Ryan Yoakum

Ryan Yoakum is a Business and Data Services Librarian at Belmont University, responsible for serving as a library liaison to the Massey College of Business, Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, and Turney Center Industrial Complex. In this role, Ryan conducts reference interactions for the Belmont community and provides instruction in business information and data literacy while developing research data service programs. Prior experience includes multiple roles at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, such as Graduate Assistant at the Scholarly Commons and COVID-19 Extra Help Employee, as well as various library and customer service positions. Ryan holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Religion, both from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.