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Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show

354 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings

Every Friday, librarians and archivists from the Georgia Tech Library pick a theme and free-associate an hour of music, interviews, and library talk.

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Episodes

Episode 599: Didn't You Get The Memo? Part II

April 19, 2024 18:08 - 57 minutes - 93.3 MB

Guest: Kim Powell, Research Impact Informationist, and Jennifer Townes, Open Access Librarian, at Emory University Libraries. First broadcast April 19 2024. Playlist here "The question is kind of 'what didn't happen?'"

Episode 598: Yes And the Classroom

April 12, 2024 19:43 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Image: By Frankie Fouganthin - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24499305 Guests: Professor Cameron Winter of the Georgia Tech Writing and Communication Program and Hannah Eppling of Little Characters Theater Company and Theater Delta.  First broadcast April 12 2024. Playlist here "It's the vulnerability."

Episode 597: Intellectual Property Digest

March 29, 2024 18:56 - 58 minutes - 95.4 MB

Guest: Philip Burrus of the Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group in Atlanta. First broadcast March 29 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73937. Playlist  here. "Its purpose was to identify The Nuge."    

Episode 596: Archive Atlanta

March 15, 2024 18:36 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB

Guest: Victoria Lemos of Archive Atlanta. First broadcast on March 15 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73832  Playlist here. "As long as they do proper research!" 

Episode 595: Representation and Recognition

March 08, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

Guest: Thera Webb of MIT Libraries First broadcast on March 8 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73828  Playlist here "That was a nuclear bomb situation."

Episode 594: Librarians Represent

March 01, 2024 20:04 - 59 minutes - 72.5 MB

Guest: Alex Brinson, ACRL Diversity Resident at the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast March 1, 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73821  Playlist https://www.wrek.org/read/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-march-1-2024-librarians-represent-episode-594 "I know we're not supposed to talk about puppets..."

Full interview from Episode 592: What's on the Price Gilbert Windows?

February 26, 2024 20:26 - 50 minutes - 41 MB

Guests: Tristan Al-Haddad, owner and creative director of Formations Studio, and Gerry Chen, Phd candidate in Robotics at Georgia Tech. Recorded January 18 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73502 

Episode 593: Old Friend, New Job

February 23, 2024 19:41 - 1 hour - 93.5 MB

Guest: Wendy Hagenmaier, Software Preservation Program Manager at Yale University Library. First broadcast February 23 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73605  Playlist https://www.wrek.org/read/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-feb-23-2024-old-friend-new-job-episode-593 "I guess I came for advice."

Episode 592: What's on the Price Gilbert Windows?

February 16, 2024 20:09 - 1 hour - 95.8 MB

Guests: Tristan Al-Haddad, owner and creative director of Formations Studio, and Gerry Chen, Phd candidate in Robotics at Georgia Tech. First broadcast February 16, 2024. Transcript here: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73502  Playlist "We're going to dematerialize the library."

Episode 591: Historic Harlots of Old Atlanta

February 09, 2024 20:15 - 58 minutes - 92.9 MB

Guest: Dr. Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh, head of Research Data Services at the Georgia State University Library, and creator of https://lib.gsu.edu/historicharlots  First broadcast February 9 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73327  Playlist here "We'll keep it public-radio friendly, of course."

Episode 590: How to be a Liaison

February 02, 2024 20:18 - 59 minutes - 92.1 MB

Guests: Lauren Haberstock and John Knox, liaisons for the ACRL Digitial Scholarship Section. First broadcast on February 2 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73270  Playlist "I think about that question every day."

Episode 589: Who Made That Chair?

January 26, 2024 20:42 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

Guests: Kevin Adams and Maria Planansky of Alfred University. First broadcast January 26 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73255  Playlist here "I knew it was going to be a bummer."

Episode 588: Making Virtual Reality a Reality

January 19, 2024 20:30 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Guests: Alison Valk of the Georgia Tech Library and Ximin Mi of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta about their book "Making Virtual Reality a Reality." First broadcast January 19 2024. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73242; Playlist is  here "What is reality, or virtual reality?"

Episode 587: Southern Industry, Family History

January 12, 2024 20:18 - 57 minutes - 94.7 MB

Guests: Jacob and Nina Elsas, co-owners of The Patch Works Art & History Center, and Jody Thompson, Head of Archives at GT Library First broadcast January 12 2024. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/73236; Playlist at  https://ghost.wrek.org/lost-in-the-stacks/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-jan-12-2024-southern-industry-family-history-episode-587/ "I think Alex is now officially a producer."

Episode 586: So, Now What?

January 05, 2024 20:00 - 58 minutes - 93.5 MB

First broadcast January 5 2024. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72957; Playlist here. "Did I get the tone right?"  

LITSmas 2023

December 22, 2023 22:00 - 59 minutes - 69.6 MB

Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72953 

Episode 584: Three Themes

December 15, 2023 19:08 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

First broadcast December 15 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72951; Playlist  here "I'm sorry I laughed at you."

Episode 583: What Happened?

December 08, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

First broadcast Friday December 8 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72943; Playlist at  https://ghost.wrek.org/lost-in-the-stacks/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-dec-8-2023-what-happened-episode-583/ "Wha' happened'?"

Episode 582: Critical Race Theory in Libraries

December 01, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 73.3 MB

Guests: Dr. Mónica Colón-Aguirre and Dr Nicole Cooke, professors in the School of Information Science, University of South Carolina. First broadcast December 1 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72941, Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=40180 "Surviving out of sheer spite."

Episode 581: The AI4Libraries Conference

November 17, 2023 20:27 - 1 hour - 90.7 MB

Guest: Anu Moorthy, Electronic Resources Librarian at the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast November 17 2023. Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72930; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=40162 "You've reached your quota!"

Episode 580: Quietly Refusing To Quit

November 10, 2023 20:00 - 58 minutes - 67.6 MB

First broadcast November 10 2023. Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72929; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=40142 "That's the way we do things around here."

Episode 579: New Job, New Faculty, New Everything

November 03, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutes - 87.2 MB

Guest: Raven Davis, the new Research Scientist in Data Analytics at the Georgia Tech Library, discussing her new job and how she got there.  First broadcast Nov 3, 2023 Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72920; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=40110 "Everyone wants you on their project!"

Episode 578: Open Rules for Cataloging (ORC)

October 27, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutes - 85 MB

Guests: Ann Kardos (UMass-Amherst), Denise Soufi (UNC-Chapel Hill), and Sonya Slutskaya (Emory) discussing the Open Rules for Cataloging project.  First broadcast Oct 27, 2023 Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72914; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=40076 "I want catalogers to feel like we're experts. We're not just people who open up a book and follow some rules because someone told us to." Orc image by @demonickingdomrealms, CC-BY-NC-SA

Episode 577: Creative Disorientation

October 13, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB

Guests: Mark Wentzel (Atlanta artist) and Stuart Romm (Professor of the Practice in the School of Architecture at Georgia Tech) First broadcast October 13 2023. Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72898; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=40020 "Charlie doesn't like it when we talk about libraries and cathedrals in the same breath."

Episode 576: Banned Books Week in Georgia

October 06, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutes - 85.9 MB

Guest: Nan Brown, advocacy coordinator for the Georgia Library Media Association, discussing book banning efforts in Georgia's public schools.  Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72893; Playlist at: https://www.wrek.org/?p=39987  "You never know what difference a book is going to make...or not having access to a book." Image by florian.b, via flickr, CC-BY-NC.

Episode 575: Feedback and Focus

September 30, 2023 00:53 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MB

Guest: Dr. Carol Subiño Sullivan of Georgia Tech's Center for Teaching and Learning. First broadcast September 29 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72889; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39962 "It's called an early classroom feedback session."

Episode 574: Bringing the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills to the Library

September 22, 2023 20:04 - 1 hour - 55 MB

Guests: Alex McGee, Kirk Henderson, and Connor Lynch of the Georgia Tech Archives. First broadcast September 22 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72861, Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39916 "Pirates, really."

Episode 573: Digital Instruction, Digital Learning

September 15, 2023 19:01 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Guest: Justin Ellis, Digital Learning and Instruction Librarian at Georgia TechFirst broadcast September 15 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72847, Playlist at  https://www.wrek.org/2023/09/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-sept-15-2023-digital-instruction-digital-learning-episode-573/ "Per se."

Episode 572: Free Cut!

September 08, 2023 18:39 - 59 minutes - 72 MB

First broadcast September 8 2023. Transcript file at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72721; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39880 "I heard the exclamation point."

Episode 571: Anyone? Anyone?

August 25, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutes - 68.8 MB

First broadcast August 25 2023. Transcript: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72558 Playlist at  https://www.wrek.org/2023/08/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-aug-25-2023-anyone-anyone-episode-571/ "the three of us, here in this studio, all... proud... GenX-ers."

Episode 570: The SCOTUS Backgrounders

August 18, 2023 18:41 - 59 minutes - 68.9 MB

Guests: Jason Mazzone, Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, and Pia Hunter, Research and Instruction Librarian at the University of Illinois Law Library.  First broadcast August 18 2023. Transcript at: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72556 Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39704 "Faculty members are much less reliable than librarians." 

Episode 569: Technical Services Represent!

August 11, 2023 19:11 - 59 minutes - 71.8 MB

Guest: Stephanie Galipeau, Resource Acquisitions Librarian at the Georgia Tech Library First broadcast August 11 2023. Transcript at https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72550; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39693 "I heard the exclamation point that time."

Episode 568: Set It and Forget It

August 04, 2023 18:55 - 58 minutes - 70.4 MB

First broadcast August 4 2023. Transcript link: https://hdl.handle.net/1853/72549, Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39679 "Let's be honest, you can't forget it."

Episode 567: Publisher Shenanigans

July 28, 2023 18:52 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

    Guest: Dr Annie Stilz of Princeton University First broadcast July 28 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39653 "Publishers of academic journals are increasingly turning to open access, which sounds great, except..."

Episode 566: What Would Be An Ideal Library Curriculum?

July 21, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutes - 69.3 MB

First broadcast July 21 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39637 "Mark knows very well how to use the card catalog."

Episode 565: Artificially Augmenting Higher Education

July 14, 2023 19:00 - 57 minutes - 70.6 MB

Guest: Emily Weigel of the School of Biological Sciences at Georgia Tech. First broadcast July 14 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39584 "My students are going to be hearing about this, they need to know about this."

Episode 564: Assumptions About an AI Future

June 30, 2023 17:49 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

First broadcast June 30 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39531 "...be prepared for very shallow dives and knee-jerk reactions."  

Episode 563: Pump the Brakes

June 23, 2023 16:45 - 59 minutes - 68.4 MB

First broadcast June 23 2023. Transcript; Playlist at  https://www.wrek.org/2023/06/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-for-june-23-2023-pump-the-brakes-episode-563/ "I'm done talking about it!"

Episode 562: Tech's Tactile Thursday Talk

June 16, 2023 18:51 - 1 hour - 69 MB

Catherine Manci, Public Programming & Community Engagement Specialist for the Georgia Tech Library and Anna Doll, Education Curator at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking First broadcast June 16 2023. Transcript; Playlist at  https://www.wrek.org/2023/06/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-for-june-16-2023-techs-tactile-thursday-talk-episode-562/ "Alliteration!"

Episode 561: There is a New Metadata Intern in the Office

June 02, 2023 17:55 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

Guest: Robin Fay, librarian and trainer First broadcast June 2 2023. Transcript; Playlist at  https://www.wrek.org/2023/06/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-for-june-2-2023-theres-a-new-metadata-intern-in-the-office-episode-561/ "I missed that search committee."

Episode 560: What is the Disability Archives Lab?

May 19, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

Guest: Gracen Brilmyer, Assistant Professor in the School of Information Studies at McGill University and Director of the Disability Archives Lab. First broadcast May 19 2023. Transcript available here; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39458 "It is so important to feel seen."

Episode 559: The Toolkit for Confronting White Nationalism in Libraries

May 12, 2023 19:15 - 58 minutes - 68.2 MB

Guest: Lindsay Schubiner, Director of Programs at the Western States Center. First broadcast May 12 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39449 "Let's think about action and reaction." Here's the link to the toolkit: https://www.westernstatescenter.org/libraries

Episode 558: This is a Fine Romance Novel

May 05, 2023 16:48 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

Guest: Tatianna Richardson, author of The Build Up First broadcast on May 5 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39409 "Now I get the title!"

Episode 557: Under the Media Bridge

April 28, 2023 18:19 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

Guests: Professor Yanni Loukissas of Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication and Jason Wright of the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast April 28 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39385 "Red Hot Chili Peppers?"

Episode 556: Who Are the Book Jackets?

April 21, 2023 19:23 - 58 minutes - 67 MB

Guest: Jordan Kopcha of Book Jackets First broadcast April 21 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39318 "Scheduling the room is the hardest part."

Episode 555: Reactivated Research

April 14, 2023 19:02 - 58 minutes - 88.3 MB

Guests: Alex McGee, University Archivist at Georgia Tech, and Morna Gerrard, Archivist for Women and Gender Collections at Georgia State University. Originally broadcast April 14, 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39280 "Oh, there's going to be trouble."

Episode 554: Meet the Residents

March 24, 2023 18:30 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

Guests: Alex Brinson and Kayleah Brown, ACRL Diversity Resident Librarians at the Georgia Tech Library. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39156  Originally broadcast March 24, 2023 "Frankly, it's really hard to break into your first faculty level position." image © slageorgia

Episode 553: Have You Heard of Sci-Hub?

March 17, 2023 19:05 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

Guests: Francisco Segado of the University of Madrid, and Juan Martín of King Carlos University. First broadcast March 17 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39127 "Yarrrrrrrrrr!"

Episode 552: Philosophy Shelved: Philosophy’s Displacement in the Library

March 10, 2023 20:25 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Guests: Kyle Tanaka, PhD student in Philosophy at Emory University, and Sonya Slutskaya, Head of Resource Description at the Emory Library First broadcast March 10 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39102 "Do I get a second guess?"  

Episode 551: TikTok Copyrok

March 03, 2023 19:54 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB

Guest: Kristen Brown of the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast March 3 2023. Transcript; Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/?p=39058 "I had to focus what is going to impact black creators."

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