Richard T. Sweeney
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The University Librarian reports to the Provost,and is responsible for directing all the services and activities of the NJIT libraries (Robert W. Van Houten Library and Barbara & Leonard Littman Architecture Library). The ITMS Department ( Instructional Technology and Media Services ) also reports to Rich. He joined NJIT as university librarian in 1995. For the previous 11 years, Rich directed the library at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn. Before that, he directed public libraries in Columbus, Ohio; Flint, Michigan; and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Rich has conducted over 60 Millennial focus groups at many universities, companies and conferences. See associated PowerPoints.
Please note that all PowerPoint documents listed and linked to this page are copyrighted and licensed by Richard T Sweeney, University Librarian, NJIT, under
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1999 - Present Executive Board of VALE, the Virtual Academic Library Environment of New Jersey
1994-1995 Snowbird Library Leadership Mentor.He consults with and leads scenario planning for
public and academic libraries preparing them for the significant paradigm shifts
happening in libraries today. Rich is a frequent speaker and consultant
on the library of the future, library services, digital libraries, library automation
and multimedia applications, and library buildings.
Rich is also currently working with Michael Bieber
and others at NJIT on an NSF National Science Digital Library grant called IntegraL
as well as an Institute for Museum and Libraries Systems (IMLS) grant called
IntLib.
Sweeney Millennial Research
Two Page Summary Handout: Millennial Behaviors and Higher Education Focus Group Results
Rich is researching the Millennials (born 1979 to 1994)
and the impact that this large, quite different, generation will have upon
government, libraries, academic institutions, companies, consortia, organizations and the workplace. He has conducted over sixty
panels (focus groups) in front of live audiences in over twenty five states, New Brunswick, CA, Alexandria, Egypt, and Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Rich wrote an article in the Fall 2005 Library Administration & Management entitled:
"Reinventing Library Buildings and Services for the Millennial Generation".
Rich is also pursuing a research project called the The Higher Education Competitive Advantage: Accelerated Learning Part of this research is learning how technology in higher education can be used to accelerate human learning while maintaining a comparable or even increased level of understanding.
Administration, Library Staff,
Database Funding
Future of the Academic Library (To be added)
See page: The
Future of the Academic Library
ALA 2006 LAMA Preconference Introduction PowerPoint
ALA 2006 LAMA Preconference Morning PowerPoint
ALA 2006 LAMA Preconference Afternoon PowerPoint
Elsevier Symposium: Millennial Disconnects ALA January 2008 PowerPoint
American Dental Education Association: Engaging Millennial Students January 23, 2008 PowerPoint
St. Edwards University: Engaging Millennial Students February 27, 2008 PowerPoint
Sacred Heart University: Engaging Millennial Students March 25 2008 PowerPoint
Harvard Dental School Problem Based Learning Conference April 21 2008 PowerPoint
SSHELCO PASSHE Library Planning Day May 14, 2008 PowerPoint
FDU Presentation May 22, 2008 PowerPoint
Canadian Learning Conference Presentation June 9, 2008 PowerPoint
American Society for Engineering Education Conference Presentation June 25, 2008 Pittsburgh, PA
Millennials Go to College: A Focus Group, September 2, 2008 - William Paterson University
IL Assessment: Instruments, Portfolios & Millennial Focus Group - November 5, 2008 Alexandria, Egypt
13 Years after the Internet: Where Goes Information literacy - November 4, 2008 Alexandria, Egypt
Understanding & Engaging Millennial Employees; A Focus Group November 12, 2008
Intergenerational Workforce and Engaging Millennial Employees - Work-in-Progress: January 28, 2009
Bridging the Generation Gap: Engaging Millennials - February 23 2008 Caldwell College, NJ
Information Literacy Progress & Best Practice at NJIT - CAA Meeting December 16, 2009
Creative Commons at NJIT - Meeting February 25, 2010 at NJIT
by Richard Sweeney, University Librarian, NJIT is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
Bridging the Generation Gap: A Live Focus Group - New York State Society of CPAs in New York City, April 20, 2012
Patron Driven Acquisitions: Managing the Runaway Costs, Rutgers Piscataway, NJ. Jan 4, 2013
