Head of Access Services
Office:Lavery Library 212
Phone:(585) 385-7340
Kourtney Blackburn
Certifications:

Apple Teacher

Education:

M.S., Library Science, University at Buffalo
B.A., English Education, St. John Fisher University

Pronouns: she/her

Is the librarian for:

  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminology
  • Legal Studies
  • Political Science

Kourtney’s Subject Guides
Fisher Digital Publications

Areas of Interest:

Access services, library safety and preparedness, copyright, strategic planning

Job Responsibilities:
Policy and procedure development in the Access Services Department (Circulation and Interlibrary Loan), providing research help and library instruction, training and workflows for Fisher Digital Publications.

A typical day:
Revise policies or workflows with the Access Services team, process interlibrary loan requests, work with Fisher Digital Publications, assist students with research questions.

My favorite part of my job:
Learning something new and different every day, whether it is job-related or about a topic I'm helping someone research.

I love it when:
We track down a difficult-to-find request for someone through Interlibrary Loan!