Meet the Librarians
Kathleen Baril, Director, Assistant Professor
Kathleen Baril is the library director and oversees all administrative and budgetary duties for the library. She is also head of the Acquisitions Department and oversees the purchasing of books, AV materials, journals and electronic books and databases. In addition, Professor Baril provides reference assistance, information literacy instruction and is a liaison to several departments. She can be reached at k-baril@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-2188.
Heather Crozier, Electronic Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor
Heather Crozier is responsible for maintaining the library's electronic resources and oversees the library's print periodicals collection. She also provides reference assistance, information literacy instruction and serves as a liaison to several departments. She can be reached at h-crozier@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-2182.
Chris Deems, Systems and Technology Librarian, Instructor
Chris Deems manages and maintains the libraries online systems and services, as well as the Heterick Library website and the institutional repository, DigitalCommons@ONU. He also serves as liaison to several departments and provides information literacy instruction. He can be reached at c-deems@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-2183.
Jenny Donley, Cataloging and Knowledge Architect Librarian, Assistant Professor
Jenny Donley is the head of the Cataloging Department. In this capacity, she oversees the maintenance of the library catalog, technical processing of our books and AV items and processing of our ebooks. In addition, Professor Donley serves as a reference and instruction librarian and as a liaison to several departments. She can be reached at j-donley.1@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-2193.
Matt Francis, Archivist, Assistant Professor
Matt Francis curates the Ohio Northern University Archives located at Heterick Memorial Library. He can be reached at m-francis.1@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-1925 or 419-772-2769.
Bethany Spieth, Instruction and Access Services Librarian, Assistant Professor
Bethany Spieth coordinates our instruction program and manages the Information Desk. She also serves as a liaison to several departments. She can be reached at b-spieth@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-2473.
Paul Logsdon, Archivist Emeritus
Paul Logsdon is the retired director of the library and now serves as Archivist Emeritus at Heterick Memorial Library. He may be reached by emailing p-logsdon@onu.edu and by phone at 419-772-1994.