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Janelle Foster

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - PS - Access Services

Email: Janelle.foster@unt.edu

Education

  • MS, University of North Texas, 2019
    Major: Library Science
    Specialization: Archival Management Certificate
  • BS, University of Texas at Arlington, 2004
    Major: Biology

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Head of Access Services, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2025 - Present).
  • Resource Sharing and Access Librarian, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022 - 2025).
  • Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Supervisor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2019 - 2022).
  • Graduate Services Assistant, Libraries, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2018 - 2019).

Professional Memberships

  • American Library Association. (2024 - Present).
  • Reference and User Services Association. (2024 - Present).
  • Texas Library Association. (2018 - 2019).

Development Activities

  • Conference Attendance, OCLC Resource Sharing Annual Conference (RSC26), OCLC. Virtual,United States of America. (March 2026 - May 2026).
  • Conference Attendance, Access Services Conference, Access Services in Libraries. Virtual,United States of America. (November 2025 - November 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Annual Conference, NWILL. Virtual,United States of America. (September 2025 - September 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, CTLC. Virtual ,United States of America. (July 2025 - July 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, OCLC Resource Sharing Annual Conference (RSC25), OCLC. Virtual,United States of America. (March 2025 - May 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Access Services Conference, Access Services in Libraries. Virtual,United States of America. (November 2024 - November 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Open Access Symposium 2024, University of North Texas Libraries and Texas State University Libraries. Denton ,TX,United States of America. (October 25, 2024 - October 25, 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Annual Conference, NWILL. Virtual,United States of America. (September 2024 - September 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM), CALM. Virtual ,United States of America. (May 2024 - May 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, OCLC Resource Sharing Annual Conference (RSC24), OCLC. Virtual,United States of America. (March 2024 - May 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, Access Services Conference, Access Services in Libraries. Virtual,United States of America. (November 2023 - November 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Annual Conference, NWILL. Virtual,United States of America. (September 2023 - September 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, CTLC. Virtual ,United States of America. (July 2023 - July 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM), CALM. Virtual ,United States of America. (June 2023 - June 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, OCLC Resource Sharing Annual Conference (RSC23), OCLC. Virtual,United States of America. (March 2023 - June 2023).
  • Conference Attendance, Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Annual Conference, NWILL. Virtual,United States of America. (August 2022 - September 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, CTLC. Virtual ,United States of America. (July 2022 - July 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, OCLC Resource Sharing Annual Conference (RSC22), OCLC. Virtual,United States of America. (April 2022 - June 2022).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, CTLC. Virtual ,United States of America. (July 2021 - July 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, CTLC. Denton,TX,United States of America. (August 2019 - August 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, Texas Library Association District 5 Fall Conference, TLA. Dallas,TX,United States of America. (October 2018 - October 2018).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Guest Forum Article

  • Foster, J. (2025). Library leadership challenge: creating structured communication practices to build more effective teams. Informed Librarian Online.
  • Foster, J. (2025). Library leadership challenge: cultivating effective management teams for more productive departments. Informed Librarian Online.
  • Foster, J., Venner , M. (2023). Embracing digitization on demand as part of our ILL borrowing toolkit: a case study at the UNT Libraries. Informed Librarian Online.

    • Journal Article

  • Foster, J., Keshmiripour, S. (2025). A holistic approach to change and process improvement in resource sharing: an iterative process. Journal of Access Services. 22 (4) 85-98. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/15367967.2025.2566022

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Foster, J. (Author & Presenter), OCLC Resource Sharing 2024 Annual Conference (RSC24), A tiered system approach to ILL borrowing, OCLC, Virtual, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Foster, J. (Author & Presenter), OCLC Resource Sharing 2023 Annual Conference (RSC23), Revamping our borrowing process by using automated DOI verification and tiered review queues, OCLC, Virtual, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

    • Poster

  • Foster, J. (Author & Presenter), Hsiung, H. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Annual Conference, Bridging the Gap: A Scholarly Blog by Students, for Students., CTLC, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

    • Symposium

  • Foster, J. (Author & Presenter), Open Access Symposium 2024, The role of resource sharing in facilitating discovery and access of open access content, University of North Texas Libraries and Texas State University Libraries, Virtual, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Task Force Member, Libraries Strategic Planning Task Force. (December 2025 - Present).
  • Member, Safety Coordinator Program. (October 2025 - Present).
  • Co-Chair, Libraries Circulation Workgroup. (June 2025 - Present).
  • Task Force Member, Libraries Strategic Directions Task Force - Scholarly Research and Innovation. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Libraries Accessibility Committee. (September 2022 - August 2025).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Senate Salary Study Committee. (November 2022 - January 2025).
  • Committee Chair, Libraries Staff Engagement Committee. (September 2023 - August 2024).
  • Committee Member, Libraries Staff Development Committee. (September 2022 - August 2023).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, ALA RUSA STARS Education and Training Committee. (July 2024 - Present).
  • Editor, Journal Editor, Journal of Access Services. (February 2026 - December 2026).
  • Editor, Journal Editor, Journal of Library Resource Sharing. (January 2025 - December 2025).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Library Resource Sharing. (May 2024 - December 2024).