Loriene Roy is an American scholar of Indigenous librarianship, professor and librarian from Texas.

Loriene Roy was born and raised in rural towns bordering the Fond du Lac Reservation in northern Minnesota.

[2] Roy joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1987, where she teaches in the School of Information and the Center for Women's and Gender Studies.

: The Place of Love and Forgiveness in Library and Information Studies" was based on her work with the Fetzer Institute.

[14] Roy has characterized her work with Indigenous information services as an "evolving ecology –a system of balances and negotiation.

"[15][13] Roy has developed case studies on public library service to Indigenous people.

[19] Roy was selected as a member of the Inaugural Cohort of The University of Texas at Austin, Provost's Distinguished Service Academy, 2020-2025.