Robert Richards, J.D., M.S.L.I.S., M.A., B.A
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Research field: Social Sciences - Communication
Legal communication, eGovernment, Electronic government, eParticipation, Citizen lawmaking, eRulemaking, Direct democracy, Legal informatics, Legal information behavior, Legal knowledge representation, Legal metadata, Legal publishing, Legal journalism, I
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Journal Article (9)
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John Gastil, Robert Richards (2013) Making Direct Democracy Deliberative through Random Assemblies, 253-281. In Politics & Society 41 (2).
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Robert Richards (2012) Complementarity, Integration, and Responsiveness: Making E-Government Work in Developing Nations. In Public Administration Review.
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Robert Richards (2011) Open, Generative, and User Centered: The Potential of SMS-Based Legal Technology for Development, 63-68. In Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization 6 (1).
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Robert Richards (2011) The Use of Non-MARC Metadata in AALL Libraries: A Baseline Study, 631-658. In Law Library Journal 103 (4).
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Robert Richards (2010) Review of Cass R. Sunstein, A Constitution of Many Minds: Why the Founding Document Doesn't Mean What It Meant Before, 304-306. In Law Library Journal 102 (2).
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Rob Richards (2001) Licensing Agreements: Contracts, the Eclipse of Copyright, and the Promise of Cooperation, 89-107. In ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN 26 (1).
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Rob Richards (2000) Stewardship, Partnership, Self-Understanding: An Exploration of Values in Acquisitions Work, 87-90. In AGAINST THE GRAIN 12 (3).
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Rob Richards (1999) A Legal Publishers’ List: Librarians Cooperate to Discern the Corporate Affiliations of U.S. Legal Publishers, 23-31. In LEGAL REFERENCE SERVICES Q. 17 (1/2).
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Rob Richards (1997) A Feast of Formats: Challenges to Choosing the Right Medium for Legal Information, 52-57. In AGAINST THE GRAIN 9 (4).
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Book (1)
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Barbara Bintliff, Rob Richards (2004) COLORADO LEGAL RESOURCES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, 70.
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Generic (36)
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Robert Richards (2013) Legal Informatics Blog.
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Gerald J. Baldasty, Robert Richards (2012) E. W. Scripps..
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Robert Richards (2011) A Flurry of Innovation: An Update on Free Law.
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Robert Richards (2011) Ad Hominem Political Rhetoric on Twitter: A Brief Example.
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Robert Richards (2011) Citizen Lawmaking and Technology: What’s New and What’s Ahead? .
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Robert Richards (2011) Crowdsourcing Lawmaking with LexPop.
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Robert Richards (2010) Context and Legal Informatics Research.
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Book Section (4)
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Rob Richards (2001) Licensing Agreements: Contracts, the Eclipse of Copyright, and the Promise of Cooperation, 89-107. In PUBLISHING AND THE LAW: CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES.
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Robert Richards (1999) A Legal Publishers’ List: Librarians Cooperate to Discern the Corporate Affiliations of U.S. Legal Publishers, 23-31. In THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LEGAL INFORMATION: THE NEW LANDSCAPE .
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Rob Richards (1998) Collection Development for Reference: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography Emphasizing Networked Resources, 28-35. In TOWARDS A NEW VISION OF REFERENCE: KALEIDOSCOPIC COLLECTIONS AND REAL LIBRARIANS .
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Diane Murley, revised by Rob Richards (1998) Finding Guide to Selected Resources in British Law Materials at the University of Colorado at Boulder Law Library. In FINDING GUIDES TO THE BRITISH STUDIES COLLECTIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER LIBRARIES .
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Conference Proceedings (7)
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Robert Richards (2012) Legal Narrative in the Citizens’ Panel: Identifying Theories to Explain Storytelling in a Small Group Deliberation about Ballot Initiatives. In NCA 2012: National Communication Association Annual Conference.
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John Gastil, Robert Richards (2012) Making Direct Democracy Deliberative through Random Assemblies. In ASA 2012: American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
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John Gastil, Katherine Knobloch, Robert Richards (2012) Vicarious Deliberation: How the Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review Influences Deliberation in Mass Elections . In RSA 2012: Rhetoric Society of America Annual Conference.
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Robert Richards, Thomas R. Bruce (2011) Adapting Specialized Legal Metadata to the Digital Environment: The Code of Federal Regulations Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules. In ICAIL 2011: The 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law.
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Robert Richards, Thomas R. Bruce (2011) Examples of Specialized Legal Metadata Adapted to the Digital Environment, from The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. In dg.o 2011: The 12th International Conference on Digital Government Research.
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Robert Richards (1999) Ways to Share the Riches: Web-Based Resources for Selective Housing Arrangements, 63-66.
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Working Paper (5)
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Robert Richards, John Gastil (2012) Legislation by Amateurs: The Role of Legal Details and Knowledge in Initiative Deliberation, 61.
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Robert Richards (2010) Selective Retraction of Inaccurate Statements About Public Figures: A Case Study.
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Robert Richards (2009) The Bespoke Academic Law Library.
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Robert Richards (2009) What Is Legal Information?, 15.
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Report (1)
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Katherine R. Knobloch, John Gastil, Robert Richards et al. (2012) Evaluation Report on the 2012 Citizens’ Initiative Reviews for the Oregon CIR Commission.
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Awards and Grants
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Sep 2012Graduate Research Award, Penn State University Department of Communication Arts and Sciences
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May 2006Robert E. Goldsten Award for Distinction in the Classroom, University of Virginia School of Law
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May 2004Best Brief Award for Legal Research & Writing, University of Virginia School of Law
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Jun 2001Peacemaker of the Year Award, United Church of Christ Rocky Mountain Conference
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Aug 1996Hazel C. Rediger Award, GSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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May 1992Ralph D. Paine Memorial Prize for the Best Senior Essay in English, Yale University
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Professional Experience
2011 - Present
Ph.D. Candidate, Research Asst., Graduate Instructor at Penn State University Department of Communication Arts and Sciences
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 2010 - Jul 2011
Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at University of Washington, Department of Communication
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 2007 - Oct 2008
Head of Technical Services at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Legal Research Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classes taught:
Made legal research instruction presentation in Professor Karl Okamoto's Transactional Law Seminar.
Gave presentations on cite checking and researching a student note to the Drexel Law Review board.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classes taught:
Made legal research instruction presentation in Professor Karl Okamoto's Transactional Law Seminar.
Gave presentations on cite checking and researching a student note to the Drexel Law Review board.
Mar 2007 - Apr 2007
Acquisitions Librarian at Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Legal Research Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 1997 - Jul 2003
Education
2011 - Present
Penn State University Department of Communication Arts and Sciences
in State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 2010 - May 2011
Aug 2003 - May 2006
Aug 1994 - Aug 1996
Aug 1992 - May 1994
Aug 1985 - May 1992
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