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Supporting Diamond Open Access in Canada: 10 Years of Partnership Between CRKN and Érudit

Érudit and CRKN are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Partnership for Open Access (POA), which enables more than 240 non-commercial scholarly journals to receive financial support from 54 Canadian university libraries.

For over a decade, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)—the national consortium of Canadian university libraries—and Érudit—the national digital dissemination platform for Canadian scholarly journals—have worked together to promote open access through the Partnership for Open Access (POA).

The Partnership for Open Access

The POA enables open access publishing in Canada. It provides financial support to non-commercial scholarly journals through the ongoing commitment of library partners and is based on a close collaboration between all stakeholders of the research ecosystem. Part of the diamond open access movement, the POA is building a collective, equitable, and robust path for the dissemination of knowledge.

To learn more, visit the new POA webpage.

About CRKN

CRKN is a non-profit organization with 85 members, including world-class academic libraries and research institutions, two national libraries, and Canada’s largest public library system. By advancing open access initiatives, licensing vital research content, facilitating widespread access to and preservation of Canadian heritage content, and supporting persistent identifier adoption, CRKN and our members are collectively empowering Canada with access to trusted knowledge. www.crkn-rcdr.ca

About Érudit

Érudit is an inter-university consortium that provides research and cultural communities with a wide range of services in digital publishing and dissemination. The Érudit platform—erudit.org—is the leading digital dissemination platform of SSH research in Canada. It hosts over 240 journals and its collections are consulted by the research community and the general public, including the members of over 1,200 institutions worldwide. www.erudit.org