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Commemorating Peer Review Week, recommendations for AI in higher education, and the World University Rankings
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April marks the transition between winter and summer. On the cusp of humid nights, but not yet behind those last gasps of wintry cold, this spring month brings thirty days of mud, daffodils, and mutable weather. We plant gardens, clean closets, and attempt at least some healthy lifestyle changes. What is it about spring that sparks these transformations?
Last month, we were lucky enough to have as a guest someone who has undergone many transformations in her life. From living on the streets to running a business, joining the clergy, and campaigning for political office, she adapted to each new lifestyle. What lessons can she teach us? Here’s a quick round-up of the conversation, in case you missed it. We hope you find the episodes engaging, educational, and inspiring. Thanks for listening!
In April, Cheri DiNovo, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and current United Church of Canada minister, joined us on the podcast. Cheri discussed her fascinating life as a businesswoman, politician, minister, and social activist, detailed in her memoir, The Queer Evangelist: A Socialist Clergy’s Radically Honest Tale. Brought to you by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
I prefer to think, and I guess this is the Christian in me too, or at least the faithful person in me, that there is some good reason people sit in those seats. There is some motivating factor that they actually want to change the world for the better…We may disagree ideologically on everything, we may disagree on how to make the world better, but if we can start with that conversation and kind of proceed from there, we can get something done.
Cheri DiNovo, Minister of Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for Faith Justice and the Arts
In March, Gregory Eow, President of the Center for Research Libraries, and Emily Farrell, Library Partnerships & Sales Lead at the MIT Press, joined us to explore MIT Press’s library collective action model, Direct to Open (D2O). How has it developed in the past year? What are the value propositions for participating libraries? Listen to the first episode here.
Paula Krebs, Executive Director of the Modern Language Association, chats about the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook, the 100th anniversary of the Bibliography, the information literacy plight, and the current state of the Humanities. You can find the first episode here.
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Commemorating Peer Review Week, recommendations for AI in higher education, and the World University Rankings
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Publishing lawsuits galore, book bans continue, and the perks of open monographs
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AI detection tool shortcomings, pitfalls of specialist language, and book awards announcements
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Last month's episodes spotlighted referencing tips and a collection of Shakespeare's First Folio.
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