Blynne Olivieri Parker
Professor & Interim Head of Learning and Research Services
678-839-5455
bolivier@westga.edu
Ingram Library - Room 006 and 313a
Blynne Olivieri Parker is a professor and interim head of Learning and Research Services in Ingram Library. In her role she helps prepare students for success in the classroom and after graduation through creating learning opportunities centered on information and AI literacies and critical thinking, providing services that support the campus community's research activities, coordinating academic area support through the subject librarian program, and curating distinctive primary source collections. She has been at UWG since 2012. Olivieri Parker is active in the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section and the Society of Georgia Archivists (SGA). She was a Senior Fellow at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies in 2016 and UWG's Faculty Member of the Year in 2019. Her current research focus is the use of emerging technologies in the classroom to increase student competencies and learning.
- M.A., Master of Arts in Art History with Distinction, University of Washington, 2007
- MLIS, Master of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, 2009
Fall 2023 Sections
- XIDS-2002 (History of Information) Section: C27 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- XIDS-2002 (History of Information) Section: C43 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2019 Sections
- XIDS-2002 (History of Information) Section: 113
Library Administration and Management
In administering a unit of the library, special collections, I've supervised faculty, staff, and graduate students, managed state and foundation funds, raised funds, built research collections, taught, and aligned the work of our unit with the university's and the library's strategic goals. In 2014 I participated in the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians at Harvard Graduate School of Education and in 2016 I was selected for the Senior Fellows program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. In whatever capacity I work in as a librarian, I am committed to being a trustworthy public servant and to being an open, learning, hard-working, transparent, and caring colleague. It is a combination of values, skills, and personal qualities that are the foundation of making a great leader. It is leadership that sets the tone and the stage for creating and sustaining a meaningful, impactful, and exciting learning environment for students.