Janet Hilts (She/Her/Hers)

Librarian I, Arts and Humanities Librarian

Research and Information Services

• Master of Library and Information Studies, University of British Columbia
• Master of Arts, Ethnomusicology & Musicology, York University
• Bachelor of Arts, Music (Honors), Psychology (minor), Carleton University

Contact

• 163 Ellis Library
• (573) 882-8543
• janethilts@missouri.edu

Presentations & Publications

• Hilts, J., & Doi, C. (2022, March 4). Representation matters: Developing a Canadian BIPOC composers dataset for music collection evaluation and development [Conference presentation]. The 91st Annual Meeting of the Music Library Association.

Professional Associations

• Music Library Association
• Art Libraries Society of North America
• Theatre Library Association
• Association for Recorded Sound Collections
• MLSTEP – Music Library Students and Emerging Professions

Previous Experience

Research Assistant, Sounds of Home: Exploring Local Music Collections and Collecting in Canada, University of Sasketchewan

Co-op Librarian, Simon Fraser University Library

Music Librarianship Intern, University of Saskatchewan, Music and Education Library

Subject Specialty

• Music
• Theatre
• Arts
• Film
• Graphic Design
• Digital Storytelling

Areas of Expertise

• Music and Performing Arts Librarianship
• Supporting arts practitioners
• Inclusive collection development
• Critical information literacy