Photo © 1997 by Ansje Burdick
Richard Bear
Curriculum Vitae

Email: rbear@oregon.uoregon.edu. 
(541) 346-0763. 

 
Objective
    Management, research, or publishing, in an academic environment.
Education
  • M.S. in Arts & Administration  (Museum Studies), University of Oregon, 1999.
  • M.A. in English, University of Oregon, 1993.
  • B.A. in English, summa cum laude University of Oregon, 1989.
Professional Associations 
  • American Society of Indexers
  • Consortium for Computing in the Humanities (COCH/COSH)
  • Lane Arts Council
  • Advisory Board member, Northwest Outreach Center, Regional Resource Center on Deafness
  • Advisory Board member, Wired Humanities Project
  • Wired Research Interest Group, Center for the Study of Women in Society
  • World Association for Online Education 
Publications and Lectures
  • Publisher, general editor and webmaster of the award winning electronic text repository Renascence Editions. 
  • Publisher, general editor and webmaster emeritus of the award winning Edmund Spenser Home Page, 1996-2000.
  • Listowner, 1996-2000, of SPENSER-L, an online discussion group on early modern English literature.
  • Listowner, 1999-2000, of SPENSER_PROJECT, an online discussion group on distance education and Early Modern texts.
  • Listowner of MICROFORMS, an online discussion group for microforms managers.
  • Editor and webmaster of CultureWork, an online advisory from the Institute for Community Arts Studies at the University of Oregon.
  • "The Lady of May: A Case Study in the Rhetoric of Etext" in TEXT Technology, 
  • Winter 1998.
  • "'Text Version': An Exercise in Accessibility Design" in Culturework: A Broadside for Arts and Culture Workers Vol. 2, No. 1 (February, 1998).
  • "Internet for the Humanities." April 1993. Oregon Humanities Center, University of Oregon.
  • "E-Mail and the Humanities." March 1994. Oregon Humanities Center, University of Oregon.
  • The Lady of May: A Case Study in the Rhetoric of Etext. May 1997. COCH/COSH, Congress of Learned Societies, Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland.
  • The Spenser Project: A Proposal. Spenser Millenium Conference, Doneraile, Ireland, August 27, 1999 (by proxy).
  • Author of Desire for the Land, Stony Run Press, 1995, nominated for the Oregon Book Awards and the Paterson Poetry Prize, 1996. Poems have appeared in Rockhurst Review, Cold Mountain Review, Bellowing Ark,Sand River Journal, ZeroCity, Aerious, Ariga: Visions, Disquieting Muses, Feeling Trees, Lynx: Poetry from Bath, and New Zoo Poetry Review. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 1999 for "Cityscape with Pink Rose," New Zoo Poetry Review.
Work History

Computer Skills: HTML, Mac OS, DOS, Windows, Unix, X-Windows, VMS; wide variety of word processing, scanning, OCR, database, spreadsheet, presentation, and studio software.

  • February 2000-present. Circulation and Support Services Supervisor, Document Center, University of Oregon Knight Library. Supervise four classifed staff and up to 22 Library Student Assistants. Oversee documents processing, circulation, maintenance of paper and microfilm collections, equipment maintenance, and patron assistance. Manage physical aspects of four major collections, including planning collection shifts and ensuring proper care and housing of materials. Carry out technical functions related to the Library's automated system, including regular communication and cooperation with Library Systems, Preservation, and Access Services staff. Hear and adjudicate appeals on fines and other charges.
  • 1997-2000.  Microforms Coordinator, University of Oregon Knight Library. Maintain microfilm, microfiche, and microprint collections. Maintain computer network and microform viewing and printing equipment. Assist patrons, in person, by phone, fax, and email. Assist the Government Documents and Microforms Librarian in special projects. Design, build, and maintain the Microforms website and listserv. Develop finding aids for uncatalogued sets. Develop and carry out the preservation plan for the Collection. Publish 110 Oregon newspapers on microfilm, maintaining contact with the customers (newspapers, libraries, and historical societies) for these titles.
  • 1989-97. Evaluator, University of Oregon Admissions. Evaluate and process student applications for admission to the University. Determine admission eligibility, transfer course work equivalence, and general university requirements completed. Create and maintain student records. Respond to telephone and in-person inquiries on University requirements. Interpret State Board of Higher Education and University admission policies, requirements, and standards.
  • 1987-89. Manuscript processor, University of Oregon Knight Library, Special Collections & University Archives. Organize and inventory collections of manuscripts, personal records, photographs, and artwork. Prepare exhibits for display cases in the Oregon Room.
Richard is a journeyman letterpress printer, compositor, Linotype operator and binderyman, and owner/operator of Stony Run Press, Pleasant Hill, Oregon. His home page is <http://www.uoregon.edu/~rbear/home.html>.
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