Becoming a member

CRKN membership provides you the opportunity to participate in increasing the quantity, breadth and depth of published scholarly content available to academic researchers throughout Canada. It also allows you entry to the Members-only section of the CRKN website, where you can:

  • access and share information not available to the general public;
  • access and share comparative usage data;
  • review and submit content proposals;
  • find information on CRKN events including Annual General Meetings, strategy sessions and presentations;
  • browse the entire inventory of CRKN Journal Titles;
  • contact publishers;
  • review model licensing agreements; and
  • keep up to date on transitions of information holdings, and the impact of those transitions on the research community.

There are two categories of membership:

Institutional Membership:
To become an Institutional Member, the applicant must be an Institutional Member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and apply to CRKN for membership.

Associate Membership:
To become an Associate Member, the applicant must be a Canadian degree-granting post-secondary institution. An application to become an Associate Member is subject to the recommendation of the Board of Directors and approval by the membership. Such organizations shall have objects consonant with those of CRKN.

Partnerships and Affiliates:
CRKN works on behalf of its Members to actively develop partnerships and joint ventures with other associations and organizations, to advance the objectives of the Corporation.

Membership application
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