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The Authority File

Presenting a weekly conversation about the who, what, why, and how of research creation, publication, and discovery. Join your host Bill Mickey and a rotating cast of librarians, technologists, authors, and other academic library luminaries as they chat about the ways in which scholarly content is created, preserved, and distributed. Book talks, digital resource tours, the latest tech, and emerging trends in academic librarianship are all up for discussion in this award-winning podcast.

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18:07

The Benefits and Challenges of HSS Data Sharing:...

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2024/12/09

In the second episode of this four-part series, Dr. Rebecca Taylor-Grant, Head of Open Data Initiatives, and Dr. Emily Farrell, Global Commercial Director for Open Research, both at Taylor & Francis, dig into the benefits and challenges of data sharing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). Rebecca starts by outlining the community aspect of data sharing and how that aligns with T&F’s own initiatives toward open research and responding to cultural changes in the scholarly communication

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22:33

The Future of Academic Podcasting: Establishing its...

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2024/11/26

In the final episode of this four-part series, Lori Beckstead and Dario Llinares, coeditors of the forthcoming Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory, look ahead to the future of scholarly podcasting. First, Lori underscores podcasting’s ability to center marginalized voices by spotlighting lived experiences and demonstrating oral communication as a legitimate form of scholarship. Further, Dario parses through the benefits of creating podcasts to study the medium itself, much like the way media

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17:59

Academic Podcasting in Action: Pedagogical practices...

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2024/11/19

In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests, the coeditors of Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory, discuss academic podcasting in action, talking through pedagogical practices and podcasting’s appeal to general audiences. First, Lori Beckstead, Associate Professor of sound media in the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University, highlights Oliver McGarr’s three key ways podcasts can be used in the classroom: substitutional, supplementary, and creative. Next, podcaster and

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23:07

AI-Generated Misinformation, Fact-Checking Trends,...

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2024/10/28

In the final episode of this four-part series, our guests look at contemporary issues facing our information environment, media, and news cycles. First, Dan Chibnall, STEM Librarian & Associate Professor of Librarianship at Drake University, and Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, reflect on the threat of AI-generated misinformation in the form of written text and, more recently, images and video. Next, Nick and Dan

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22:38

Instruction, Regulation, and Solutions for Today’s...

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2024/10/21

In the third episode of this four-part series, Dan Chibnall, STEM Librarian & Associate Professor of Librarianship at Drake University, and Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, talk instruction and regulation in the current information landscape. Touching on the importance of media literacy, they stress that contemporary issues of misinformation and untrustworthy news sources require large-scale solutions that go

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23:05

Navigating the Changing Information Landscape

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2024/10/14

In the second episode of this four-part series, our guests explore the transformation of the information landscape. First, Dan Chibnall, STEM Librarian & Associate Professor of Librarianship at Drake University, reviews how fake news has impacted the presentation of news and information—anyone else notice the live fact-checking at the recent presidential debate? Then, Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, examines the

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18:17

Definitions, Uses, and Current Contexts for “Fake News”

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2024/10/08

Ah, “fake news”—for Americans, doesn’t that take you right back to 2016? However, fake news and mis/disinformation have existed long before then, even if the social, political, and technological environments have drastically shifted in the last 50 (or 20, or 10) years.In this four-part series, our guests dig into applying critical thinking skills in today’s political and scientific climate. Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of

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22:05

Improving Research Integrity and Library-Research...

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2024/09/25

In the final episode of this four-part series, our guests discuss navigating the adoption of open research policies at the library and how publishers can assist with this implementation. Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas at Taylor & Francis, Natya Hans, Informatics and Reproducibility Librarian in the Academic Research and Consulting Services Department at University of Florida, and Emily McElroy, Vice President of Academic Relations at Taylor & Francis, surface strategies

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18:36

Action Steps for Libraries and Publishers to Assist...

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2024/09/18

In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests dig into action steps libraries and publishers can take to implement open research practices. First, Natya Hans, Informatics and Reproducibility Librarian in the Academic Research and Consulting Services Department at University of Florida, and Emily McElroy, Vice President of Academic Relations at Taylor & Francis, highlight open research library measures, such as developing best practices for author rights and offering data management

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18:42

AI In Librarianship Trends, New LTI White Paper, and...

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2024/08/21

In the second episode of this two-part series, Daniel Pfeiffer, the social sciences editor and LibTech Insights (LTI) editor at Choice, chats with TAF host Bill Mickey about general trends in AI librarianship, the forthcoming white paper from LTI, and Choice’s decision to begin reviewing AI products.First, Daniel predicts that “AI” will be exploited as a buzzword to market new products, making it more difficult to identify legitimately useful AI tools. In the midst of this marketing frenzy, Daniel

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15:59

How Art Changes Culture and the (Interdisciplinary)...

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2024/07/24

In the final episode of this four-part series, Amanda White and Elysia French, coeditors of Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada, discuss the influence of art on environmental action and the future of the environmental humanities. First, they walk through the emphasis on the environment in the arts, underscoring the need for collaboration and more artistic representation in academia. Exploring how art can inspire change, Amanda and Elysia chat about the impact of building

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15:59

How Art Changes Culture and the (Interdisciplinary)...

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2024/07/24

In the final episode of this four-part series, Amanda White and Elysia French, coeditors of Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada, discuss the influence of art on environmental action and the future of the environmental humanities. First, they walk through the emphasis on the environment in the arts, underscoring the need for collaboration and more artistic representation in academia. Exploring how art can inspire change, Amanda and Elysia chat about the impact of building

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16:10

Themes of Interruption, Interpretation, and Gathering...

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2024/07/17

In the third episode of this four-part series, Amanda White of Western University and Elysia French of Brock University highlight individual chapters and overarching themes in their coedited collection, Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada. They first chat about Camille Georgeson-Usher’s chapter—the exploration of the power of gathering in a city garden—and how its reflections on gathering as action carry over as an invitation for engagement and main theme to open the book

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17:05

Environmentally Engaged Arts, Calls to Action, and...

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2024/07/10

In the second episode of this four-part series, Elysia French, Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Brock University, and Amanda White, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Curating in the Department of Visual Art at Western University, discuss the guiding principle of “environmentally engaged arts” in their coedited title Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada. Drawing on contemporary scholarship that analyzes the intersection of

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15:02

Exploring Ecologies in Practice and Environmental...

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2024/07/03

The coeditors of Ecologies in Practice: Environmentally Engaged Arts in Canada, Elysia French, Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Brock University, and Amanda White, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Curating in the Department of Visual Art at Western University, join the program discuss the organization, development, and geographical focus of their book and the possibilities of action-oriented art. Covering specific contributions, the term “environmentally

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14:16

One Year of Pledge to Open, OA Mandates, and...

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2024/06/26

In the final episode of this four-part series, Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group, walks through lessons learned since Pledge to Open’s official launch last summer. Surfacing strategies like pricing adjustments and expanded benefits for participating institutions, Jamie explains how T&F is working to develop the pilot into a sustainable and affordable program. Next, he walks through the tension between frequently changing open access mandates by

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16:50

The Library’s Role in Open Access Publishing and...

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2024/06/19

In the third episode of this series, Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group, discusses the library’s role in open access publishing. First, Jamie describes the publisher’s initial contact with libraries when recruiting for Pledge to Open, a collective model for institutions to fund open access titles on global challenges. As he explains, the library’s perspective often evolves from content acquisition to strategies for supporting open publishing and the

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15:31

Inspiration, Launch, and Challenges of T&F’s Pledge...

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2024/06/12

In the second episode of this four-part series, Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group, digs into T&F’s Pledge to Open, a collective funding pilot that aims to publish open access books focused on global issues. Detailing the brainstorming and launch of the program, Jamie discusses the publisher’s decision to support open book publishing and the pilot’s ties to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our guest walks through the various business

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15:31

Inspiration, Launch, and Challenges of T&F’s Pledge...

The Authority File ·

2024/06/12

In the second episode of this four-part series, Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group, digs into T&F’s Pledge to Open, a collective funding pilot that aims to publish open access books focused on global issues. Detailing the brainstorming and launch of the program, Jamie discusses the publisher’s decision to support open book publishing and the pilot’s ties to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our guest walks through the various business

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20:13

Publisher-Library Discussions on OA and the...

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2024/06/05

In July 2023, Taylor & Francis launched the Pledge to Open pilot, a collective model in which institutions can pledge funding for open access titles centered on global challenges. Jamie Hutchins, Director of Open Research, Americas for Taylor & Francis Group, joins TAF as the deadline for the pilot’s funding window approaches to discuss the program’s progress and detail how publishers can help academic libraries with the transition to OA. Jamie outlines the open access landscape in the

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