The Authority File

In the second episode of this four-part series, our guests—Ceceilia Parnther, assistant professor in the Department of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at St. John’s University; María Evelia Emerson, Student Success Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Amber Eakin, Instructional Librarian at Strayer University; and Andrew Boney, executive editor in Sage’s Learning R...

The Authority File has discussed diversity, equity, and inclusion topics in series past, often focusing on publisher and librarian perspectives. For this next series, we sit down with Nicole Gallo, Executive Vice President of Rittenhouse Book Distributors. As Nicole explains, Rittenhouse’s unique position as a distributor in health sciences allows access to viewpoints from the publishing and libra...

In this series, four guests join The Authority File to discuss how libraries, faculty, and publishers can support student success. Our speakers include: Ceceilia Parnther, assistant professor in the Department of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at St. John’s University; María Evelia Emerson, Student Success Librarian at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Amber Eakin, Instructiona...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Nicola Jones, Director of the Springer Nature SDG Programme, discusses the product development of Nature Journals and Books in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. Deviating from the traditional model, Nature Journals assembled multidisciplinary experts to work together in producing high-impact research on the same topic—such as,  Nature Huma...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Tanis MacDonald, professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and General Editor of the  Laurier Poetry Series , reveals how she keeps up with the latest contemporary poets by relying on her well-read friends, publishers of her own poetry, literary events, and her students. Further, she discusses how the mission of the Laurier Poetry Series has evolved fro...

In the third episode of our four-part series with Nicola Jones, director of Springer Nature’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Programme, we discuss several examples of the publisher’s  SDG Hubs , which collect and spotlight Springer research related to individual SDGs. Nicola first outlines the broad scope and audience of  Good Health & Well-Being , which includes scholarship in discipline...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Tanis MacDonald, professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, discusses how poetry appeals to younger generations due to its (often) short length, accessibility, and experimental, wide-ranging possibilities. She explains why she positions herself as an advocate for poetry, and how the frequently maligned “Inst...

In the second episode of this four-part series, Nicola Jones, director of Springer Nature’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Programme, speaks of the operational elements that support the Programme. Nicola highlights Springer’s working groups based on individual SDGs, which create a dedicated space and time for colleagues to communicate—and collaborate!—on projects related to the goal. She also...

In the second episode of this four-part series, we continue our discussion with Tanis MacDonald, professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University and General Editor of the  Laurier Poetry Series . She digs into the intricacies of teaching poetry in today’s classroom, first highlighting how Canadian literature has historically been taught through the lens of reg...

After the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015, Springer Nature responded with the  SDG Programme , an initiative to connect researchers with relevant, often multidisciplinary scholarship related to goals in learning and education, gender equality, sustainability, and more under the SDG umbrella. Coincidentally, the UN’s adoption of the SDGs occurred soon after th...

With the rise of “insta poetry” and young poets taking up a (small, but present!) section of everyone’s local Barnes & Noble, you might assume that awareness and appreciation for poetry in today’s youth is alive and well. And while those factors are significant for boosting sales and public engagement in contemporary and traditional poetry, garnering interest in the classroom is a different ma...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Adrian Guan and Tim Weisenberger, both product managers at SAE International, discuss the challenges of establishing industry standards across the wide-ranging disciplines of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity for mobility. Adrian and Tim highlight SAE’s role as an intermediary between stakeholders, able to push forward new research by bringing...

Safety is one of our top concerns when buying a car. As the vehicular industry grows more advanced, safety features like automatic braking, blind spot warning systems, and lane-keeping assist have entered the market. However, as helpful as these new technologies may be, they also highlight the complexity of modern vehicles and concerns over cybersecurity. Believe it or not, cars can be the targets...

In higher education, artificial intelligence is often associated with research aids or chatbot tools like the recently released ChatGPT. However, AI-based systems have applications far beyond scanning primary source documents or organizing data. In the case of the mobility sector, AI now plays a major role in planes, cars, and delivery systems, leading to questions of regulation, safety, and resea...

Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity touch a variety of fields. In fact, their malleability and wide-reaching applications allow them to influence disciplines in medicine, engineering, and mobility. SAE International, an organization for engineering professionals, recognizes this link, developing resources for members—in academia and commerce—to aid their advancements in the vehicular and aer...

In the second episode of this  two-part series , Dr. Sarah Derbew, assistant professor of Classics at Stanford University and author of  Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity , discusses the future of Classical Studies. She digs into the complications of “decolonizing” a subject like the Classics—one that centers Greek and Roman civilizations while sidelining those in Africa, Asia, and the Ameri...

As librarians, faculty, and researchers look to diversify their collections and curricula, the Classics provide unique challenges. Centered on ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, the discipline has diminished other ancient studies, often highlighting Greek and Roman entanglements with Egypt, but sidelining additional groups or contributions in Africa. Fortunately, Classicists today are looking...

In this final episode on postcolonial literature and animal studies, Sundhya Walther, author of  Multispecies Modernity: Disorderly Life in Postcolonial Literature , chats about the evolution of the animal studies discipline. She discusses her interdisciplinary approach to research, engaging with fields like conservation biology, anthropology, and urban studies to better interpret animal-human int...

In this third episode, Sundhya Walther, author of  Multispecies Modernity: Disorderly Life in Postcolonial Literature , discusses the focus, intentions, and scope of her title. First, she explains the emphasis on Hindu-influenced literature, and her explorations of the (false) idea of India as a Hindu nation, in addition to various animal-human ideologies projected onto Hinduism. Sundhya also dive...

In this second episode, Sundhya Walther, author of  Multispecies Modernity: Disorderly Life in Postcolonial Literature , walks through her approach to research on disorderly, multispecies living. She explains that her background as a literary scholar naturally points her to animal-human interactions in literature, but she also examines mediums like film, visual art, and distinct events or phenomen...

Modern life can create a stark contrast between the human and animal worlds. Animals—especially larger, predatory mammals—in cityscapes or suburban neighborhoods are often treated as an anomaly, danger, or cause for social media posts. However, as Sundhya Walther, Presidential Fellow in English at the University of Manchester, points out, humans and animals have and continue to share spaces, even...

In the final episode of this series, Stephanie Espinoza Villamor and Kimberly Shotick, coauthors of  Practical Marketing for the Academic Library , dig into the assessment and implementation of DEI policies in library marketing. Our guests share why recognition and understanding are not enough to enact meaningful change at an institution, and advocate for taking steps to ensure that marketing mate...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Rachel Friars, a PhD student in the Department of English Language and Literature at Queen’s University, digs into her approach and the evolution of her work with primary sources. In addition, Rachel explains how the diaries of Anne Lister—a 19th-century lesbian diarist, traveler, and landowner—became archived and widely digitized, narrowly escaping b...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Stephanie Espinoza Villamor and Kimberly Shotick, coauthors of  Practical Marketing for the Academic Library , reflect on the importance of building a team for library marketing efforts. As the guests describe, teams enable different parts of the library to come together under a strategic plan, and can help avoid burnout or inefficient spending on res...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Rachel Friars, a PhD student in the Department of English Language and Literature at Queen’s University, parses out the unique demands of both the archives and primary source databases. She explains the primary source literacy needed to overcome the barriers of archival research—notably, the urge to take any source at face value, instead of considerin...