The Authority File

The Authority File delivers credible, institutionally grounded conversations with senior library and publishing professionals. For PR, the show is valuable for positioning thought leadership, accessing high-profile guests, and aligning library/academic narratives with publishing industry trends. Booking opportunities tend to favor senior academics and industry executives; expect a multi-step outreach and clear value proposition tied to scholarly communication.

446 episodes, Weekly, 4.9 rating

<1k, Male, USA

YouTube: 4.0k subscribers, Instagram: 993 followers

scofer@ala-choice.org

Bill Mickey

Education, Business, Society & Culture, Technology

Professors, senior librarians, or C-suite publishing/academic leaders with demonstrated scholarly or institutional impact

Published books/articles; senior leadership roles; recognised expertise in libraries/publishing; leadership in academia or scholarly communications

Paul db Watkins - Intersections Of Aesthetics, Rhetoric, Poetry And Music; Sonic Citizenship; Black Canadian Literary Canon, Harmen van Paradijs - AI Adoption In Publishing; Future AI Policy; Content Agreements With Libraries; AI Tools In Publishing, Jeffrey Gold - Value Of Libraries In Higher Education; Campus Priorities And Partnerships, Emily McElroy - Library Relations; Leadership In Academic Publishing; Narrative Around Library Partnerships, Hilary Craiglow - Communicating Library Value; Storytelling; Metrics; Donor Engagement

AI in scholarly publishing, Academic publishing, Libraries and librarianship, Research integrity, AI transparency, AI detection tools, Open access, Author tooling and translation, Library value storytelling, Scholarly communication