Professional Service

Dr. Roy currently serves as Chair of the American Library Association’s (ALA’S) International Relations Round Table. She is also the Convener of the Special Interest Group on Indigenous Matters in IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.

Dr. Roy’s professional service is detailed on her resume. Among her past experiences is her service as the 1997-1998 President of the American Indian Library Association and as the 2007-2008 President of the American Library Association.
Her recent service includes:

SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

International Federation of Library Associations and Organizations (IFLA) [http://www.ifla.org]

•   Section on Library Services for Multicultural Populations [http://www.ifla.org/en/mcultp]

  • Standing Committee, Corresponding Member, 2009-.

  • Convener, Special Interest Group on Indigenous Matters, 2008-.  [http://www.ifla.org/en/indigenous-matters]

SERVICE FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

American Indian Library Association

American Library Association [www.ala.org]

• International Relations Round Table [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/irrt/index.cfm]

  • Executive Committee, Member, 2011-.
  • Executive Committee, Chair, 2012-.
  • Chair, 2012-2013.

• LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund, Trustee, 2012-. [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/affiliates/relatedgroups/merrittfund/merritthumanitarian.cfm]

LOCAL SERVICE:

• UT-Austin, Graduate Assembly

• School of Information Representative, 2011-2014.
• Academic Committee, Member, 2011-2014.
• Admissions Committee, Member, 2012-2013.

• University of Texas Libraries Committee, member, 2012-2015.

CURRENT ADVISORY BOARDS:

ABC-CLIO Greenwood Publishing Group. American Indian Experience, Advisory Board, 2007-. Advisory Editor, 2008-.

Fetzer Institute, Advisory Council on The Information and Communications Professions, Member, 2011-.

International Children’s Digital Library. Advisory Board, 2002-.  [http://en.childrenslibrary.org/]

Institute for High Performance Sound Technologies for Access and Scholarship (HiPSTAS), Advisory Board, 2012-2013.

Praeger Publishers. Academic Solutions Database for American Indians, 2009-.

San Jose State University, School of Library and Information Science, Circle of Learning IMLS Grant, Advisory Committee, Member, 2010-. [http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/circleoflearning/]

The Electronic Library, Editorial Advisory Board, 2002-.

The Reference Librarian, Editorial Board, 2010-.

WebJunction.org. OCLC. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Public Access Computing Portal, Advisory Committee, 2002-. [http://www.webjunction.org/1]