Networked Resources
The Jeremy Richard Library is dedicated to serving the curricular
and research needs of the students and faculty of the University
of Connecticut. Opened in 1974, the library houses approximately
80,000 books and videos and over 600 journal titles in paper and
microfilm. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of
economics, English, history, political science, psychology,
sociology, management and business and information
technology.
Computer workstations are networked to the main campus and provide access to nearly 250 online databases, the Internet, and many full-text reference sources and journal articles. The library's catalog, HOMER, has been integrated with that of the main campus library and the other regional campus libraries of UConn. Articles and books owned within the UConn system, and beyond, can be obtained efficiently through the Libraries' Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan service using an online form available through our webpage. The Libraries' homepage is the gateway to all resources and services.
Thomson-Reuters Corporation
A major gift from The Thomson-Reuters Corporation, headquartered in
Stamford, has enabled the University Libraries to install its
first wireless electronic classroom and the first application of
wireless technology on the Stamford campus. Dedicated on November
2, 2001, The Thomson e-Classroom includes dual LCD projectors,
VHS and DVD players, access to all of the University's networked
databases and the Internet. In the Spring 2002, the library
had been able to loan laptops to faculty for use in classrooms
and to student for use in study rooms and other areas of the
library. Click here to
learn more about the Thomson Wireless Classroom.
Academic Liaison Program
The Academic Liaison Program provides faculty and students with a
personal contact for consultations and assistance with research
needs. For particular subject areas, a Librarian will design and
present an instructional session focusing on the
specific needs of the class. We encourage users to contact the
librarians with any special requests or to schedule an
instructional session. Click
here to find a contact person for a particular program.
Following a discussion at the Wilton Library in Wilton, Connecticut, Dr. Richard expressed affection for his role as an educator: “I am that lucky person who spends his life at what he likes to do best.”
He looked to his students as a source of inspiration: “They have the function of picking me up occasionally by my collar,” he told another discussion group, “and making me dust off some of the nice capital letter generalizations I use.”
The students found inspiration from him as well. UConn alumnus Zakia Hyder wrote an article published in the Stamford Advocate a few months after Dr. Richard’s death, putting her personal loss into words. Hyder described her former teacher as “an inspiration, a supportive hand and an encouraging voice.”
In a letter to the Advocate, Dr. Yakira Frank wrote of Jeremy Richard: "He was a fine colleague and devoted friend to faculty and staff, assisting them in many ways, always with grace, generosity, and a delightful wit. Students responded to him with great affection, sensing that he was a teacher who cared about them."
Jeremy Richard had a passion for literature, theatre, and opera, and left over 2,000 books and numerous sound recordings to UConn Stamford. In 1992 the library was named in his honor. The naming ceremony included remarks from faculty and former students, excerpts from Shakespeare’s Richard II and The Tempest, and performances by members of the UConn Opera.
Publications by Dr. Richard:
"The Thing I Am": Parolles, the Comedic Villain, and Tragic Consciousness." Shakespeare Studies 18 (1986): 145-59.
"Land and Sea: Imagery in the Lattimore Oresteia." College Literature 11:3 (1984): 204-13.
"Latin Narrative Syntax in Virgil and Milton." Journal of Narrative Technique 14:3 (Fall 1984): 193-200.
Also by Dr. Richard:
Four programs of lecture and discussion on Shakespeare plays (Hamlet, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) presented at the Wilton Library in 1989. The programs are available on DVD and VHS from the Jeremy Richard Library, and to stream online through the UConn HOMER catalog.