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The Authority FileConversations about the lifecycle of scholarly communication. Author: Choice
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. Language: en-us Genres: Education Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Defining Shared Services and What’s Next for Library Consortia
Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
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 leaders defend budgets to financial offices. Further, Genya previews a forthcoming data dashboard shared between institutions and Jill spotlights the Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project, a recommended set of practices for collection development. To close, our guests share upcoming goals and projects, including developments in open access and pragmatic approaches to AI. Missed an episode? Subscribe to our monthly newsletter, Choice Podcast Updates.
