Wayne Finley

Wayne Finley is an Associate Professor and Business Librarian at Northern Illinois University (NIU), affiliated with the Founders Memorial Library. His work focuses on library science, business information services, and digital transformation in academic settings.

• Education: MSLIS in Library and Information Science (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), MBA in Marketing and International Business (Western Illinois University - Quad Cities), and dual Bachelor of Business degrees in Marketing and Accountancy (Western Illinois University - Quad Cities).

Research interests include online programming during crises, secular Buddhism bibliography, and business information systems. Recent publications analyze virtual library services, religious-philosophical bibliographies, and economic topics.