Elizabeth A. Brown

Director of Assessment

Libraries

ebrown@binghamton.edu

607-777-4882

LS 2504C

Background

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.

ACRL Member of the Week: Elizabeth (Beth) Brown

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

Awards

Fellow, Class of 2018, Special Libraries Association
Distinguished Service Award, Binghamton Section, American Chemical Society, 2010
Member, Phi Kappa Phi, University of Texas-Austin, 1997
Member, Xi Chapter, Phi Lambda Upsilon National Honorary Chemical Society, University of Pittsburgh, 1992

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