Rich Gause
- Government Information Librarian
- University Librarian
- Acquisitions and Collection Services
- Florida Documents, Government Documents
- John C. Hitt Library,
Room 502 - 407-823-2563
- richg@ucf.edu
- Units & Groups: All Librarians
Remote Assistance
Schedule an online appointment- Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 7 pm
- Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
About
Rich is the Government Information Librarian for the University Libraries and has been active in the American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) and the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) community. In 2017 he completed serving a three-year term as a member of the Depository Library Council, an advisory committee to the Director, U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) in Washington, D.C. Through 2023 Rich coordinated establishing Centers of Excellence at UCF for information from the U.S. Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and National Aeronautics & Space Administration.
In addition to government information, Rich has provided assistance to UCF researchers regarding many other subject areas, including statistical demographic data, Florida, business, criminal justice, health management & informatics, history, legal studies, political science, public administration, security studies, and theatre.
Within the library Rich has been involved in space planning, market equity salary studies, and development of online research guides using LibGuides.
A Navy veteran and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Science, Rich also holds a Master’s of Library Science in Information Science from Florida State University and a Master’s of Business Administration in Management from New Hampshire College.