The Authority File

In the first episode of this four-part series, Nathan Rupp, Acquisitions & E-Resources Librarian at Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, provides an overview of the current landscape for digital collections. He chats about his role and the electronic-preferred environment at Purdue, then transitions into macrotrends in the marketplace. Surfacing key concerns like indu...

In the final episode of this series, Kait Pinder and Joel Deshaye, coeditors of  The Contemporary Leonard Cohen: Response, Reappraisal, and Rediscovery , discuss Cohen’s legacy and future Cohen studies. First, Joel explains how the popularization of Cohen as a “secular saint” coincided with the degradation of religion in the 1960s by counterculture movements. Next, Kait chats about Cohen’s impact...

In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests explore the reappraisal of Cohen in their coedited volume  The Contemporary Leonard Cohen: Response, Reappraisal, and Rediscovery . Kait Pinder (Acadia University) and Joel Deshaye (Memorial University) discuss the artist’s legacy in Canada, and how negative views of his homeland in works like Beautiful Losers complicate that relationship....

In the second episode of this four-part series, coeditors of  The Contemporary Leonard Cohen: Response, Reappraisal, and Rediscovery  Kait Pinder and Joel Deshaye dig into their respective chapters. First, Kait provides an overview of Cohen’s controversial book of poetry Flowers for Hitler, published in 1964. She explains why the book is less well-known than his novel Beautiful Losers (1966), and...

Following the 2016 US presidential election, Kate McKinnon, impersonating Hillary Clinton,  performed a rendition of “Hallelujah” on Saturday Night Live (SNL) . A week prior, the original singer and songwriter of “Hallelujah” Leonard Cohen had passed, leading to a cultural and political moment that acknowledged the election win for Donald Trump, loss for Clinton, and death of a beloved and politic...

In the last episode of this four-part series, Dr. Leo Lo of the University of New Mexico, Katie Metzler of Sage Publishing, and author and tech philosopher Dr. Tom Chatfield look at current strategies for implementing AI policies. Leo shares the benefits of forming a working group of experts to experiment, share knowledge, and raise awareness of AI’s applications in higher education. In addition,...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Dr. Leo Lo of the University of New Mexico, Katie Metzler of Sage Publishing, and author and tech philosopher Dr. Tom Chatfield dig into the ethics and institutional policies for generative AI tools. Surfacing the lack of widespread AI governance, the guests highlight the need for institutions to provide guidance to educators and students. In fact, th...

Have we moved past the point of educators flat-out banning AI use in the classroom? Not quite. In the second episode of this four-part series, Dr. Leo Lo of the University of New Mexico, Katie Metzler of Sage Publishing, and author and tech philosopher Dr. Tom Chatfield look at current perspectives on AI in academia and effective tactics for implementing AI tools. First, our guests underscore the...

Since ChatGPT’s launch last November, artificial intelligence has transformed from the stuff of science fiction to an everyday occurrence in higher education and scholarly communication. In this four-part series, Dr. Leo Lo, Dean and Professor of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, Katie Metzler, Vice President for Books & Social Science I...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Antje Kristin Watermann, Associate Marketing Officer at UN Publications, discusses the publisher’s global partnerships and reach. She provides an overview of the implementation and impact of the  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  and how the  SDG Publishers Compact  encourages publishers, booksellers, and librarians to disseminate research and boo...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Beth Driscoll, Associate Professor of Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, and Claire Squires, Professor of Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, and the editors of  The Frankfurt Kabuff Critical Edition , discuss the future of disrupting scholarly communication. They underscore the need to encourage creative, inno...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Stephen McGroarty, Editorial Manager at UN Publications, chats about the workflows and collaboration that make UN Publications’ iLibrary platform possible. First, Stephen discusses his current role managing several teams that contribute to publications on the  global trade data site Comtrade , the recently relaunched  e-commerce site , and  UN iLibrar...

In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests chat about  their manifesto on arts-based research , “…designed to fuel discontent and discomfort, to amuse and entertain, but also to unite a critical and creative movement.” Beth Driscoll, Associate Professor of Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, and Claire Squires, Professor of Publishing Studies at the Univers...

In the second episode of this four-part series, Shallu Thomas-Cherian, IT Project Manager of UN Publications, joins the program to discuss the organization and optimization of UN Publications content. She digs into the structure of the  iLibrary platform , where UN research is assembled and given the appropriate metadata. Shallu explains the communication needed between departments to share and ca...

In the second episode of this four-part series, Beth Driscoll, Associate Professor of Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, and Claire Squires, Professor of Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, and the editors of  The Frankfurt Kabuff Critical Edition , discuss their process of combining creative expression and academic prose. They first chat about  their conce...

In this series, four guests join The Authority File to discuss UN Publications, the publishing division of the United Nations. Mary Glenn, Chief, Shallu Thomas-Cherian, IT Project Manager, Stephen McGroarty, Editorial Manager, and Antje Kristin Watermann, Associate Marketing Officer, all of UN Publications, dive into their respective roles within the publisher. They explain the process of assembli...

The Authority File often looks at the intersection between conventional modes of research and creative mediums like art, poetry, or song. This month’s series continues that tradition with Beth Driscoll, Associate Professor of Publishing and Communications at the University of Melbourne, and Claire Squires, Professor of Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling, and the editors of  The Frank...

In the final episode of this four-part series, our guests chat about the engagement and reach of the  Global Environmental Justice (GEJ) Documentaries project  on campus. First, Gary Marcuse, filmmaker and Project Director for GEJ, discusses the project’s metrics, such as top users of the platform and the average viewing time of a film. Further, he explains how user data impacts the evolution of G...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Jason Carbine, Professor of Religious Studies at Whittier College, Rebecca Overmyer-Velázquez, Professor of Sociology at Whittier College, and Gary Marcuse, filmmaker and Project Director for GEJ, dig into how the  Global Environmental Justice (GEJ) Documentaries project can be used in the classroom. First, Rebecca and Jake highlight how documentaries...

In the second episode of this four-part series, our guests discuss the curation of the documentary films and development of the teacher’s guides for the  Global Environmental Justice (GEJ) Documentaries project . First, the developers of the project—Jason Carbine, Professor of Religious Studies at Whittier College, Rebecca Overmyer-Velázquez, Professor of Sociology at Whittier College, and G...

Engaging students in global issues demands teaching tools that situate young scholars within often unfamiliar environments. Documentary filmmaking—a medium that traditionally places the viewer right beside the subject and inside their domain—has the potential to meet that need. The  Global Environmental Justice (GEJ) Documentaries project  aims to demonstrate the educational possibilities of film...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Claudine Nightingale, Publisher, and Ana Attrill-Klein, Quartex Product Specialist, both of AM, chat about the impact and future of  First Folios Compared , an open access project that brings together more than 40 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Claudine describes plans to add more Folios before the end of the year from the US, Canada, and farthe...

In the final episode of this four-part series, Chelsea Lee, instructional lead, and Timothy McAdoo, manager, both of APA Style, discuss new topics APA Style has addressed in recent years. Our guests highlight inclusive and bias free language, journal article reporting standards, and  citing new social media platforms like TikTok . They also provide an overview of how APA Style collects questions a...

In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests take us behind the technology that supports  First Folios Compared , an open access collection of more than 40 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Ana Attrill-Klein, Quartex Product Specialist of AM, explains the features of the  Quartex platform , such as the full-text search, digital exhibit option, and comparison tool. In addition, Ana...

In the third episode of this four-part series, Chelsea Lee, instructional lead, and Timothy McAdoo, manager, both of APA Style, discuss how APA Style goes beyond referencing. First, Chelsea reviews the  bias-free language  chapter in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual, and how it has expanded to include guidance on socioeconomic status and intersectionality. Next, she provides an overview o...