university research enterprise in Canada.

In operation since 2000, CRKN represents 75 university members who benefit from an equitable, national approach to content license negotiation and financial management.

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Digital Scholarship as an Ecosystem

People & Groups Content, Tools, Services

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OA eBooks & eJournals

Canadian Documentary

Heritage

Research Data

Management

Commercial eBooks & eJournals

Spatial & Numeric

Data

Digital Preservation

Tools&

Services

Research&

Development

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Collaborating on Key Issues:Institutional Mobilization Task Force

Issue: Access to scholarly research is key to Canada’s success in the global information economy; the current commercial publishing model is placing

that access at risk.

Action:Establish a task force of librarians, faculty and

VPs of Research to develop tactics.

Collaborative Result: The IM Toolkit•Set of open infographics describing the issue, designed to inform a wider audience•Letter to University Presidents containing a call to action to generate conversation & debate

http://crkn.ca/imtg

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Collaborating on Key Issues:Journal Usage Project

Intent: To examine the impact on libraries of the

consolidation of journal publishing and the development of what is known in the industry as the

“big deal”.

Action:Collaborate with Dr. Vincent Larivière of l’Université de Montréal, who conducted similar research with 4

universities in Quebec.

Collaborative Result: National Journal Usage Measurement

•Institutions gain insight into usage and citations of their own institutions as compared with their faculty perceptions of journal value•CRKN learns about differences in usage patterns nationally (geography, language, size)

Thank you for listening.

Kimberly SilkIDSE Special Projects Officer

Canadian Research Knowledge Networkksilk@crkn.ca