Liana Bayne

Libraries Administrative Assistant

A white woman smiles at the camera. She has glasses and brown hair in a bun.

baynelc@jmu.edu

540-568-7536

Building: Carrier Library
Office: 107
MSC: 1703

Department: Libraries Administration

Pronouns: She / Her / Hers

About me

Liana Bayne is the Libraries Administrative Assistant to Dr. Bethany Nowviskie, Dean of Libraries. She also assists other members of Libraries Administration. She also assists the Public Services team in providing real-time chat assistance to Libraries patrons.

Education

  • M.L.I.S, The University of South Carolina, 2019
    • Focus: Leadership in academic libraries
  • M.A., English Literature, James Madison University, 2017
    • Master’s Paper topic: Future directions in Afrofuturism
  • B.A., double-major, Technical Writing & Spanish, Virginia Tech, 2012

Liana’s research interests include the Anthropocene, sustainability, and their intersections with libraries; professional development among non-faculty members of libraries; therapy dogs in academic libraries; and Afrofuturism.

Service

At JMU, Liana works closely with other Deans’ administrative assistants. She is also a member of AAASAC, serving on the Recognition Committee.

Liana is a member of the American Library Association’s Class of 2020 Emerging Leaders. She also serves on the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL’s) Literatures in English Section’s (LES) Membership committee.

Liana has been with JMU Libraries, in various positions, since 2015.

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.