Background
Swain, Richard Howland was born on May 17, 1944 in Moscow. Son of John Howland and Mary Louise Rouse Swain.
Swain, Richard Howland was born on May 17, 1944 in Moscow. Son of John Howland and Mary Louise Rouse Swain.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1966. Master of Arts in E. Asian Studies, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1968. Master of Philosophy in Philosophy, Yale University, 1970.
Medical Science Liaison Society, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974.
Instructor philosophy Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1971—1972. Reference library Cleveland State University Library., 1974—1979, Northern Michigan University Library., Marquette, 1974—1979, Cleveland State University, 1980—1982, interim director, 1986—1987. Head of reference Cleveland State University Library., 1983—1984, interim director public services, 1984—1985.
Head information services Cleveland State University, 1987—1988. Reference library University Maine, Orono, 1988—1994. Library West Chester University, Pennsylvania, 1994—2002, director library services, since 2002.
Board member Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library. Systems, 1986—1988, chairman, 1987—1988, Maine Library. Association, Academic Library.
Section, Augusta, 1992—1993, vice-chair, 1992—1993. Member Keystone Library. Network Steering Committee, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2002—2005, chair, Pennsylvania, 2005—2007.
Board member PALINET, Philadelphia, 2005, Pennsylvania Academy library Consortium, Pittsburgh, 2005.
Married Nancy Mattila, January 14, 1999.