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RICHARD W. MEYER
Résumé
ADDRESS 8 Arbor Glen Ct Telephone: 864.373.9360
Taylors, SC 29687
EDUCATION
Economics MA Clemson University 1986
Library Science MS University of Illinois 1970
Chemistry BS University of Missouri 1967
Library Science BA University of Missouri 1967
EMPLOYMENT
Dean and Director of Libraries (Retired) October 2000 – August 2008
Georgia Institute of Technology
Responsibilities
Dean of library faculty and director of libraries, managing a total staff of 120, serving a
comprehensive technological university. Support for the instructional and research efforts of
22,000 students, faculty and staff. Directing library operations budgeted at $12 million.
Selected Accomplishments:
- guided a comprehensive reorganization to consolidate service points to free staff for
reallocation to areas of heavier need; reached final stage with new AD for Admin 2005;
- raised funding ($1.0 million) and provided leadership to the development of a joint
library/computer center (LWC) staffed information commons with 100 workstations;
- raised funding ($1.4 million) and facilitated planning for Library East Commons (LEC);
- implemented the process, program and staff definitions to build a comprehensive digital
platform for deposit and access to electronic dissertations, sponsored research reports,
research publications and learning objects;
- implemented and staffed 24 hour access to the library – Sun through Thursday;
- guided cooperative efforts to bring the library into full compliance with state efforts
including migration to Endeavor, universal borrowing and improved web access;
- revised format and publication policy for external publication and implemented internal
communications;
- secured endorsement from the faculty and revised collection development efforts to move
from print to electronic publications for all research support.
Director of the Library (Tenured Professor) August 1991 – September 2000
Elizabeth Huth Coates Library
Trinity University
Selected Accomplishments:
- director of a library and instructional media service center with a staff of sixty, serving a
comprehensive university;

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- developed building program and directed expansion project adding 32,000 square feet to
the Library building;
- initiated and coordinated strategic plan and comprehensive reorganization of operations
through a collegial process that simplified the reporting structure and achieved a better
balance of resources with user needs;
- articulated the vision, mission and goals of the library and re-focused the vision toward
improving access to collections and quality bibliographic education of students, including
an electronic resources access plan;
- implemented improved automation program including workstations for all library faculty
with Internet, OCLC and integrated system access;
- implemented program to articulate previously undocumented as well as new policies and
procedures in conformance with the overall mission;
- $1.25 million grant from Mellon to substitute online full-text for print scholarly serials
and econometric analysis of the impact on monopoly power.
Associate Director of Libraries (Tenured Professor) August 1979 - July 1991
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-3001
Selected Accomplishments:
- associate director of a research library with a staff of ninety-nine, serving a land grant
university with 26 Ph.D. programs and a $30 million research endeavor;
- initiated and oversaw organization of two day Info-Expo to raise campus awareness of
online information resources available locally;
- fund raising resulting in gifts to the library in excess of $1,000,000;
- initiated comprehensive automation program for Clemson library leading to installation
of NOTIS with acquisitions, serials control, cataloging, circulation, and online catalog
and installation of BRS Search software for local online database access with locally
designed interface;
- completed an exhaustive evaluation of integrated automation systems available for
application to the library resulting in a comprehensive report on twenty-nine potential
systems;
- directed personnel operations which included implementing University policies,
supervising evaluations, and overseeing staff development; served as the department head
for library faculty;
- chaired task force which developed emergency preparedness, disaster plan for library;
- implemented staff development program which included orientation, training, and
workshops on supervision, interpersonal skills, and technical issues;
- helped develop plan and supervised reorganization effort which merged service points,
shifted collection into logical arrangement, reorganized staff, and re-articulated unit
responsibilities; developed technical services remodeling specs.
Director of Library Technical Services October 1976 - July 1979
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Selected Accomplishments:
- directed technical service operation with staff of thirty-five and a budget of $1.25 million;

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- reorganized workflow and operation of technical services to effect a thirty-five percent
increase in output;
- evaluated automation program and implemented a new department responsible for all
data input and maintenance;
- organized staff development program.
Assistant Director for Technical Services Oct 1970 - Sept 1976
Library, University of Texas at Dallas
P. O. Box 643
Richardson, TX 75080
Selected Accomplishments:
- assistant director of a new university library, and budget officer for same;
- staffed and developed technical service operation from scratch;
- developed the first computer output microfiche catalog in the U.S. based on OCLC tapes;
- initiated development of operations, programs, and policies of all technical services
operations; established every job in technical services and provided reference service at
night;
- developed specifications for expansion of the library and for all furniture and equipment
acquired for the 200,000 square foot building opened in 1975;
- planned and administered relocation of library to larger quarters four times.
Graduate Assistant August 1969 - August 1970
University of Illinois Library
Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801
Assistant Librarian June 1967 - August 1969
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Co.
Savannah River Laboratory
Aiken, SC 29801

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CONSULTING
Winona State University, Winona, MN. Provided presentation and consulting support for
Winona team endeavoring to determine the driving issues for the future and to revise strategies
of the Library. 2004.
Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT. Provided reactions and guidance in support of library
and information technology planning for restructuring joint services in the Library. 2003.
Mercer University Libraries, Macon, GA. Provided guidance to the directors of the two main
libraries of Mercer on development of strategic and institutional effectiveness plans in support of
their accreditation. 2001.
Mackenzie Institute of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Participated with three other academic leaders in a
program to improve the fund raising strategy for overall operations of the campus and to initiate
planning for new library facilities with Brazil’s largest and most prestigious academic institution.
1998.
Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, IN. Participated with a panel of experts to advise the
Endowment on approaches to support theological libraries. 1996.
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR. Provided recommendations on expansion of the
library building. 1993.
The Chemists' Club, New York, NY. Evaluated the economic viability of continuing the Club
library. 1991-1992.
Harris Corporation, Government Systems Sector, Melborne, FL. Analyzed operations and
provided recommendations for automation and improvement of administration and services of
the library. 1985-1986.
Clemson University, College of Education. Developed an analysis of the Curriculum Laboratory
and recommended a plan of development to the Dean. 1980.

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GRANTS
Computing Technology Upgrade for Library Commons. Georgia Tech Student Technology Fee
Grant, December 2007. Amount: $241,589.
Circulation self-checkout system, digital research photo collection, and digital full motion video
collection. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, December 2007. Amount: $55,000
Large format digital camera and workstation grant. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, December 2006.
Amount: $56,300.
Student computing workstations for Library East Commons project. Lewis H. Beck Foundation,
December 2005. Amount: $47,220.
Computing Technology Upgrade for Library Commons. Georgia Tech Student Technology Fee
Grant, December 2005. Amount: $124,365.
Renovation grants for Library East Commons project. Price Gilbert Charitable Trust, May 2005.
Amount: $100,000.
Class of 1955, May 2005. Amount pledged: $200,000.
Library Theses Digitization Technology Support. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, December 2004.
Amount: $54,750.
Library Digital Initiatives Technology Support. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, December 2003.
Amount: $83,000.
Hardware Support of Library Digitization Project. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, December 2002.
Amount: $50,429.
Library West Commons Renovation Grant. Price Gilbert Charitable Trust, November 2002.
Amount: $100,000.
Computing Technology for the Library Commons Project. Georgia Tech Student Technology
Fee Grant, December 2001. Amount: $156,000.
Acquisitions grant. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, July 2001. Amount: $43,750.
Book Collections Support for Social Sciences. Lewis H. Beck Foundation, June 2001. Amount:
$70,000.
Renovation grant. Price Gilbert, Jr. Charitable Fund, April 2001. Amount: $25,000
Texas Infrastructure Fund (TIF) automation enhancement grant, May 1999.
Amount: $188,886.

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Loading 350,000 retrospective holdings to OCLC. Funded by the Chapman Trust of Oklahoma
in April 1996. Amount: $30,000.
The Electronic Library: Creating an Infrastructure for Liberal Arts Colleges.
Co-authored with N. Douglas Anderson, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina; Tom
Watson, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee; and Wayne Anderson, Associated
Colleges of the South, Atlanta, Georgia. Submitted July 24, 1995 to the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation. Approved Dec. 18, 1995. Amount: $1,250,000.

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UNIVERSITY, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Atlanta / Georgia
Georgia Public Library Service, Strategic Planning Team, January-December 2007.
Solinet, Board of Directors, May 2004-2007
Planning Committee, Chair, 2005-06
Pay Equity Committee, 2005-06
Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education, Library Directors, 2001-present
Regents Academic Committee on Libraries, 2001- present; Chair, 2004-05
Galileo Steering Committee, 2002 – 2006; Chair, 2004-05
United Way of Atlanta, Library Campaign Chair, 2000-present
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Total Compensation Advisory Board, 2007-present
Georgia Tech Classroom Technology Implementation Task Force, 2006-present
Georgia Tech Human Resources Advisory Board, 2006 – present
GTHRAB, Workforce Management Search Committee, 2007
Georgia Tech Best Practices Screening Committee, 2006
Associate Vice Provost for Distance Learning and Professional Education Search
Committee, Chair, 2003
Institute Budget and Planning Committee, 2002-2003
Georgia Tech Advisory Committee on Technology Enhanced Education, 2002 - present
Academic Service Committee, Distance Learning Intellectual Property Rights
Subcommittee (ad hoc), 2001-2002
Provost’s Task Force on Continuing and Technology-Enhanced Education (ad hoc),
2001-2002; and, Enhanced Learning Subcommittee, 2001-2002
Board of Regents, OIIT Strategic Planning, Strategic Objectives Team (ad hoc), 2002
ILRC Planning Board, 2000-present
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Reaffirmation Visitation Review Teams
Instituto Tecnologico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey, Mexico (Substantive
Change), May 2003
Troy State University (Substantive Change), February 2003
Appalachian State University, April 2002
Stetson University, February 2001
Washington and Lee University, March 1999
San Antonio
United Way of San Antonio, Field Service Review Committee, 1998-2000
United Way Day of Caring Volunteer, 1997, 1998
United Way Campaign Committee, Trinity, 1994, 1995, 1996
Wayside Chapel, Library Automation Support Consultant, 1997-2000
Trinity University

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Information Technology Committee, 1996-2000
Telephone System Replacement Committee (ad hoc), 1994-1995
Computer Resources Committee, 1993-1996
Faculty Professional Activities Documentation Committee, 1993
Computing 2000 Committee (ad hoc automation planning), 1992
Library Activities Committee, ex-officio, 1991-2000
Trinity Associates (donor group), 1991-2000
Academic Council, 1991-2000
Associated Colleges of the South
Library Grant Steering Committee, co-chair, 1994-2000
Librarians Group, representative for Trinity University, 1991-2000
American Library Association, 1972-present
Manuscript reviewer for College and Research Libraries, 2003-present
Academic Status Committee, 1996-1999
Research and Statistics Committee, 1992-1996
NCES Advisory Committee, 1992-1996
ACRL, Statistics Committee, chair, 1991-1993
ACRL/STS, Forum on Emerging Issues and Research, 1991-1993
ACRL/ULS, Executive Committee, 1990-1991
ACRL/ULS, Chicago Meeting, Program Committee, chair, 1988-1990
ACRL, University Library Standards Review Committee, 1985-1989
ACRL, Standards and Accreditation Committee, 1987-1989
ACRL/ULS, New Orleans Meeting, Program Committee, 1986-1988
LITA, Nominating Committee, chair, 1979-1980
Consortium of Research and Academic Libraries (San Antonio)
Board of Directors, 1991- 2000
Continuing Education Committee, chair, 1994-1996
Clemson University
SACS, Self -Study Committee, Educational Support Services, 1989-1991
Organization of Academic Department Heads, 1988-1991
Library Classified Staff Council, Executive Committee, 1987-1991
Library Development Advisory Committee, 1985-1989
Commission on Graduate Studies and Research, 1983
Deans and President's Councils, 1980; alternate, 1981-1991
Undergraduate Commission, 1981
Clemson Community
Librarian, Clemson PCA Church, 1990-1991
Providence Christian School, board member, 1989-1991
Transition Committee: to Establish Independence, chair, 1989
Daniel High School, Friends of Daniel, board member, 1987-1990
Daniel High School, Drug abuse awareness parents advisory committee, 1987-1989

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Clemson Swimming Pool Club, president, 1985-1986; board, 1984-1987
Morrison Elementary School
PTO Board, 1981-82; Olympics of the Mind, Coach, 1984 and 1985
South Carolina
University of South Carolina Statewide Information Access Planning
Committee, invited consultant member, 1990-1991
South Carolina Library Association, 1988-1991
Interlibrary Loan, ad hoc Study Committee, 1989-1990
Southern Higher Education Network Association, associate, 1985-1991
Board member, 1988-1991
Task Force on Library Automation, 1980-1981
Indiana State University
Committee of Deans, Chairpersons, and Directors, 1977-1979
Graduate Council, 1976-1979
Student Affairs/Academic Committee, 1976-1979
Indiana Library Association, 1977-1979
Library Automation and Technology Association, chair, 1978-1979
Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (InColSA)
Task Force on Online Catalogs, chair, 1978
Committee to Utilize Archive Tapes, co-chair, 1977-1978
Texas Library Association, 1975-1976
Registration, co-chair, 1975
Dallas County Library Association, 1973-1976
Committee to Investigate Reading Facilities in the Dallas County Jail, 1973
Beta Phi Mu (National Professional Honorary Society), 1971-present

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PUBLICATIONS
Richard W. Meyer and Tyler Walters. “Sowing an Old Field with a New Crop: Collaborative
Services of Libraries and Other Campus Units.” In Convergence with Academic Library
Services, edited by Ron Powell and Peter Hernon. In Press, 2008.
Richard W. Meyer. “The Times, They are a Changing: Keeping up is Tough to do.” The Galileo
Planet (Summer 2005): 6, 8. http://chiron.gsu.edu/cgi-bin/homepage.cgi.
---. Addressing the Cultural Dimensions of the Convergence of Computing and Library Staffs.
Washington, DC: ARL, 2002. 5 Pp. http://www.arl.org/collectaccess/CAmeyer.html.
---. “The Educational Epicenter.” The Classroom (Spring 2002): 9-10.
http://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/27/1/classroomS2002.pdf … page 9.
---. “A Tool to Assess Journal Price Discrimination.” College and Research Libraries 62/3 (May
2001): 269-288. [ALCTS/Blackwell Scholarship Award: Outstanding … Article for 2001.
Presented at ALA Annual Meeting, June 2002.]
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/backissues2001b/may01/meyer.pdf
Richard W. Meyer and Mary Jane Mayo. Alumni Outreach by University Libraries
ARL Occasional Paper #22. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2001. 38 Pp.
http://www.arl.org/op/op22.html … summary only.
Richard W. Meyer. "Consortial Access Versus Ownership." In Technology and Scholarly
Communication, edited by Richard Ekman and Richard Quandt. Berkeley, CA: University of
California Press, 1999. Pp. 223-249.
---. "A Measure of the Impact of Tenure." College and Research Libraries 60/2 (March 1999):
110-119. [ACRL/K.G. Saur Award: Best Article in College and Research Libraries, 1999.
Presented at ALA Annual Meeting, July 2000.]
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crljournal/backissues1999b/march99/meyer.pdf .
---. "Monopoly Power and Electronic Journals." Library Quarterly 67/4 (October 1997): 325-
349.
---. "Surviving the Change: The Economic Paradigm of Higher Education in Transformation."
Journal of Academic Librarianship 23/4 (July 1997): 291-301.
Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00991333
---. "The Cataloger's Future: a Director's View." Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 23/4
(Summer 1997): 195-204. Reprinted in Cataloging and Classification: Trends, Transformations,
Teaching and Training, edited by James R. Shearer and Alan R. Thomas. New York: Haworth
Press, 1997. Pp. 195-204. Available online: http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/dds.asp
---. "Palladian Alliance Contains Library Costs." CLS Newsletter 12/2 (Fall 1996): 2-4.

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---. "Identifying Overpriced Journals." Newsletter on Serials Pricing Issues 162 (July 15, 1996):
162.1. http://www.lib.unc.edu/prices/1996/PRIC162.HTML#162.1
---. "The Library in Scholarly Communication." Social Science Quarterly 77/1 (Spring 1996):
210-217.
---. "The Effect of a Transition in Intellectual Property Rights Caused by Electronic Media on the
Human Capital of Librarians." In Technical Services Management, 1965-1990: a Quarter of a
Century of Change; a Look to the Future, edited by Ruth C. Carter and Linda Smith.
Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, 1995. Pp. 331-347.
---. "Focusing Your Library Vision on Educational Outcomes." College and Research Libraries
News 56/5 (May 1995): 335-337.
---. "EDUCOM '94: the Promise of Technology." College and Research Libraries News 56/1
(January 1995): 22-23.
---. "Selecting Electronic Alternatives." Information Technology and Libraries 12/2 (June
1993): 173-180.
---. "Locally Mounted Databases...Making Information as Close to Free as Possible." Online
16/1 (January 1992): 15, 17-24.
---. "Management, Cost and Behavioral Issues with Locally Mounted Databases." Information
Technology and Libraries 9/3 (September 1990): 226-241.
---. "Earnings Gains Through the Institutionalized Standard of Faculty Status." Library
Administration and Management 4/4 (Fall 1990): 184-193.
---. "Librarian Salaries: Paid What We're Worth?" College and Research Libraries News 51/6
(June 1990): 504-509.
George Alexander and Richard W. Meyer. "Library Automation Strategy at Clemson
University." In Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic Information, edited by Caroline
Arms. Bedford, Mass: Digital Press for EDUCOM, 1989. Pp. 95-116.
George Alexander, Joseph F. Boykin, Jr., and Richard W. Meyer. "Clemson University: a Case
History in Library-Computer Center Cooperation." In Advances in Library Automation and
Networking, Volume 3, edited by Joseph A. Hewitt. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1989. Pp. 249-269
Richard W. Meyer. "Cost Differential to Replace OCLC with an In-House System." The
Southeastern Librarian 38/1 (Spring 1988): 10-11.
--- and Bruce Yandle. "The Political Economy of Acid Rain." CATO Journal 7/2 (Fall 1987):
527-545. http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj7n2/cj7n2-16.pdf

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---. "How to Read an Applicant Resume." Administrative Management 48/2 (February 1987):
44.
---. "The Political Economy of Acid Rain Control: Legislative Attempts to Amend the Clean Air
Act of 1970." Masters thesis, Clemson University, 1986.
---. "Overview of OCLC MARC Tape Uses." In From Tape to Product: Some Practical
Considerations on the Use of OCLC-MARC Tapes. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1985. Pp. 1-
13.
---. "How to Buy the System You Always Wanted Without the Agony of Bidding: System
Evaluation as an Alternative to the RFP." In Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems,
Proceedings, September 26-27, 1983, edited by David C. Genaway. Columbus, OH: Genaway
and Associates, Inc., 1983. Pp. 188-200.
---. "General Methodology and Linear Model for Planning and Evaluation." In CAUSE.
Proceedings of the 1981 CAUSE National Conference, December 1-4, 1981, edited by R. Brian
Walsh and Charles R. Thomas. Boulder, Col.: CAUSE, 1981. Pp. 529-540. Reprinted in
Cause/Effect 5/6 (November 1982): 12-15, 23.
---. "Faculty Status and Academic Librarians; Are There Second Thoughts?" North Carolina
Libraries 39/4 (Winter 1981): 41-47.
---. Beth Ann Reuland, Francisco Diaz, and Frances Colburn. "A General Planning Methodology
for Automation." Journal of Library Automation 14/3(September 1981): 205-209.
---, George Alexander and Ringgold Management Systems. Total Integrated Library Information
System, Part 2: A Report on the Specific Design Phase: Identification and Evaluation. Syracuse,
NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, 1981. ED 207533.
Richard W. Meyer, et al. Total Integrated Library Information System: A Report on the General
Design Phase. Syracuse, NY: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources, 1980. ED 191446.
---. "Library Professionalism and the Democratic Way." Journal of Academic Librarianship 6/5
(November 1980): 277-281.
InCoLSA, Task Force on Online Catalogs. Report. Indianapolis: 1978.
Richard W. Meyer. Computer Output Microfilm and Library Catalogs. Syracuse, NY: ERIC
Clearinghouse on Information Resources, 1978. ED 156143.
---. "The Effects on Library Organization of Current Trends and Innovations: A Bibliography."
In Emerging Trends in Library Organization: What Influences Change, edited by Sul H. Lee.
Ann Arbor: Pierian Press, 1978. Pp. 109-121.

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--- and Bonnie Juergens. "Computer Output Microfiche Catalogs: Some Practical
Considerations." Journal of Micrographics 11/2 (November-December 1977): 92-96. Reprinted
in: The Card Catalog: Current Issues, edited by Cynthia C. Ryans. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow
Press, 1981. Pp. 147-154.
--- and Rebecca Panetta. "Two Shared Cataloging Databases: a Comparison." College and
Research Libraries 38 (January 1977): 119-24.
---. Non-periodical Microform Resources in the University of Texas at Dallas Library: a Guide.
Richardson, TX: 1976.
--- and John Knapp. "COM Catalog Based on OCLC Records." Journal of Library Automation
8/4 (December 1975): 312-321. Reprinted in Microforms and Library Catalogs: a Reader,
edited by Albert J. Diaz. Westport, CN: Microform Review, 1977. Pp. 267-274.
Reviews:
Richard W. Meyer. Review of The Idea of a University, by John Henry Newman, edited by
Frank M. Turner. Libraries and Culture 32/3 (Summer 1997): 383-385.
---. Review of For the Good of the Order: Essays in Honor of Edward G. Holley, edited by
Delmus E. Williams, John M. Budd, Robert E. Martin, Barbara Moran and Fred Roper. Libraries
and Culture 31/3-4 (Summer-Fall 1996): 666-667.
---. Review of Management Evaluation of Software Packages by QED Information Sciences.
Cause/Effect 8/4 (July 1985): 34.
---. Review of A Reader on Choosing an Automated Library System, edited by Joseph R.
Matthews. Library Acquisitions Practice and Theory 8 (1984): 290-291.
---. Review of Automating Library Acquisitions: Issues and Outlook by Richard W. Boss.
Library Acquisitions Practice and Theory 7 (1983): 166-167.
---. Review of "The Four On-line Bibliographic Utilities," by Joseph R. Matthews, Library
Technology Reports 15/6 (November-December 1979): 665-838; and Online Resource Sharing
II: A Comparison of OCLC, Inc., Research Libraries Information Network, and Washington
Library Network by Mary Ellen Jacobs, Richard Woods, and Judith Yarborough. College and
Research Libraries 41/4 (July 1980): 369-371.
---. Review of "The Conversion of Manual Catalogs to Collection Databases," by Brett Butler,
Brian Aveney and William Scholz, Library Technology Reports 14 (March-April 1978): 109-
206; and OCLC: Impact and Use -- a Study of the Charter Members of the Ohio College Library
Center, by Joe A. Hewitt. College and Research Libraries 39/6 (November 1978): 503-504.

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PRESENTATIONS
Richard W. Meyer. “Re-engineering Libraries for the Digital Age.” Presented jointly with Brian
Mathews and Bonnie Tijerina at the Charles Beard Lecture Series at the University of West
Georgia, April 2007.
Richard W. Meyer and Tyler Walters. “Collaborative Services of Libraries and Other Campus
Units.” Presented at Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), Semi-Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC, December 2006.
Richard W. Meyer. “Scholarly Communication and the Role of the Research Library in the
Digital Age.” Presentation for the Solinet Workshop for non-MLS professionals in the
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL), May 2006.
--- “Library West Commons: Informing the Future.” Presented at ALA, Mid-Winter Meeting, San
Antonio, TX, January 2006
--- “Institutional Repositories: Who is Doing What?” Presented at: Association of Southeastern
Research Libraries (ASERL) 2003, Charleston, SC, March 2003.
--- “The Educational Epicenter.” Presented jointly with Jim Consuegra at: EDUCAUSE 2002,
Atlanta, GA, October 2002.
--- “In-Reach Programs in Academic Libraries.” Panelist for: the University Libraries Section,
ACRL, ALA, Mid-Winter Meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.
--- "Beating the Price Spiral with Aggregated Online Periodical Collections." Presented at:
Leadership by Libraries. Solinet Member Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 2001.
---. "Looking at the Issues." Panelist for: American Association of University Presses, Annual
Meeting, Austin, TX, June 1999.
---. "Project Muse on Campus." Presented at: ALA, Annual Meeting, Project Muse User’s
Group, Washington, DC, June 1998.
---. "Consortial Access Versus Ownership." Presented at: Scholarly Communication and
Technology. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 1997.
---. "Reply to Eli Noam's 'Electronics and the Future of the Research Library.'" Panelist for:
Choosing Our Futures. ALA, ACRL National Conference, Nashville, TN, April 1997.
---. "Identifying Overpriced Journals." Panelist for: Throwing Out the Bathwater, but Keeping
the Baby. ALA, Midwinter Meeting, Journal Costs in Libraries Discussion Group, Washington,
DC, February 1997.

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---. "The Palladian Alliance: a Satellite Videoconference Introducing the Electronic Library
Initiative of the Associated Colleges of the South." Presenter and panelist: Dallas, TX,
September 1996.
---. "Economic Issues -- and Perhaps Legal Ones as Well." Presented at: Annual Meeting, Texas
Council of State University Librarians, San Antonio, TX, September 1996.
---. "The Palladian Alliance." Presented at: The Electronic Horizon for the College Library:
Electronic Journals and Other New Technologies. ALA Annual Conference, ACRL College
Libraries Section, New York, NY, July 1996.
---. "The Electronic Library: Creating an Infrastructure for Liberal Arts Colleges." Presented at:
Deans' Meeting, Associated Colleges of the South, Hendrix College, Conway, AR, March 1995;
and, Presidents' Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 1995. Updated with Deans and Presidents, Atlanta,
GA, June 1996.
---. "Reengineering the Organization for The Virtual Library: Staffing and Service Issues."
Presented at: The Electronic Library: Administrative Issues for Organization and Access
Institute. ALA, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, San Antonio, TX,
October 1994.
---. "Virtual Libraries: Virtual Reality or Virtual Hype?" Presented at: The Tenth Texas
Conference on Library Automation. University of Houston, Houston, TX, October 1994.
---. "A Political Attempt to Solve a Market Failure." Presentation on the economics of acid rain:
San Antonio Audubon Society, San Antonio, TX, April 1994.
---. Panelist for: Readers, Researchers, and Reviewers: the Three R's of Scholarly
Communication in the Information Age. Southwestern Social Science Association, Annual
meeting, San Antonio, TX, April, 1994.
---. "Leadership Begins With a Vision." Presented at: Library and Information Leadership
Institute 1994: Moving Up in Academic Library Administration. Graduate School of Library and
Information Science, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, March 1994.
---. "Selecting Databases For Local Loading From Among The Alternatives," "Educational
Outcomes and Keeping the User in Mind," and "Inventory of Management Issues Related to
Loading Your Own." Three papers presented at: Loading Your Own: Technical Briefing on
Management and Services Sponsored by INCOLSA. Indianapolis, IN, September 1993.
---. "Some Issues Associated with Putting the Pieces Together." Presented at: Putting Together
the Pieces of the Reference Puzzle: Print, CD-ROM, Mounted and Online Databases. Amigos
Member Conference, Dallas, TX, May 1993.

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---. "The Issues Comparing CD-Rom Indexes to Locally Mounted Files" and "Locally Mounted
Files in Academic Libraries." Two papers presented at: Information Access Conference.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, April 1993
---. "Selecting Electronic Alternatives." Presented at: OCLC Users' Council Meeting. Columbus,
OH, February 1993.
---. Discussion Group Panel Moderator: Access, Funding, and Decision Making: Alternatives for
CD-ROMS and Locally Mounted Databases. ALA, Midwinter, Denver, CO, January 1993.
---. "Framework for Decision Making: a Matrix Model." Presented at: Extending the OPAC.
Library and Information Technology Association, 6th National Conference, Denver, CO, Sept
1992.
---. "Agenda for Collection Development in the Electronic Age." Presented at: Texas Library
Association, Annual Conference, Houston, TX, April 1992.
---. "When is Information Knowledge?" Parents Weekend. Presented at: Trinity University, San
Antonio, TX, April 1992.
---. "Extending the Online Catalog: Pricing of Commercial Databases." Presented at: LITA
Vendor/User Interest Group, ALA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 1991.
---. "Price of and Demand for Online Information." Presented at: Southeastern Library
Association Conference, Nashville, TN, December 1990.
---. "Pricing Online Information Toward the Academic Market." Presented at: Information
Industry Association, New York, NY, August 1990.
---. "Behavioral Issues with Locally Mounted Databases." Presented at: Computers in Libraries
'90, Washington, DC, March 1990.
---. "Local Access to IAC Databases." Presented at: ACRL Conference, Cincinnati, OH, April
1989.
---. "LUIS and DORIS at Clemson." Presented at: Spring Meeting, Faculty of Clemson
University, Clemson, SC, May 1988.
---. "The LUIS/DORIS Affair: Library Automation at Clemson." Presented at: Southern Higher
Education Network Association, Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 1988.
---. "Case Study in Library/Computer Center Cooperation." Presented with George Alexander
at: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, Hilton Head, SC, March 1988.
---. "Impact of Automation on Library Users." Panel moderator: South Carolina Higher
Education Network Association, Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, June 1986.

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---. "Design, Selection, and Implementation of Library Automation" Presented at: South Carolina
Higher Education Network Association, Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 1985.
---. "How to Buy the System You Always Wanted Without the Agony of Bidding" Presented at:
National Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems, Columbus, OH, September 1983.
---. "Overview of OCLC Marc Tape Uses." Presented at: Southeastern Library Association,
Workshop, Atlanta, GA, April 1982. (Also, workshop moderator)
---. "General Methodology and Linear Model for Planning and Evaluation." Presented at:
CAUSE National Conference, St Louis, MO, December 1981.
---. "Faculty Status for Academic Librarians: Are There Second Thoughts?" Presented at: North
Carolina-South Carolina Library Associations Joint Conference, Charlotte, NC, October 1981.
---. "Machine Readable Records: What to Do with Them." Presented at: Indiana Library
Association - American Society for Information Science, Indiana Chapter, Joint Meeting,
Indianapolis, IN, May 1978.
---. "COM: Computer Output Microfilm." Presented at: Indiana Library Association, Western
Regional Meeting, Terre Haute, IN, April 1978.
Several brief papers and panels for INCOLSA, 1977-78.
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