International Coalition of Library Consortia

Canadian Research Knowledge Network
Website: http://www.ResearchKnowledge.ca/

CREPUQ
Room 236, Morisset Hall
65 University Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Canada
info@ResearchKnowledge.ca

Phone 1-613-562-5357
Fax 1-613-562-5329

Bethany Tory
Projects and Communiations Officer
btory@ResearchKnowledge.ca

Number of office staff: 4


Brief Description:

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is a partnership of Canadian universities, dedicated to expanding the digital content for the academic research enterprise in Canada. Through the coordinated leadership of librarians, researchers, and administrators, CRKN undertakes large-scale content acquisition and licensing initiatives in order to build knowledge infrastructure and research capacity in Canada’s universities.

CRKN is governed by a national Board of Directors, and administers an annual budget currently in excess of $50 million. CRKN is undertaking a major content expansion in the human and social sciences, and has recently received federal grant funding to accelerate this initiative. Through the enhancement of existing CRKN national digital content infrastructure, this project will build new capacity for research in the human and social sciences, as well as multi- and inter- disciplinary research in Canada, and ultimately contribute to improving the lives of Canadians.

Legal structure

Incorporated

Primary functions

Number and type of member libraries

72 Academic

Last updated January 2007


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