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Elizabeth Brown,

Director of Assessment

Libraries

Biography

Library Subject Areas

  • Chemistry
  • Earth Science
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Physics and Astronomy
Elizabeth (Beth) Brown (she/her) serves as the director of assessment and as a subject librarian for chemistry, earth sciences, materials science, mathematics and physics. Her research interests include bibliometric data analysis, chemical information and qualitative assessment of library spaces, collections and services. She has worked in the Libraries since 1998. Prior to becoming a librarian, she worked as a chemical researcher in pharmacology and the dynamics of metal/gas interactions.

Education

  • MLIS in librarianship, 1998, University of Texas-Austin
  • MS in chemistry, 1992, University of Pittsburgh
  • BA in chemistry, 1990, University of Virginia

Research Interests

  • Assessment
  • Bibliometrics
  • Chemical information searching

Teaching Interests

  • Chemical information

Research Profile