Bethany Nowviskie
Dean of Libraries & Chief Academic Technology Officer, Professor
0000-0002-1788-5154
Building: Carrier Library
Office: 107A
MSC: 1703
Departments: Academic Engagement, Libraries Administration
Pronouns: She / Her / HersAbout me
I joined JMU as Dean of Libraries and Professor of English in mid-2019, after a career in research and library-based DH administration and the digital cultural heritage nonprofit sphere. Since April 2020, I’ve additionally served as JMU’s Chief Academic Technology Officer. It’s my privilege to help shape James Madison University’s approach to technology for research, teaching, and learning, and to lead the wonderful staff and faculty of the JMU Libraries.
BA (English and Archaeology), University of Virginia
MA Ed. (English Education), Wake Forest University
Ph.D. (Literature/Humanities Computing), University of Virginia
I write on liberatory, ecologically-informed, and speculative digital library design at http://nowviskie.org/, where you can also find a brief bio and CV.
About Academic Engagement
Academic Engagement is a public-facing division of the Libraries, under formation now. Departments are temporarily divided in reporting lines while we see a new associate dean, and include Digital Projects, Library and Information Services, Music Library, Research & Education Services, and Special Collections.
About Libraries Administration
We support and challenge JMU Libraries’ staff and faculty to live up to our guiding statements — as we work together to provide excellent library and educational technology resources, spaces, services, and expertise to our campus community.
Staff listed here report directly within the office of the Dean of Libraries. Additional members of the admin team are listed under Finance, HR, and Facilities, including Facilities Operations.