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Lora Ericson

Assistant Librarian

University of North Texas

Department of Library - Collection Management

(940) 565-2609

Email: Lora.Ericson@unt.edu

Education

  • MS, University of North Texas, 2024
    Major: Library Science
  • BS, University of North Texas, 2021
    Major: Sociology

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Faculty, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2025 - Present).
  • Staff, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2022 - 2025).
  • Student Assistant, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2019 - 2022).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Micro-Credential Capstone for Metadata Management Tools Series, Amigos Library Services. (2024 - Present).
  • NACO Certified, Library of Congress. (2023 - Present).
  • Record Management and Retention, University of North Texas. (2023 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers. (July 17, 2025 - Present).
  • Cataloging and Metadata Round Table. (2025 - Present).
  • Forward Libraries: League of Awesome Librarians. (2025 - Present).
  • College and University Libraries Division. (May 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Association of College and Research Libraries. (2024 - Present).
  • CORE: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. (2024 - Present).
  • American Library Association. (2023 - Present).
  • Texas Library Association. (2021 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, MCLS Serials Cataloging Workshop, Midwest Collaborative for Library Services. Lansing,Michigan,United States of America. (July 29, 2025 - July 31, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference 2025, Texas Woman's University. United States of America. (July 25, 2025).
  • Other (Webinar), Know & Go: Effective Committee and Board Service, Amigos. United States of America. (June 23, 2025).
  • Other (Seminar), Introduction to Open Refine, Amigos. United States of America. (June 17, 2025).
  • Other (Webinar), Know and go: Time management, Amigos. United States of America. (June 9, 2025).
  • Seminar, Best of Core Forum: Mapping Your Skill Sets: Understanding and Using the Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata Professionals, American Library Association/CORE. United States of America. (May 28, 2025).
  • Other (Webinar), Understanding the Mind-Body Response to Chronic Loneliness, American Library Association. United States of America. (May 27, 2025).
  • Other (Webinar), Library Community at Work: Developing Custom AI Workflows for Metadata Management, University of Texas at Austin. United States of America. (May 13, 2025).
  • Seminar, Subject Analysis: What is it?, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (April 30, 2025).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Peebles, E., Ross, A., Ericson, L. (2024). All-gender restrooms in the library workplace: Necessary and possible. Library Leadership & Management. 38 (2) 1-9. Chicago, IL, American Library Association. https://llm.corejournals.org/llm/article/view/7593

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Ericson, L.T. (Author & Presenter), Byrne, S. (Author & Presenter), Maxfield, C. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Conference, Everybody and nobody’s job: Creating a plan for maintaining a shared work environment with limited custodial resources, Texas Woman's University, Cross Timbers Region, United States of America. (2025).
  • Peebles, E. (Author & Presenter), Ross, A. (Author & Presenter), Ericson, L. (Author & Presenter), Cross Timbers Library Collaborative (CTLC), All-gender restrooms: Necessary and possible, Texas Women's University (TWU), Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Peebles, E. (Author & Presenter), Ross, A. (Author & Presenter), Ericson, L. (Author & Presenter), Conference on Academic Library Management, All-gender restrooms: Necessary and possible, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).

    • Poster

  • Peebles, E. (Author & Presenter), Ross, A. (Author & Presenter), Ericson, L. (Author & Presenter), Brannon, S.D. (Author), IDEA Equity and Diversity Conference, All-Gender Restrooms: Necessary and Possible, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Cataloging Librarians Search Committee (Fall 2025). (August 1, 2025 - Present).
  • Member, Metadata and Description Workgroup. (June 2025 - Present).
  • Member, Professional Advancement Mentoring Group. (October 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Staff Engagement Committee. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Member, Library Mentoring Program. (January 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee for the Head of Subscription and Resource Management Librarian. (December 2024 - February 2025).
  • Other (Secretary), Neurodiversity Professional Network. (April 2024 - September 2024).
  • Member, Community Building and Integrity Network. (September 2022 - September 2024).
  • Member, Yvonne J. Chandler Mentorship Program, College of Information. (September 2022 - January 2024).

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, TLA/College and University Libraries Division (CULD), Information and Membership Committee. Austin, Texas. (May 2024 - Present).