The Authority File Round-Up: November 2024

Last month's series highlighted the value of academic podcasting and looked at the forthcoming title, Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory

Posted on December 12, 2024 in Blog

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Conversations about the lifecycle of scholarly communication

November’s podcast series was all about, well, podcasts. Our guests, both academics and podcast hosts, joined the program to chronicle the evolution of scholarly podcasting and share insights from their forthcoming edited collection, Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory. Our speakers highlighted several benefits podcasting affords academics including a more personable way to discuss one’s research and reach a broader audience. Despite these advantages, the speakers underlined a lack of institutional support for the medium and suggested ways for librarians to preserve scholarly podcasts’ place in traditional scholarly communication channels. As for the future of academic podcasting, our guests parsed through the impact of Google’s NotebookLM and the viability of peer-reviewed podcasts. Here’s a quick round-up of the episodes, in case you missed them. We hope you find the conversations insightful and engaging.

November’s Series

Last month, TAF was joined by writer, podcaster, and independent researcher Dario Llinares and Lori Beckstead, Associate Professor of sound media in the RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dario and Lori, cohosts of The Podcast Studies Podcast and coeditors of Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory, walked through the development of their title and provided an overview of the discipline of Podcast Studies. Our guests shared how podcasting can be a useful way to study the medium itself and outlined examples of scholarly podcasts being used as pedagogical tools. Dario and Lori further discussed institutional approaches to academic podcasting, underlining how the medium both rejects and mirrors academia’s traditional scholarship guidelines. Our guests also shared their own list of podcast recommendations for your listening pleasure. Brought to you by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Listen to episode one: Podcasting in Academia: A critical look at its potential and discussing a new book, Podcast Studies

Listen to episode two: Defining Podcast Studies: Challenging the traditional principles of scholarly communication

Listen to episode three: Academic Podcasting in Action: Pedagogical practices and appeal to general audiences

Listen to episode four: The Future of Academic Podcasting: Establishing its importance and uses in scholarly communication

What’s Coming Up in December

First up, two experts from Taylor & Francis (T&F) provide a fascinating discussion on open data sharing practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). Starting with an overview of what constitutes data in these fields, our guests consider barriers to data sharing adoption and ways librarians can aid researchers. Our speakers also make a case for the value of accessible data in HSS and share background on the development of T&F’s guidance on data sharing. Don’t miss the first episode.

December also features an episode on Clarivate’s Web of Science Research Assistant and AI in academia more broadly. Francesca Buckland, Vice President of Product Management for the Web of Science at Clarivate, shares insights into Clarivate’s market strategy and efforts to ensure transparency as it releases AI offerings. Our speaker also considers AI’s impact on critical thinking and how to best balance disruptions to traditional workflows with the potential for enhanced efficiency. As for the library’s role, Francesca shares thoughts on the importance of furthering AI literacy for both students and faculty. Tune in to the episode here.

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