The Authority File

Presenting a weekly conversation about the who, what, why, and how of research creation, publication, and discovery. Join your host Bill Mickey and a rotating cast of librarians, technologists, authors, and other academic library luminaries as they chat about the ways in which scholarly content is created, preserved, and distributed. Book talks, digital resource tours, the latest tech, and emerging trends in academic librarianship are all up for discussion in this award-winning podcast.

The Authority File is a education podcast hosted by Choice, with 468 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Defining Shared Services and What’s Next for Library Consortia

  Apr 28, 202619 minS0

  <p></p> <p></p> <p>In the final episode of this four-part series, our guests discuss shared services library consortia provide their members. Teri Gallaway of SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium), Genya O’Gara of VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia), Amy Pawlowski of OhioLINK, and Jill Morris of PALCI (Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation), define shared services, then provide an overview of their offerings. For example, Teri chats about SCELC’s new Impact as Service program born from community feedback, and Amy digs into providing the economic value of OhioLINK to member libraries (pages 6-7)—particularly useful when library lead...

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  How Library Consortia Support Affordability and Student Success

  Apr 22, 202621 minS0

  <p></p> <p></p> <p>In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests examine how library consortia support student success and affordability. First, Teri Gallaway, Executive Director of SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium), explains how SCELC invests in the projects of member institutions and partner organizations to achieve their goals and extend services in affordability. Next, Genya O’Gara, Director of VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia), outlines the findings of VIVA’s 2025 Virginia Course Materials Survey, discussing what’s changed since the last time VIVA ran the survey in 2021. Amy Pawlowski, Executive Director of OhioLINK, chats about OhioLINK’s a...

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  Why Library Consortia Are More than Just Content Buyers

  Apr 14, 202623 minS0

  <p></p> <p></p> <p>In the second episode of this four-part series, our guests prove library consortia to be more than just content buyers. Featuring Jill Morris, Executive Director of PALCI (Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation), Teri Gallaway, Executive Director of SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium), Amy Pawlowski, Executive Director of OhioLINK, and Genya O’Gara, Director of VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia), this episode explores the infrastructure consortia build for members, highlighting VIVA’s Open and Affordable Program, SCELC’s FOLIO project, PALCI’s EZBorrow Service, and OhioLINK’s shared catalog in the process. In addition...

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  If You’ve Met One Consortium, You’ve Met One Consortium: The Scope, Missions, and Agility of PALCI, SCELC, OhioLINK, and VIVA

  Apr 7, 202626 minS0

  <p></p> <p></p> <p>In this series, four guests join The Authority File to discuss the current state of US consortia, diving into challenges, critical partnerships, and member support. Featuring library consortia leaders Jill Morris, Executive Director of PALCI (Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation), Teri Gallaway, Executive Director of SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium), Amy Pawlowski, Executive Director of OhioLINK, and Genya O’Gara, Director of VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia), this four-episode series distinguishes library consortia as more than just content buyers, but strategic and financial assets to bolster an institution’s services, community support, and overall m...

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  DEIA Trends in Higher Education and Collection Development—and What’s Next for TIE

  Mar 18, 202619 minS0

  <p></p> <p>In the final episode of this two-part series, Fatima Mohie-Eldin, editor of Choice Reviews and Toward Inclusive Excellence (TIE), dives into DEIA trends in higher education and what’s next for TIE. She shares her observations as the editor of TIE—the Choice blog dedicated to issues of DEIA in higher education and beyond—by touching on the general anxiety from academic librarians over the future of DEI and reversals by universities on their DEI pledges in the wake of Supreme Court decisions and current administration policies. Exploring urgent topics with TIE’s audience, Fatima highlights content in support of...

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