Chris Clouser is IUP’s science librarian. The science
librarian provides reference services, collection development, library instruction, and research support to the students and faculty of the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The goal of the science librarian is to meet the information needs
of the scientific community at IUP.
The science collection at IUP contains more than 40,000 volumes, 2,200 journals, and more than 500 movies and video recordings covering all of the scientific disciplines. The collection continually is updated, through collaboration between the science
faculty and IUP Libraries, to make sure the science collection is modern and relevant to the latest research from around the world.
Subject Responsibilities
Clouser is the subject bibliographer for the following disciplines:
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Geoscience
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
Science Librarian Services
- Book purchasing and collection management
- Evaluation and recommendation of new journals
- Evaluation/selection of new databases and electronic materials
- Library instruction/orientation sessions
- Individual reference and research support for students and faculty
- Workshops and training on library resources
- Creation of web-based resources for the sciences
Contact Information
Office: Stapleton Library Room 108
Phone: 724-357-5697
Email: cclouser@iup.edu