Faculty and Staff

Richard Kearney

Professor • David and Lorraine Cheng Library

Richard Kearney is the Electronic Resources Librarian at the Cheng Library. He has been part of the library faculty since January 2000 and also serves as a Reference and Instruction Librarian.

Professional Interests

Electronic resources management, effective library instruction strategies, historical research methods, open access, and open educational resources.

Degrees

MA History, William Paterson University Wayne, NJ

MLS (or MLIS) Library Service, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey NEw Brunswick, NJ

BA Sociology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Newark, NJ

Specialization

History, Economics, Art

Representative Publications


Toward a More Formal Mentoring Program; Academic Library Mentoring: Fostering Growth and Renewal; Association of College & Research Libraries; 2021


"Joseph Patrick McDonnell, labor organizer (1847-1906)," "Gaetano Bresci, anarchist (1869-1901)," and "Pietro Botto (184-1945) and Maria Botto (1870-1915), union activists"; Paterson Lives; William Paterson University; 2018


Creating Space for Critical Dialogues About Race: A Conversation with Red Bank Public Library's 'Let's Talk About Race' Program Committee; New Jersey Library Association NEWSletter; New Jersey Library Association; Volume 16, 2019
https://njla.org/sites/default/files/newsletter-spring-2019-final.pdf


Every Book (or Magazine or Video) Its User: Building a World Languages Collection at Livingston PL; New Jersey Library Association NEWSletter; New Jersey Library Association; Volume 16, 2018
https://njla.org/sites/default/files/NEWSLetterSummer18ed.pdf


More Essential Than Ever: A Conversation with Newark Public Library’s Leslie Kahn on Expanding Our Concept of Reference in the 21st Century; New Jersey Library Association NEWSletter; New Jersey Library Association; Volume 15, 2017
https://njla.org/sites/default/files/NEWSLetterSUMMER17.pdf

Representative Presentations


Libraries and 'Open' Initiatives - Opportunities for Service Leadership
Yeshiva University Libraries Staff Syumposium Yeshiva University Libraries
New York, NY 2021


Baking an OER Initiative from Scratch
EdgeCon 2019 NJEdge
Long Branch, NJ 2019


Purchasing and Licensing E-Resources: A More Robust Role for VALE through Member Engagement
VALE / ACRL-NJ / NJLA-CUS Users' Conference VALE-NJ
Piscataway, NJ 2019


Toward Meaningful E-Resource Usage Metrics
VALE / ACRL-NJ / NJLA-CUS Users' Conference VALE-NJ
Piscataway, NJ 2018


EResource Licensing Made Easier
New York Library Association Annual Conference New York Library Association
Saratoga Springs, NY 2016

Awards and Honors

History Department Appreciation Award
William Paterson University History Department
04/24/2019

Distinguished Service Award
College and University Section, New Jersey Library Association
01/01/2016

Library Service Award
New Jersey Library Association
01/01/2015

Fellowships, Grants and Research

Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle (Film Series and Discussion Program
Grant

107g Library

By appointment