Susan E. Parks
University of North Texas
Library - Special Libraries
(940) 369-7249
Email:

Education

MLS, Emporia State University, 1994.
Major: Information Science
BA, Wichita State University, 1991.
Major: English Literature
Degree Specialization: Journalism

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Dean, University of North Texas. (January 2016 – Present).
Assistant Dean, University of North Texas. (June 2010December 2015).
Head, Media Library, University of North Texas. (20052010).
Head, Media Library / Multimedia Development Lab, University of North Texas. (20012005).
Media Librarian / Web Developer, University of North Texas. (19972001).
Professional
Reference Librarian, The Colony Public Library. (20032010).
Reference Librarian, Hutchinson Public Library. (19941997).

Professional Memberships

Library Leadership and Management Association. (2013 – Present).

Academic Library Advancement and Development Network. (2012 – Present).

Dallas Film Society. (2008 – Present).

American Library Association, Arts Section. (2007 – Present).

American Library Association, Women's Studies Section. (2007 – Present).

Association of College and Research Libraries. (2007 – Present).

Video Association of Dallas. (2002 – Present).

American Library Association, Video Round Table. (2000 – Present).

President, CCUMC: Leadership in Media & Academic Technology. (1997 – Present).

American Library Association. (1995 – Present).

Society of Southwest Archivists. (20142016).

Popular Culture/American Culture Association. (20112013).

Development Activities Attended

Other,"CCUMC: Board of Directors Meeting," CCUMC: Leadership in Media & Academic Technology, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (October 13, 2013 – Present).

Other,"Digital Fabrication Research Symposium," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 21, 2017April 21, 2017).

Conference Attendance,"Association of College and Research Libraries Conference," Association of College and Research Libraries, Baltimore, MD, United States of America. (March 22, 2017March 25, 2017).

Workshop,"Equity and Diversity Conference," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (February 23, 2017February 23, 2017).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Chairpersons' Conference," Academic Chairpersons' Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (February 8, 2017February 10, 2017).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Midwinter Conference," American Library Association, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (January 20, 2017January 23, 2017).

Workshop,"ArchivesSpace Training," Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX, United States of America. (December 1, 2016December 2, 2016).

Other,"Special Collections and Liaisons Librarian Partnerships: Collaborative Projects and Instruction," Association of College and Research Libraries, Online, Online, United States of America. (November 14, 2016November 14, 2016).

Workshop,"Aeon Implementation," Atlas Systems, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 27, 2016October 28, 2016).

Other,"Higher Education Crossroads: Charting a Course to Access, Accountability, and Achievement," Student Portraits: A Symposium for UNT Educators, United States of America. (August 15, 2016August 15, 2016).

Conference Attendance,"Cross Timbers Library Collaborative 2016 Conference," Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, Ft. Worth, TX, United States of America. (July 21, 2016July 22, 2016).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, Orlando, FL, United States of America. (June 24, 2016June 28, 2016).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Annual Conference," Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, Boston, MA, United States of America. (June 1, 2016June 5, 2016).

Other,"Open Access Symposium," UNT Libraries, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 19, 2016May 20, 2016).

Other,"Music Library 75th Anniversary Symposium," UNT Libraries, Denton, TX, United States of America. (April 22, 2016April 23, 2016).

Conference Attendance,"Southwest Popular Culture / American Culture Association Conference," Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (February 10, 2016February 13, 2016).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Midwinter Conference," American Library Association, Boston, MA, United States of America. (January 8, 2016January 11, 2016).

Other,"Online Fundraising Bootcamp," x, United States of America. (2015).

Other,"North Texas Digital Fabrication Research Symposium," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (November 5, 2015).

Workshop,"Metroplex Archivists," Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 25, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"Women in Higher Education Leadership Conference," Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 18, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference," Texas A&M Commerce, Commerce, TX, United States of America. (August 7, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (June 25, 2015June 29, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Conference," Society of Southwest Archivists, Arlington, TX, United States of America. (May 21, 2015May 23, 2015).

Other,"Student Portraits Symposium: A Symposium for UNT Educators," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 18, 2015).

Other,"Exploring Partnerships with Faculty and Other User Groups for Digital Humanities Projects," RUSA, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 12, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"Texas Women in Higher Education Conference," Texas Women in Higher Education, Galveston, TX, United States of America. (March 29, 2015March 31, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"Association of College and Research Libraries Conference," ACRL, Portland, OR, United States of America. (March 25, 2015March 28, 2015).

Conference Attendance,"CCUMC Annual Conference," CCUMC: Leadership in Media & Academic Technology, Portland, OR, United States of America. (October 15, 2014October 20, 2014).

Workshop,"Implementing More Product, Less Process," Society of American Archivists, Denton, TX, United States of America. (October 10, 2014).

Conference Attendance,"American Library Association Annual Conference," American Library Association, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America. (June 27, 2014July 1, 2014).

Other,"Electronic Records," Society of American Archivists, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 22, 2014).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Conference," ALADN, Kansas City, MO, United States of America. (May 18, 2014May 21, 2014).

Other,"Basics of Managing Electronic Records," Society of American Archivists, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 15, 2014).

Other,"CCUMC: Board of Directors Meeting," CCUMC: Leadership in Media & Academic Technology, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (March 26, 2014March 28, 2014).

Workshop,"Photo Preservation," Society of American Archivists, Denton, TX, United States of America. (June 19, 2013).

Other,"Open Access Symposium," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (May 30, 2013May 31, 2013).

Workshop,"Archives: Principles and Practices," Society of American Archivists, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 14, 2013).

Other,"Raices: Latinos@UNT," University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 21, 2012).

Conference Attendance,"Academic Library Advancement and Development Network," ALADN, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (May 21, 2012May 25, 2012).

Conference Attendance,"Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Conference," American Culture / Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (February 8, 2012February 11, 2012).

Conference Attendance,"Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference," PCA/ACA, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (April 20, 2011April 24, 2011).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Dewitt-Miller, E. J., Parks, S. E., Robson, D. S. (2016). Building Game Collections in Academic Libraries: A Case Study at the University of North Texas. Audio Recorders to Zucchini Seeds: Building a Library of Things. Libraries Unlimited.

Presentations Given

Lecture

Parks, S. (Panelist), SLIS 5330, Academic Libraries: Services and Collections, University of North Texas, Denton, United States of America. (20142014).

Oral Presentation

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Parks, S. (Author & Presenter), Newport, J. (Author & Presenter), Meerovitch, G. (Moderator), ACRL 2023 Conference, What's Next for the Media Library? Gaming, VR, and Esports?, Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (20232023).

Robson, D. S. (Author & Presenter), Parks, S. (Author & Presenter), Core Forum 2022, What's next for the library? Gaming, VR, and esports, American Library Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America. (20222022).

Parks, S. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference, Building an LGBT Archive, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2016).

Parks, S. (Author & Presenter), Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association Conference, The Civil War and Its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives, PCA/ACA, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America. (2012).

Panel Presentation

Parks, S. (Moderator), Society of Southwest Archivists Annual Conference, Instant Replay: Preserving Film and Video Collections, Society of Southwest Archivists, Arlington, TX, United States of America. (2015).

Parks, S. (Author & Presenter), Texas Library Association, Thinking Outside the Library Box: Collaboration for Programming and Outreach, Texas Library Association, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2014).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Belden, D. L. (Supporting), Gieringer, M. D. (Principal), Parks, S. E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection," Sponsored by Anonymous foundation, Private, $100000 Funded. (April 2015April 2017).
Belden, D. L. (Supporting), Gieringer, M. D. (Principal), Parks, S. E. (Co-Principal), "Digitizing of the NBC 5/KXAS (formerly WBAP) Television News Collection," Sponsored by Amon Carter Foundation, Private, $150000 Funded. (April 2015March 2017).
Parks, S. (Co-Principal), "The Civil War and Its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives," Sponsored by National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Federal, $35000.00 Funded. (20112012).

Service

University Service

Committee Member, Dean, University Libraries Search Committee. (January 2017 – Present).

Chairperson, Head, Discovery Park Library Search Committee. (2017 – Present).

Member, Library Advocacy Board, Executive Committee. (2016 – Present).

Other, Personnel Affairs Committee Document Revision Task Force. (2016 – Present).

Committee Member, Special Collections Fellowship Selection Committee. (2015 – Present).

Member, Women Faculty Network. (2015 – Present).

Committee Member, Fine Arts Series. (20072017).

Committee Member, Academic Evaluation Committee, Dean of Libraries. (20162016).

Committee Member, Assistant Dean for Personnel Search Committee. (20162016).

Committee Member, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, Special Collections Search Committee. (20162016).

Committee Member, Music Librarian for Audio and Digital Services Search Committee. (20162016).

Member, Salary Review Task Force. (20162016).

Committee Member, 125th Anniversary Steering Committee. (20152016).

Member, Homeless Student Task Force. (20152016).

Co-Chair, Digital Scholarship Workgroup. (20142016).

Committee Chair, Head, Media Library Search Committee. (2015).

Committee Member, Library Development Officer Search Committee. (20152015).

Committee Chair, Media Library Outreach and Programming Coordinator Search Committee. (2015).

Other, Friends of the Library. (20102015).

Committee Member, Director of Library Communications and Marketing Search Committee. (20142014).

Committee Member, Moving Image Digitization and Preservation Librarian Search Committee. (20142014).

Committee Chair, Special Collections Librarian Search Committee. (20142014).

Committee Chair, Special Collections Librarian Search Committee. (20142014).

Committee Chair, Archives and Rare Books Librarian, Latino Collections Search Committee. (20132014).

Committee Member, Principal Archivist Search Committee. (20132013).

Member, University Distinguished Lecture Series. (20092013).

Committee Member, Archives and Rare Books Librarian Search Committee. (20112012).

Committee Chair, Head, Archives and Rare Books Search Committee. (20112012).

Committee Member, Library Space Planning Workgroup. (20102012).

Member, Learning Enhancement Planning Group. (20052011).

Member, Dean, University Libraries Search Committee. (20082009).

Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (20072009).

Professional Service

Chairperson, Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, 2018 Program Planning Committee. (2017 – Present).

Committee Member, Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, 2018 Site Planning Committee. (2015 – Present).

Committee Chair, Library Leadership and Management Association, Financial and Administrative Services Committee. (2015 – Present).

Committee Member, Library Leadership and Management Association, Human Resources Management Committee. (2015 – Present).

Member, Library Leadership and Management Association. (2013 – Present).

Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Historical Publications & Records Commission, Access to Historical Records. (2011 – Present).

Committee Member, Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, 2017 Conference Planning Committee. (20162017).

Committee Member, Academic Library Advancement and Development Network, 2016 Pre-Conference Planning Committee. (20152016).

Committee Chair, CCUMC: Executive Office Management Committee. (20132015).

Committee Chair, CCUMC: Research Award Committee. (20132015).

Committee Member, CCUMC: Professional Development Committee. (20122015).

Other, Association of College and Research Libraries, Portland, OR. (March 26, 2015).

Committee Chair, CCUMC: Awards Committee. (20132014).

Committee Member, CCUMC: Constitution and Bylaws Revision Committee. (20132014).

Committee Chair, CCUMC: Elections Committee. (20132014).

Officer, President/Elect/Past, CCUMC: Leadership in Media & Academic Technology. (20112014).

Other, External Reviewer for Promotion, University of Maryland. (20132013).

Committee Member, CCUMC: Conference Program Committee. (20112013).

Committee Member, National Media Market, Program Committee. (20092013).

Other, External Reviewer for Promotion, University of Alabama. (20122012).

Board of Directors, National Media Market. (20092011).

Other, External Reviewer for Promotion, Arizona State University. (20102010).

Officer, Secretary, CCUMC: Leadership in Media & Academic Technology. (20012010).

Committee Member, CCUMC: Strategic Planning Task Force. (20072009).

Committee Member, CCUMC: Web Design Task Force. (20062009).

Public Service

Member, Friends of The Colony Public Library, The Colony, TX. (1997 – Present).

Other, Dallas International Film Festival, Dallas, TX. (20102015).

Other, Denton Mini-Maker Faire, Denton, TX. (October 17, 2015).

Board Member, The Colony Public Library, The Colony, TX. (19972012).