B.A. in History, with Minors in Political Science and English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S.L.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

How I can assist you:

• Primary contact for new courses and program review for Academic Foundations 
• Answer questions regarding acquisitions, cataloging and remote access to databases
• Reference questions

About Me:

• Seventeen years experience in academic libraries (including six years in academic law libraries)
• Eight years at a research institute library
• Public library experience
• Taught Library Science/Information Technology and English Composition  

Susan Paul, Access Services Coordinator & Reference Librarian
Assistant Professor
Phone & Voice Mail: (440) 366-7422
Email:spaul@lorainccc.edu 

B.A. in Liberal Studies, Mary Washington College
M.L.S., Emporia State University, Kansas

How I can assist you:

• Coordinator of Access Services
• Handle questions regarding Circulation policies and procedures
• InterLibrary Loan Coordinator
• Reference services and library instruction

About me:

• Experience as a public librarian
• Currently working toward a Masters of Education in Adult Development and Learning from Cleveland State University
• Teach College 101 course
• Substitute for Avon Public Library

Rita Blanford, Reference Librarian  
Adjunct Faculty Librarian
Phone: (440) 366 - 4106
Voice Mail: 1-800-995-5222 Ext. 7279
Email:rblanfor@lorainccc.edu

Arts & Humanities Specialization: Communication, Language & Literature (African & Middle Eastern, Classical, Germanic, Romance & Slavic), Music, Philosophy & Religion

B.A. in French, Rosary Hill College
M.A. in French Education, Roosevelt University
M.L.S., Kent State University

How I can assist you:

• Information literacy instruction
• Reference services
• Collection development
• Course specific Library Guides
• Completion of Library/Curriculum Council forms for new courses (primary contact for Arts & Humanities)
• Academic Fair Library sessions

About me:

• Taught French at various secondary schools in New York State and Chicago, Illinois, for eight years 
• Instructor in French at BGSU-Firelands for four years
• Fifteen years experience in reference work at LCCC Library
• Current library passion: creating LibGuides
• Current at home passions: cooking and eating
  

Susan Paul, Access Services Coordinator & Reference Librarian*
Assistant Professor
Phone & Voice Mail: (440) 366-7422
Email:spaul@lorainccc.edu 

Arts & Humanities Specialization: Fine & Decorative Arts

*For Liaison's complete professional information please refer to Allied Health & Nursing description.
          

Keith Washburn, Dean, Library & Learning Resources
Phone & Voice Mail:(440) 366-4795
Email: kwashbur@lorainccc.edu

B.A.,  Bucknell University
M.L.S., University of Albany
M.A., Bucknell University

How I can assist you: 

• Primary contact for new courses, programs, and program reviews for Business Division
• Answers to questions regarding library collection development and management
• Answers to questions regarding library planning, policies and procedures generally
• Information regarding library facilities, equipment, and budgetary issues

About me:

• Thirty-six years of experience in professional librarianship in public and academic libraries, and multi-type library networks, in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio
• Member: American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Academic Library Association of Ohio 
                        

 Engineering Technologies

Christine Sheetz, Instructional Services & Reference Librarian
Associate Professor  
Phone & Voice Mail: (440) 366-7288
Email:csheetz@lorainccc.edu

B.S. in Biology, Mount Union College
M.S. in Botany, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.L.I.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville 

How I can assist you: 

• Primary contact for information literacy and library instruction
• Collection development for new courses and program reviews
• Assist faculty with assignment development
• Reference services and library instruction

About me:

• Researched the use of scientific and technical information for the National Science Foundation
• Taught botany at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Biology librarian at University of Rochester
• Assistant Professor in Library at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
• Researcher for a steel industry trade association

Susan Paul, Access Services Coordinator & Reference Librarian*
Assistant Professor
Phone & Voice Mail: (440) 366-7422
Email:spaul@lorainccc.edu 

*For Liaison's complete professional information please refer to Allied Health & Nursing description.

Christine Sheetz, Instructional Services & Reference Librarian*
Associate Professor  
Phone & Voice Mail: (440) 366-7288
Email:csheetz@lorainccc.edu

*For Liaison's complete professional information please refer to Engineering Technologies description.

Jill Brophy, Technical Services & Automation Librarian*
Associate Professor
Phone & Voice Mail: (440) 366-7285
Email:jbrophy@lorainccc.edu

Social Sciences & Human Services specialization:  Geography, History, Political Science, Public Administration, and Urban Studies

*For Liaison's complete professional information please refer to Academic Foundations description.

Helen DeBalzo Green, Reference Librarian
Adjunct Faculty Librarian
Phone: (440) 366-4106
Voice Mail: 1-800-995-5222 Ext. 7282
Email: hbebalzo@lorainccc.edu

B.S. in Education with Major in Psychology, Cleveland State University
M.S.L.S., Case Western Reserve University with Major in Administration & Public Services

Social Sciences & Human Services specialization: Criminal Justice, Human Services, Psychology and Social Work

How I can assist you:

• Information literacy instruction
• Reference services
• Collection development
• Course specific Library Guides 

About me:

• Thirty years of public librarianship in the Cleveland Public Library System
• Twenty years of managerial experience with a strong emphasis in outreach services
• Member of the National Association of Parliamentarians
• Regularly authored articles in newspaper of general circulation
• Widely traveled 

Amanda Maddock, Reference Librarian
Adjunct Faculty Librarian
Phone: (440) 366-4106
Voice Mail: 1-800-995-5222 Ext. 7287
Email: amaddock@lorainccc.edu

B.A. in English with Minor in Women's Studies, Ohio University
M.A., Women's Studies, The Ohio State University
M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh

Social Sciences & Human Services specialization: Early Childhood Education, Education and Sociology

How I can assist you:

• Information literacy instruction
• Reference services
• Collection development
  

About me:

• Taught US. Women Writers at The Ohio State University
• Experience in a medical library
• Research interests include: delivering library and information literacy services to interdisciplinary fields, library activism, zines and librarianship, representation in visual and popular culture