Staff profile

Responsibilities

Richard is the Faculty Librarian for Arts and Humanities. He advises departments in the Faculty on the acquisition and management of print and electronic information and teaches research skills to postgraduates and undergraduates.

Memberships

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London

President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne 2016-19

Member of the Great North Museum library committee

• 2016: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (2016- ):
• 2016: President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (2016-19):

Authored book

• Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide
  
  Pears, R., & Shields, G. (2022). Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide. Bloomsbury.
• Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide
  
  Pears, R., & Shields, G. (2019). Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide. Red Globe Press.
• The Custom House, Newcastle upon Tyne
  
  Pears, R., & Purdue, A. (2017). The Custom House, Newcastle upon Tyne. Robson Print Ltd.
• Cite them right: the essential referencing guide.
  
  Pears, R., & Shields, G. (2016). Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Looking Back at Whickham
  
  Pears, R., & Saunders, B. (2016). Looking Back at Whickham. Summerhill Books.

Chapter in book

• Auckland and Durham Castles in the Eighteenth Century
  
  Pears, R. (2017). Auckland and Durham Castles in the Eighteenth Century. In D. Rollason (Ed.), Princes of the Church: Bishops and Their Palaces (pp. 615-641). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315229553

Conference Paper

• Auckland and Durham Castles in the Eighteenth Century
  
  Pears, R. (in press). Auckland and Durham Castles in the Eighteenth Century. Presented at Princes of the Church and Their Palaces, Auckland Castle, Durham.
• ‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’
  
  Pears, R. (2023, July 7 – 2023, July 8). ‘Temples of Knowledge: The Classical Architecture of Public Libraries and Mechanics Institutes’ [Conference paper]. Presented at Classical Presences in North-East England, St Chad’s College, Durham University.
• Architectural Standards at Alnwick Castle: an incident in the creation of a profession.
  
  Pears, R. (2018). Architectural Standards at Alnwick Castle: an incident in the creation of a profession [Conference paper]. Presented at Northern Architectural History Society, Newcastle University.
• ‘The Architecture of Eighteenth-Century Newcastle’
  
  Pears, R. (2014, September 19). ‘The Architecture of Eighteenth-Century Newcastle’ [Conference paper]. Presented at North East Forum in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Studies, Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Rebooting Referencing: Tools, Tech and Twinkle.
  
  Pears, R. (2014). Rebooting Referencing: Tools, Tech and Twinkle [Conference paper]. Presented at CILIP ARLG Symposium, Cambridge University.
• It's not about the commas: why referencing really matters.
  
  Pears, R. (2010, April). It’s not about the commas: why referencing really matters. Presented at UCRG Northern Group Workshop., Durham, England.
• Student evaluation of two information literacy packages: Skills Plus and MOSAIC.
  
  Balfour, M., & Pears, R. (2006, March). Student evaluation of two information literacy packages: Skills Plus and MOSAIC. Presented at LILAC, University of Leeds.
• 'Cite them right': Developing students' citation skills
  
  Pears, R. (2006, January). ’Cite them right’: Developing students’ citation skills. Presented at BOBCATSSS Symposium: Information, Innovation, Responsibility: Information professional in the Network Society., Tallinn University, Estonia.

Journal Article

• Anderson Place, Newcastle upon Tyne
  
  Pears, R., & Atherton, B. (in press). Anderson Place, Newcastle upon Tyne. Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, 5th series(44), 175-224.
• Dunston Hill, Whickham. The evolution of a country house and estate over three centuries
  
  Pears, R. (2024). Dunston Hill, Whickham. The evolution of a country house and estate over three centuries. Archaeologia Aeliana, 6(3), 307-342.
• Margaret Farrington: Sociability and Sanity in Georgian England
  
  Pears, R. (2022). Margaret Farrington: Sociability and Sanity in Georgian England. Northern History, 59(2), 194-215. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172x.2022.2116743
• Higher Education student pathways to ebook usage and engagement, and understanding: Highways and cul de sacs
  
  Casselden, B., & Pears, R. (2020). Higher Education student pathways to ebook usage and engagement, and understanding: Highways and cul de sacs. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52(2), 601-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000619841429
• Bishop Tunstall’s Alterations to Durham Castle, 1536-1548
  
  Pears, R. (2019). Bishop Tunstall’s Alterations to Durham Castle, 1536-1548. Antiquaries Journal, 99. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003581519000064
• Hebburn Hall, South Tyneside
  
  Pears, R. (2019). Hebburn Hall, South Tyneside. Durham Archaeological Journal., 21.
• A Council at War: Whickham Urban District Council 1939-45
  
  Pears, R. (2019). A Council at War: Whickham Urban District Council 1939-45. Northern History, 56(1-2), 117-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172x.2019.1660065
• A Villa at the Coast: Newton Hall, Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
  
  Pears, R. (2018). A Villa at the Coast: Newton Hall, Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. The Georgian Group Journal., XXVI, 103-120.
• The Custom House, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
  
  Pears, R., & Purdue, A. (2018). The Custom House, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne. Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity., 47.
• An Observation Tower on Newcastle Quayside
  
  Pears, R. (2017). An Observation Tower on Newcastle Quayside. Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity., 5th Series(45), 145-158.
• Building Howick Hall, Northumberland
  
  Pears, R. (2016). Building Howick Hall, Northumberland. The Georgian Group Journal., XXIV, 117-134.
• Building developments at Durham University Library
  
  Pears, R. (2014). Building developments at Durham University Library. SCONUL Focus., 58.
• St Anthony’s House: a lost mansion near Newcastle upon Tyne
  
  Pears, R. (2014). St Anthony’s House: a lost mansion nearNewcastle upon Tyne. Archaelogia Aeliana, 43, 241-246.
• Capheaton Hall in the Eighteenth Century
  
  Pears, R., & Hewlings, R. (2014). Capheaton Hall in the Eighteenth Century. The Georgian Group Journal., XXII, 125-144.
• Battle of the Styles? Classical and Gothic Architecture in Seventeenth-Century North-East England
  
  Pears, R. (2012). Battle of the Styles? Classical and Gothic Architecture in Seventeenth-Century North-East England. Architectural History, 55, 79-109.
• The Architectural Development of Blagdon Hall, Northumberland.
  
  Pears, R. (2010). The Architectural Development of Blagdon Hall, Northumberland. Architectural History, 53, 77-98.
• Finding and Managing Information: Generic information literacy and management skills for postgraduate researchers
  
  Heading, D., Simonson, N., Purcell, C., & Pears, R. (2010). Finding and Managing Information: Generic information literacy and management skills for postgraduate researchers. International Journal for Researcher Development., 1(3). https://doi.org/10.1108/1759751x201100016
• Two castles by William Newton
  
  Pears, R. (2008). Two castles by William Newton. The Georgian Group Journal., XVI, 132-140.