Dr. Loriene Roy

Biography

Loriene Roy is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin's School of Information. She is an enrolled member of the White Earth Reservation and part of the Pembina Band of the Minnesota Chippewa (Ojibwe) Tribe. Her current projects focus on collaboration with Native American communities, which include directing a reading promotion program called "If Read, Anything" geared toward schools on reservations. She partners with several organizations, such as the National Museum of American Indian, to develop virtual museums that showcase Native American artifacts. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Roy is involved in international efforts related to indigenous librarianship and serves on the Steering Committee of ALA's Spectrum Initiative, a scholarship program that aims to increase the representation of underrepresented groups in the library profession. Her research interests encompass areas such as oral history, popular culture, library education, public library architecture, and children's literature, alongside significant contributions to library collection development and evaluation in Native American contexts.

Research Interests