Richard J. Moniz

Richard Moniz, MA, MLIS, EdD is Head Librarian at Horry-Georgetown Technical College with oversight of campus libraries in Conway, Myrtle Beach, and Georgetown. Previously, he served as Director of Library Services for Johnson & Wales University's North Miami campus from 1997 - 2004 and Director of Library Services at Johnson & Wales University's Charlotte campus from 2004-2018. He has also, in the past, taught classes on subjects such as computer science, world history, U.S. History and American government. Additionally, since 2006, he has taught for the MLIS program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Courses taught have included Information Sources and Services, Special Libraries, Library Administration, Information Sources in the Professions, and Online Bibliographic Information Retrieval. Dr. Moniz has published in numerous places. He is sole author of the 2010 textbook Practical and Effective Management of Libraries, co-author of Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison and co-author, co-editor of The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience, co-author of The Mindful Librarian, co-author of Librarians and Instructional Designers: Collaboration and Innovation, co-author of The Dysfunctional Library, and co-editor of Recipes for Mindfulness in Your Library. He is actively engaged in the profession and has held a number of committee and board responsibilities within ALA LLAMA, ACRL CLS, and Metrolina Library Association (including serving as President of this organization on two occasions) in addition to other non-profit organizations such as Carolina Raptor Center, Charlotte Museum of History, and Charlotte's Arts & Science Council.

There are 11 included publications by Richard J. Moniz :

TitleDateViewsBrief Description
Communicating Who We Are: The Theory of Organizational Culture in the Workplace 2011 1278 The following material comes from a presentation at the American Library Association’s Annual conference held on June 27, 2010 in Washington, DC entitled “Communication at the Crossroads: The Theory and Practice of Connecting Effectively Within and W...
Crafting an Experience with Practitioners in the Classroom 2021 205 Collaboration between faculty, faculty practitioners, and practitioners enhances teaching and research opportunities, provides more hands-on learning opportunities, and improves the knowledge and experience of all of those involved. Students benefit ...
Crafting an Experience with Practitioners in the Classroom [Slides] 2021 151 Slides presented at the 2021 ALISE conference held virtually from September 20-24, 2021.
The Effectiveness of Direct-Instruction and Student-Centered Teaching Methods on Students' Functional Understanding of Plagiarism 2008 2577 To improve students' functional understanding of plagiarism, a variety of approaches was tried within a comprehensive information literacy program. Sessions were taught as a “module” inside a required communications skills class at a private universi...
The Impact of Information Literacy-Related Instruction in the Science Classroom: Clickers Versus Nonclickers 2012 2128 The goal of information literacy instruction is to enable students to develop skills that they can use for life to facilitate their empowerment through information. Instruction librarians, particularly those teaching Millenials whose need for “hands ...
Incivility and Dysfunction in the Library Workplace: A Five-Year Comparison 2022 847 The purpose of this study was to explore the internal library workplace incivility, conflict, and dysfunction which currently exist and identify five-year trends as compared to the results of the study conducted by Henry et al. (Citation2018). Areas ...
Informationists in a Small University Library 2012 1575 This description of a pilot project where a library intern served as an informationist to teaching faculty is an interesting example of targeted outreach. It is also a reminder that librarians need to get out of the building to engage with faculty. T...
Listening to the Customer: Using Assessment Results to Make a Difference 2010 865 The following feature is adapted from “Listening to the Customer: Using Assessment Results to Make a Difference,” a panel discussion delivered on July 12, 2009, at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago and sponsored by the LLA...
Rechannel the Energy 2007 622 The article offers one librarian director's opinion on a case study in which one librarian is sending electronic mail messages to coworkers perceiving them to be hostile. The author wonders why the director did not know about this beforehand. He sugg...
Starting a Library from Scratch…Again (Well, Sort of) 2008 1923 How does one start a library from scratch? That’s the question I was faced with when I accepted the position as library director for the Charlotte campus of Johnson & Wales University in September of 2004. Many librarians would consider it a dream co...
The Use of Case Studies in Library Administration Courses and Work: Student and Practitioner Perceptions and Insights 2009 1152 The findings summarized in this paper illustrate both the benefits and shortcomings to the use of case studies in library education. Some implications for both library science students and practicing librarians are considered.