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Against the Grain - The PodcastA Conversation with Liam Bullingham, Assistant Director of Academic and Research Services, University of Essex Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Liam Bullingham, Assistant Director of Academic and Research Services, University of Essex. Liam is a Trustee and a conference organizer of UKSG, serves on the Library Advisory Group for Open Research Europe, co-organizes 'Open Research Week' with colleagues in Liverpool and Lancashire, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Liam earned a Master's in Literary Studies at the University of Glasgow and later earned a Master's in Librarianship from the University of Sheffield. He has worked in various roles in institutions a...
2025-06-2346 min
Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic ResearchThe Metadata Behind the Manuscripts: Ed Pentz on the Future of Scholarly InfrastructureEvery day, over 8,000 scholarly articles are published—but how do they become discoverable, citable, and connected across journals, databases, and platforms?The answer lies in the invisible infrastructure of scholarly publishing: metadata, persistent identifiers, and interoperability. In this episode of Insights Xchange, we’re joined by Ed Pentz, Executive Director of Crossref, the organization behind the DOIs and metadata standards that make modern academic publishing possible. Ed shares what it means for Crossref to be the “plumbing” of scholarly communication, why metadata is the unsung hero of research visibility, and how open infrastructure is shaping a more in...
2025-06-2035 min
Librarians Spill the Tea PodcastEpisode 2: ProQuest Ebook Changes - Vendors Behaving BadlyHow do librarians even decide what should be in their library’s collection, and what role do library vendors play? Tune in to learn about collection development, censorship, and subscription-based models.In today’s episode, we’ll be spilling the tea on a massive change recently made by one of our library vendors (ProQuest), and what that change means for our collection. To do this, we’ll explore the role of collection development, acquisition, and weeding in libraries, as well as their relationship to censorship. We also introduce a new segment called Pin Check, where we get to show...
2025-03-2648 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys30. An interview with Claire Sewell, Head of Research Information Service at the House of CommonsKatherine Stephan interviews with Claire Sewell, Head of Research Information Service at the House of Commons
2025-03-1725 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys29. An interview with Gillian Daly, Executive Officer, SCURLAnna Hughes is joined by Gillian Daly, Executive Officer at Scottish confederation of university & research libraries. Recorded in January 2025.
2025-03-0320 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys28. An interview with Paula Kennedy, Head of Publishing, University of London PressTom Morley interviews Paula Kennedy, Head of Publishing, University of London Press. Recorded January 2025.
2025-02-1820 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys27. Caroline Edwards, Executive Director of the Open Library of HumanitiesAnna Hughes interviews Caroline Edwards, Executive Director of the Open Library of Humanities.
2025-02-0319 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys26. An interview with Anthony Cond, Chief Executive of Liverpool University PressAn interview with Anthony Cond, Chief Executive of Liverpool University Press and President of the Association of University Presses (2024/25). Recorded in January 2025.
2025-01-2021 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys25. An interview with Lucy Barnes, Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator, Open Book PublishersIn this episode of the UKSG podcast, Anna Hughes interviews Lucy Barnes, Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator at Open Book Publishers.
2024-12-1815 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys24. An interview with Rosie Jones, Director of Student and Library Services at Teesside UniversityIn this episode of the UKSG podcast, Emily Shields is joined by Rosie Jones, Director of Student and Library Services at Teesside University
Recorded in October 2024.
2024-10-2526 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys23. An interview with Thomas Kaarsted, Deputy Director, University Library of Southern DenmarkIn this episode of our podcast, we are joined by Thomas Kaarsted Deputy Library Director, University Library of Southern Denmark. During the episode, we discuss Thomas' work with colleagues on Citizen Science, as well as Thomas' career journey.
Recorded in September 2024.
2024-10-0825 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys19. Courtney McAllister, Senior Solution Architect at Atypon & NASIG PresidentAn interview with Courtney McAllister, who is a Senior Solution Architect at Atypon, and also the current president of NASIG, which is a North American sister organisation to UKSG. In this interview Courtney talks about the different directions her career has taken over the years, how she benefitted from professional development, and shares her interview tips and experiences.
2024-10-0319 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys22. An Interview with Charlie Rapple, Chair of UKSG and Co-founder of KudosIn this episode of the UKSG careers podcast, Sam Nesbit interviews Charlie Rapple, Chair of UKSG and Co-founder of Kudos. During the episode, they discuss Charlie's career journey to date, as well as what excites them the most about their work.
2024-09-0631 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys21. An interview with Kiren Shoman,Executive Vice President of SAGE PublicationsIn this episode of the UKSG podcast, we are joined by Kiren Shoman, Executive Vice President at Sage. During the episode, Kiren discussed their career journey so far, their career inspirations and the importance of DEI in their work.
2024-07-1521 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys20. An interview with Professor Jane Secker, Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at City, UoLIn this episode of the UKSG podcast, Tom Morley is joined by Professor Jane Secker, Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at City, University of London. Jane is currently the chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group and was a founder member of LILAC (Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference). Jane was previously employed at the London School of Economics and Political Science, as Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor for 15 years.
2024-04-2935 min
Trash Manga FriendsEpisode 108 - Tokyo UndergroundWe're going down, down, deeper and down, into the underground to cover 90s shounen manga Tokyo Underground and another piece of Mike's childhood? Was this oldie with wind, gravity and healing powers being flung around a forgotten classic, or just plain forgettable?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
Every fortnight, our trio of Sean, Mike and Phil discuss a manga, webtoon, manhua...
2024-04-111h 32Trash Manga FriendsEpisode 107 - Trash Live Action Friends (Death Note)Another April Fools special is upon us, and on Mike's repeated, insistent request, we're looking towards live action adaptations, as we review the infamous Death Note adaptation. No, not the Japanese films. Or the Korean TV series. No no, we're watching Netflix's adaptation. And with Willem Dafoe in the mix, this has to be the best one of all! Right?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Watch Trash Live Action Adaptations With My Friends And They Can't Keep Getting Away With This!
Or The Trash Live Action Friends Podcast, for...
2024-04-012h 28Trash Manga FriendsEpisode 106 - The FableThe spring anime season is here, with sequels galore. But why would we cover any of that drek, when we could talk about something much more... fabled. The Fable, in fact. A little action, a little comedy, a little drama, a whole lotta slice of life, but surely a slife about a hitman must be enough plot for our Mike?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast...
2024-03-281h 26
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys18. Joy Owango, Founding Director of the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa)In the latest episode of the podcast, Anna Hughes, Scholarly Communications and Engagement Officer at Jisc, interviews Joy Owango, Founding Director of the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa).
Set up in 2006, TCC is the first African-based training centre to teach effective communication skills to scientists. Working in partnership with the University of Nairobi, TCC provides capacity support in improving African researchers output and visibility through training in scholarly and science communication.
2024-03-2025 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys17. Sabina Alam, Director of Publishing Ethics & Integrity, Taylor & Francis GroupIn this latest episode of ‘Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG’, Katherine Stephan speaks to Dr. Sabina Alam, Director of Publishing Ethics and Integrity at Taylor & Francis Group. Sabina discusses her route from research into publishing, the complexity and challenges of research integrity and the advantages of working together to combat fraudulent publishing.
2024-03-1934 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys16. Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER, Founder of Mellins-Cohen ConsultingIn the latest episode of "Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG", Hebba Beech speaks to Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER and Founder of Mellins-Cohen Consulting. Tasha tells us about her varied career in publishing, making the most of the opportunities presented to you, and always having an appetite to learn.
2024-03-0427 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys15. An interview with Tim Wales, University Librarian, Cranfield UniversityAn interview with Tim Wales, University Librarian, Cranfield University.
Tim was previously Head of Library Services at Brunel University, London. In the last decade, he has held research and academic library leadership positions at Rothamsted Research, the University of West London and London Business School. He “earned his stripes” as a manager at Royal Holloway, University of London, a subject librarian at the Open University (Milton Keynes), and a researcher at a boutique investment bank. His first job after graduating from the University of East Anglia was as a trade journalist in the furniture industry before he completed his MSc in i...
2024-02-1419 minTrash Manga FriendsEpisode 102 - Mysterious Girlfriend X (Nazo no Kanojo X)Valentines! Romance! Drool! Come now, did you expect anything less from us? We're discussing Mysterious Girlfriend X in our latest Love Day special, a romantic manga where one girl's drool has the power to drive you crazy, relay emotions, mimic traits, and so much more! With such a crazy mechanic, this has to be good, right?
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Welcome to That Time I Started A Podcast To Read Trash Manga With My Friends And Actually Most Of Them Were Trash But Some Of Them Weren't!
Or The Trash Manga Friends Podcast, for short.
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2024-02-011h 21
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys14. Interview with Sarah Pittaway, Director of Library & Learning Resources, BCUJosh Sendall interviews Sarah Pittaway, Director of Library & Learning Resources, Birmingham City University.
2024-01-0535 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys13. Interview with Pooja Aggarwal, Bloomsbury PublishingAnna Hughes, Scholarly Communications and Engagement Officer at Jisc, interviews Pooja Aggarwal, Director of Academic and Professional Publishing at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
2023-12-1825 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys12. An interview with Tony Zanders, founder and CEO of SkilltypeAn interview with Tony Zanders, founder and CEO of Skilltype. Tony Zanders is an award-winning software entrepreneur and enterprise software executive. He is best known in the world of library technology, where he served as an international ambassador in over 30 countries at two of the largest global firms ProQuest and EBSCO. In 2018, he became the Founder and CEO of Skilltype – a New Orleans-based software company developing tools for librarians and their teams to analyze, develop, and share expertise.
Recorded in October 2023.
2023-11-0319 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys11. An interview with Daniel Hook, co-founder of Symplectic, and RoRI.Daniel Hook is CEO of Digital Science, co-founder of Symplectic, a research information management provider, and of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). A theoretical physicist by training, he continues to do research in his spare time, with visiting positions at Imperial College London and Washington University in St Louis.
2023-10-2733 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys10. Interview with Jane Harvell, Director of Library Services, University of SussexAn interview with Jane Harvell, Director Of Library Services and University Librarian at University of Sussex.
2023-10-2425 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys9. Interview with Niamh Tumelty, Director of LSE LibraryWendy Lynwood, law librarian at LSE, speaks with Niamh Tumelty, Director of LSE Library.
2023-09-2228 min
The Librarian LinkoverChris DeCristofaro - Co-Host of The Library Pros PodcastChris DeCristofaro, co-host of The Library Pros Podcast, discusses hosting and producing a podcast, as well as the importance of work/life balance and taking care of our mental health. During our conversation, Chris mentioned this UKSG Insights article by Thomas Shaw titled, "How to strive for success, happiness, fulfilment and impact: a personal manifesto."
2023-09-1154 minKnowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys8. Thomas Shaw, Associate Director for Space, Experience and Innovation, Lancaster UniversityThe latest “Knowing Me Knowing UKSG” podcast is a conversation with Thomas Shaw, Associate Director for Space, Experience and Innovation at Lancaster University. Thomas has also worked in libraries and information management since the late 1990s, with previous experience from the University of East London, University of Bristol and NHS Direct.
In the podcast Thomas talks about their career journey so far, touching on topics such as managing the transition of moving to more senior roles, the value of his experience working for NHS Direct and what advice he would give to colleagues in the early stages of their careers.
2023-08-1629 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys7. Interview with Chris Banks, Director of Library Services, Imperial College LondonThe latest “Knowing Me Knowing UKSG” podcast is a conversation with Chris Banks, Director of Library Services at Imperial College London.
Chris has over fourteen years’ experience at library director level in higher education, and over 20 years in a variety of curatorial, management and strategic roles at the British Library. Between 2016 and 2022 Chris additionally held the post of Assistant Provost (Space) at Imperial. Chris is a member of the Jisc UUK Content Negotiations Strategy Group; chairs the Jisc UUK Content Expert Group. Chris is currently an elected Board member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK), and a member of the SCONUL Conten...
2023-07-1319 minKnowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys0. UKSG podcast trailer0. UKSG podcast trailer by UKSG
2023-04-2101 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys6. Interview with Nuala McLaren, Head of Reader Services and Academic Support, GoldsmithsAn interview with Nuala McLaren, Head of Head of Reader Services and Academic Support at Goldsmiths, University of London. Nuala has previously worked in leadership and management roles in public libraries and arts organisations. Her professional interests include customer service, UX, Civic and community engagement, EDI, Access & Inclusion and learning space design.
Nuala is part of Liberate our Library working group and led on creating a Positive Action Graduate Trainee Post as part of the EDI work at Goldsmiths Library.
Recorded in April 2023.
2023-04-0920 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys5. Interview with Gavin Phillips, Academic Services Category Manager, SUPC5. Interview with Gavin Phillips, Academic Services Category Manager, SUPC by UKSG
2023-04-0523 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys4. Interview with Marilyn Clarke, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Head LibrarianAn interview with Marilyn Clarke, Head of the IALS Library, a role she has held since September 2022. Marilyn Clarke has an MSc in Race and Ethnic Relations. She has worked at Senate House Library, Imperial College, London, and Goldsmiths, University of London where she held the posts of Head of Discovery Services in 2016, before being appointed as Director of Library Services in 2020.
2023-04-0533 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys3. Interview with Andrew Barker, Director of Library Services, Lancaster UniversityAn interview with Andrew Barker, Director of Library Services at Lancaster University, prior to this role he worked in senior positions in a number of UK HE institutions. Andrew was chair of UKSG between 2018 and 2022 and is currently co-chair of SCONUL.
Recorded in March 2023.
2023-04-0518 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys2. Interview with Joanna Ball, Managing Director of DOAJInterview with Joanna Ball, Managing Director of DOAJ.
2023-04-0524 min
Research Culture Uncovered(S3 E4) The open knowledge revolution: contributing to the global commons with Wikimedian Dr Martin PoulterIn our weekly Research Culture Uncovered conversations we are asking what is Research Culture and why does it matter? This episode is part of Season 3, hosted by Nick Sheppard who will be speaking to colleagues from both the University of Leeds and from other universities and organizations about open research, what it is, how it's practiced in different disciplines, and how it relates to research culture. In this episode Nick is joined by Dr Martin Poulter from the University of Bristol where he is website editor and technical developer for the School of Economics, Finance and Management. ...
2023-03-2946 min
Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys1. Interview with Josh Sendall, Deputy University Librarian, University of LeedsAn interview with Josh Sendall recorded in February 2023. Josh is the Deputy University Librarian of the University of Leeds and a Trustee of UKSG. Josh has previously held roles as Associate Director for Research at the University of Nottingham and Research and Scholarly Communications Manager at Lancaster University. The podcast explores Josh's career journey so far and discusses what advice Josh would pass onto those in the early stages of their career.
2023-02-0622 min
Being and DoingBeing and Doing with Frank Norman on scientific publishing - ep18"I think librarians are there to help infromation flow to be frictionless"
If you like what you hear and you want to support me you can make a one time donation using PayPal https://paypal.me/beinganddoing.
In this episode I am talking to a member of a very peculiar profession, a librarian with a rich professional and life experience. We tackle an important stuggle that modern scientists are facing which is how we can share our findings frictionlessly. Scientific and open acess publishing give a lot of headaches to contemporary researchers and we are...
2022-08-161h 49
The INSPIRING STEM PodcastChronosHub - streamlining open access management: Romy BeardThe guest for this week’s INSPIRING STEM PODCAST episode is Romy Beard, a publishing consultant with 17 years’ experience and specialising in publisher relations and content licensing on behalf of publishers, aggregators, libraries and consortia, and technology companies.She is currently working on a long-term project with open access management platform ChronosHub, and recently completed a project with Jisc on the new UK Research and Innovation open access policy and spent 7 years as Licensing Programme Manager for EIFL, a charity working with libraries and consortia in developing and...
2022-05-2739 minInsights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic ResearchCharlie Rapple on Kudos, Climate Change, and The Founder’s PerspectiveIn the second part of their conversation, Nikesh Gosalia and Charlie Rapple dive deeper into Kudos and the gaps in the system that led Kudos to extend their support to researchers directly. Kudos’ main goal is to present findings as part of a global narrative. They discuss Kudos’ foray into “showcases,” an audience-centric informal way of sharing research findings, and the publishing industry’s response to it. They also touch on Kudos’ work on climate change, from communicating climate change data to internal organizational practices. Charlie shares her founder’s perspective on turning an idea into a company and the importance...
2022-05-1617 minInsights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic ResearchPublic Engagement in Research with Charlie RappleIn this episode, Nikesh Gosalia talks to Charlie Rapple about bringing research to a wider audience. They discuss the growing importance of public engagement, as well as the role of publishers and individuals in promoting research to a broader audience. Charlie talks about the inspiration behind Kudos, the changes she has seen in the publishing industry, and her observations of user data in Kudos. She reiterates the importance of a strategic approach to communication, and the benefits of visual and verbal communication over traditional text-heavy information in the digital space.Charlie Rapple is the Chief Customer Officer...
2022-05-0922 min
Go Mode: A Link to the Past Randomizer PodcastRando Rituals & Superstitions + Racing Council 6 and timp.msu PremiereJoin timp at https://twitch.tv/gomodepodcast this Friday, Feb. 4th at 7:30 PM EST for the reveal of Version 1 of 'timp.msu', an ALTTPR msu-1 pack comprised completely of new original music! Download and use the pack for free after the event at https://gomodepodcast.com/timp-msu/
It's Episode 92 of the Go Mode Podcast! timp, Daaanty and Hurfydurfy start by covering the Main Tourney 22 announcement, then move onto the Ladder Casual Boots Invitational's finish and an ALTTPR marathon appearance. Somewhere in there, Daaanty communicates some Racing Council news from the less-distant past, and timp reveals that he's two mere days...
2022-02-021h 33
Open UpdateOpen Update #29 (2021-10-05)In this week's episode, we talk about the Internet Archive's 25th anniversary, a toolkit to foster open science practices, and a survey of how institutions assess open science practices.
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2021-10-0505 min
Open UpdateOpen Update #2 (2021-01-19)The Open Update is Liberate Science’s digest on what’s been going on in the open science space. We release an update weekly, and you can either watch it on YouTube or on listen to the audio on your favorite podcast provider.
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2021-01-1905 min
Against the Grain - The PodcastInterview with Stephen Rhind-Tutt and 2018 Fiesole Retreat RecapThis is Leah Hinds, welcome to Episode 60 where we interview Stephen Rhind-Tutt, and hear a recap of his closing session from the 2018 Fiesole Retreat. If you want to skip directly to the Fiesole Retreat recap portion of the podcast, it starts at 23:45 My family and I started a cross-country summer road trip yesterday, and although I planned to record using my mobile hotspot, we had no cell phone reception at the campground so I'm coming to you live from a Starbucks in Gulf Breeze, Florida. I was happy to be able to attend...
2018-05-1445 min
Against the Grain - The PodcastPreconference Preview Part 5: Metadata and Open Access InitiativesThis week, Leah Hinds hosts another installment in our series of Charleston Conference preconference previews! You can find registration for these sessions on the main conference registration page, and session details are available on the conference website. Charleston Library Conference Website Metadata Preconference Preview A big welcome to Clare Dean and Jennifer Kemp today! They're presenting a preconference session titled, "Sharing and Discovery 'Without Good Metadata, What is the Cost to Society? What Discoveries Are We Missing?" It's scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Clare Dean is a Marketing and Communications Publis...
2017-08-0720 min
Against the Grain - The PodcastReflections on the 2017 Fiesole Collection Development RetreatReflections on the 2017 Fiesole Collection Development Retreat This week, we're talking with the group that's the driving force behind the Fiesole Collection Development Retreats: Becky Lenzini, Michele Casalini, and our own Katina Strauch. David Worlock is also joining us to give his insights and take aways from this year's retreat. http://www.casalini.it/retreat/retreat_2017.html We also have another "Cases of Note" article from Bruce Strauch on Invasion of Privacy, Appropriation. BELA GEORGE LUGOSI et al. v. UNIVERSAL PICTURES Rebecca Lenzini is President of The Charleston Company which publishes...
2017-05-2234 minUKSG NOV 2011 – Zeeba TVUKSG Nov Conference 2011 – Question TimeDavid Sommer (Chair) Director, David Sommer Consulting Play (58min) Download: MP4 | MP3
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