1. T . R . P A R K E R
T P A R K E R @ U U . E D U
7 3 1 - 6 6 1 - 5 4 2 6
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?
2. 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.”
3. 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
4. Library as Place
A Beautiful building makes me feel smart and important-Karen Schneider
5. 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
6. Library as Place
“The Academic Library has never been just a book warehouse.” Jeffrey Gayton Wisconsins
