The Authority File Round-Up: September 2025

In September we looked at how AI innovations are shaping book publishing in the Sciences

Posted on October 14, 2025 in Blog

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A follow-up to June’s series on innovation in Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) publishing, September’s episodes examine the same topic in the Sciences. In today’s rapidly evolving scholarly communication environment, publishers must monitor, test, and introduce strategies that complement author workflows and reader needs. AI tools have become a major part of STEM publishing innovations, whether for translation services, alt text creation, or detection purposes. Last month’s series zooms out to make sense of these swift changes, charting one publisher’s approach to communicating with authors on AI use, implementing AI tools into publishing processes, and addressing research integrity concerns. We hope you find the episodes practical and helpful.

September’s Series

In September we investigated how artificial intelligence is impacting STEM book publishing. Featuring Harmen van Paradijs, Vice President STM Books Publishing & Books Business Optimization at Springer Nature, the series explores innovative publishing strategies and workflows that Springer Nature has adopted to benefit its researchers and readership. The episodes delve into the implementation of AI detection tools, research integrity concerns shared by librarians, and how Springer Nature builds its AI policies. Brought to you by Springer Nature.

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What’s Coming Up in October

This month’s series features Paul db Watkins, Professor of English at Vancouver Island University and author of Soundin’ Canaan: Black Canadian Poetry, Music, and Citizenship. In the episodes, Paul walks through the book’s thesis, explaining how Black Canadian poets draw inspiration from Black musical genres, leading to complex insights into Canadian citizenship, identity, and multiculturalism. Delving into the book’s unique formatting and Paul’s work as a DJ, this fascinating discussion parses through the rhetorical and aesthetic functions of poetry, the meaning of “Canaan,” and how listening to music can be an act of sonic citizenship. Listen to the first episode.

Missed August’s series?

Listen here: What the Implied Reader of Refugee Comics Tells Us about the Genre and Citizenship

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The Authority File Round-Up: September 2025

In September we looked at how AI innovations are shaping book publishing in the Sciences

Conversations about the lifecycle of scholarly communication