Nathaniel “Nat” Barker
Subscription Resources Coordinator
- email: barkerna@jmu.edu
- phone: (540) 568-5304
Building: The HubOffice: 1006MSC: 1704
Departments: Collection Administration, Discovery, Access, and Technology
Pronouns: He / Him / His
About me
Nat is a Subscription Resource Coordinator in the Collections Administration department. He was born here in Harrisonburg in the old Rockingham Memorial Hospital that has since become our Student Success Center. He graduated from JMU in December of 2018 with a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Criminal Justice.
About Collection Administration
We license, acquire, and manage scholarly resources and academic software to meet the research needs of the JMU community. Our Collections Administration Team facilitates discovery and ensures seamless access to scholarly content.
About Discovery, Access, and Technology
We are responsible for collections, metadata, and technology. Departments include Access and Delivery, Interlibrary Loan and Course Reserves, Metadata Strategies, Collection Administration, Scholarly Communications Strategies, and Technology.
DATech’s Mission: To steward the entire lifecycle of collections and academic resources through a commitment to research support, equitable access, sustainability, reliable infrastructure, and care for the many communities we support.
DATech’s Vision: To develop and sustain innovative and integrative services that maximize equitable, enduring access to collections and academic resources while cultivating staff expertise and supporting capacity in a highly collaborative and adaptive unit.