Episode 694: The Assistant Dean Show
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
Release Date: 08/28/2026
Episode 699: Computing in the Library
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
For this episode of the GT Library Guidebook series, the show team give a short history of the computer labs in the Georgia Tech Library and talks about computing in the library, particularly the lack of actual computers and the reliance on docking stations. Part XVII of The GT Library Guidebook First broadcast October 2 2026 "What is a thin client?"
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Episode 698: There's An Archivist For That?! Part V
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
An Atlanta archivist discusses her work at Georgia State University and AUC, featuring hip-hop, pop culture, and best friends that you never meet. Guest: Brittany Newberry, Community Engagement Archivist at the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. First broadcast September 25 2026. "Never in my life did I think I was going to get to do something I enjoyed outside of work."
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Episode 697: Between Librarianship and IT
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
For an Introduce Yourself show, a systems librarian discusses the many facets of his professional identity and the points of intersection for librarianship and information technology in his job. Guest: Thomas Waters, Library Systems Technologist at the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast September 18 2026. Transcript at "... in the center of the Venn diagram between librarianship and information technology."
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Episode 696: Synthetic Data
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
A professor of AI from Georgia Tech joins the show to discuss synthetic data, AI training on its own output, and other potential conundrums in the ongoing saga of AI in the sciences. Guest: Dr. Mark Riedl of the School of Interactive Computing, Director of the Georgia Tech Machine Learning Center, and Gitesh Ramamurthy Endowed Professor of AI at the Georgia Institute of Technology. First broadcast September 11 2026. Transcript at "I think I'm going to try to convince you that some of things that people are worried about right are maybe further off in the future or maybe not something we have...
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Episode 695: Room G201
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
For this episode of the GT Library Guidebook series, the show team talks about room G201 in the Georgia Tech Library, also known as the Microfilm Reading Room, and reflects on old media, libraries, and small hidden spaces. Part XVI of The GT Library Guidebook First broadcast September 4 2026. Transcript at "I guess I'm Team Microfilm?"
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Episode 694: The Assistant Dean Show
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
The three assistant deans of the Georgia Tech Library join the show to talk about their jobs, responsibilities, and aspirations in their leadership roles. Guests: Jay Forrest, Assistant Dean for Collections Strategy and Development; Dr. Mack Freeman, Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives; and Jody Thompson, Assistant Dean for Archives, Records Management, and Digital Curation, all at the Georgia Tech Library. First broadcast August 28 2026. "What’s an assistant dean? What do they do? Do I need to worry about them when I’m making plans?"
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Episode 693: Digital Asset Management For The Win
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
Elizabeth Keathley and Lisa Grimm, authors of Practical Digital Asset Management (DAM), discuss the principles and the discontents of DAM while reminding us to back digital asset management for the win. Guests: Elizabeth Keathley and Lisa Grimm, authors of Practical Digital Asset Management First broadcast August 21 2026. Transcript at "I get excited about DAM because I get to geek out about metadata."
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ENCORE Episode 293 Citizen Archiving III: The Master Tapes
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
This encore of Part 3 of the occasional series "Citizen Archiving," which considers the archival actions of private citizens, features an interview with the late Steve Albini, legendary recording engineer and musician, about what must be saved, recorded, and considered when creating the master tapes of musical performances. Part 3 of CITIZEN ARCHIVING Guest: Steve Albini of Electrical Audio. First broadcast February 26 2016. ; Transcript at "There may be no Pixies in the old country..."
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Episode 692: Radical Reference on the Radio
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
The hosts of the library-themed WRFG Atlanta public-affairs show Radical Reference With Sister Sai talk about how the show started and their values, process, and plans for radical reference on the radio. Guests: Saira Raza and Keeza Hameed, hosts of Radical Reference on WRFG Atlanta (and Emory librarians). First broadcast on August 7 2026. Transcript at "We’re not the only game in town any more!"
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Episode 691: Juvenile Drama
Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show
In the third and final episode of an unofficial "Library of Congress" trilogy, catalogers from the ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee Working Group on Subfield V Retention discuss the Library of Congress's announcement that they have stopped using Subfield V and form subdivisions, e.g. "Mistaken identity--Juvenile drama." Guests: Chloe Misorski, Head of Cataloging Services and Library Systems at Cleveland Museum of Art; Eduardo Fojo, Media Cataloger Librarian at Florida International University; and Deborah Tomaras, Metadata and Resource Management Librarian at Marist University. First...
info_outlineThe three assistant deans of the Georgia Tech Library join the show to talk about their jobs, responsibilities, and aspirations in their leadership roles.
Guests: Jay Forrest, Assistant Dean for Collections Strategy and Development; Dr. Mack Freeman, Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives; and Jody Thompson, Assistant Dean for Archives, Records Management, and Digital Curation, all at the Georgia Tech Library.
First broadcast August 28 2026.
"What’s an assistant dean? What do they do? Do I need to worry about them when I’m making plans?"