west tennessee academic library consortium

T.R . PARKERTPARKER@UU.EDU731-661-5426

Taught High School in inner city New Orleans.

Worked as a staff member at Rollins.

Finished my MLIS at FSU London.

Applied for the job of Outreach Librarian at Union in October 2009.

Who am I?

What do I (we) do?

Outreach Librarian- “enhancing library services and access to academic resources through extensive outreach, instruction and reference activities…build strong relationships and serves as an ambassador from the library to the Union University community.”

Framing Outreach

Library as Place- “the aim is to create comfortable, lively, and active spaces where students can interact with each other, with information and with technology”

Library Services- “the aim should not be to replace in-person interactions and the relationships that are built through them”

Library on the Web- “Libraries need to embed their resources and expertise into the systems and tools students and faculty use in their daily lives”

David Lewis - A Strategy for Academic Libraries in the First Quarter of the 21st Century

Library as Place

A Beautiful building makes me feel smart and important-Karen Schneider

Library as Place

“Academic Libraries are becoming physical and electronic intellectual gathering places rather than repositories for books.” Michael Loder. (2010). Libraries with a Future

Library as Place

“The Academic Library has never been just a book warehouse.” Jeffrey Gayton Wisconsins

Library as Place

Student Art in the Library-A Work in Progress

Library Services

Highlighting our Collections

Developing a Long-Range Outreach Plan - C&RL News

Library Services

“Meet people where they are not where you want them to be.”

Library Services

Library Services

Library Services

Helping Faculty to set up personal websites or blogs

Library on the Web

Library on the Web

Library on the Web

Peer Reviewed

THANK YOU!

I look forward to getting to know you.Enjoy Lunch!