Royce Kurtz

Royce Kurtz is the AICPA Research & Instruction Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the J.D. Williams Library. He serves as a library liaison for the Patterson School of Accountancy, the departments of Classics, Sociology and Anthropology, Social Work, and the three ROTC programs, providing research support and instructional services.

His research and professional interests span library science, information literacy, and digital scholarship, with a strong focus on supporting disciplines such as accountancy, classics, and social sciences. He plays a key role in the AICPA Library Service, answering reference questions from certified public accountants and digitizing historical and contemporary accounting materials for open access through the library's digital collections.

Royce Kurtz contributes to academic success through teaching library instruction sessions and maintaining specialized research guides in Accountancy, Anthropology, Classics, Social Work, Sociology, and Speech & Debate. These guides enhance student and faculty access to critical resources. His work bridges information services and academic research, promoting scholarly engagement across multiple disciplines.

As an active faculty member, he supports scholarly communication and digital preservation, particularly in the field of accounting. While no formal advising or grant activities are mentioned, his coordination of the AICPA digitization project reflects a significant contribution to academic and professional knowledge dissemination. He is also involved in educational outreach through competitive debate coaching (Speech 308).

Royce Kurtz is affiliated with the following units:

• Patterson School of Accountancy
• Department of Classics
• Department of Sociology and Anthropology
• School of Social Work
• Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Programs

His educational background includes:

• B.A. from McPherson College
• M.A. from University of Iowa
• M.L.S. from University of Arizona
• Ph.D. from University of Iowa