Reference and Electronic Services Librarian at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, Indiana Area
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- Reference and Electronic Services Librarian at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Past
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- Circulation Assistant at Bellarmine University
- Education
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- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisville
- Bridgewater State College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Higher Education
- Websites
Richard Bernier’s Summary
As the Reference and Electronic Services Librarian at Rose Hulman, I wear many hats on a regular basis and have been given the opportunity to venture into a wide variety of projects and areas of specialization. I manage subscriptions, licensing and access to all electronic resources, manage the library website, provide technical support to the library staff, and provide reference service for all subject areas with heavy emphasis in engineering and the sciences. My area of specialty is green engineering, renewable energy and sustainability. I am also the project manager of the Rose-Hulman Digital Archives Project which is a member of the Wabash Valley Visions and Voices project. I have published in Library Hi-Tech News, the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings and wrote over fifty entries for the Encyclopedia of Louisville while a graduate student in history. My proudest scholarly work is my history master’s thesis, “White Activists in the Louisville, Kentucky Open Housing Movement, 1962-1967” A Master’s Thesis Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Louisville in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Master of Arts, 1998.
Richard Bernier’s Specialties:
Engineering and science reference librarian, (subject specialist in renewable energy, sustainability, and green engineering), digital libraries and collections, electronic resource license negotiation, electronic resource management, library instruction,
Richard Bernier’s Experience
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Reference and Electronic Services Librarian
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
Currently holds this position
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Circulation Assistant
Bellarmine University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
Evening supervisor of the circulation department.
Richard Bernier’s Education
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University of Kentucky
Masters of Library and Information Science , 1999 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Beta Phi Mu
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University of Louisville
Master of Arts , History , 1995 — 1998
Focused on modern United States history
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Alpha Theta;
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Bridgewater State College
Bachelor of Arts , History , 1990 — 1995
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-founder and President of the History Club
Additional Information
Richard Bernier’s Websites:
Richard Bernier’s Interests:
PROFESSIONAL: Green technology and sustainability information resources; digital collections. PERSONAL: My softball league, Red Sox baseball, my personal digital music project, my personal digital photograph collection, darts, percussion (congas, etc), political junkie, mafia movies.
Richard Bernier’s Groups:
American Society of Engineering Education, American Library Association, Indiana Online Users Group
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IOLUG - Indiana Online Users Group
Richard Bernier’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
