Note: Chris Clouser will be on sabbatical during the fall 2020 semester. For questions about collections and science resources, please contact Emily Szitas, Collection Development librarian, at
eszitas@iup.edu. For instruction requests, contact Maria Barefoot, Instruction librarian, at
barefoot@iup.edu, or fill out the
Instruction Request Form.
Chris Clouser
is IUP’s science librarian, providing reference services, collection development, library instruction, and research support to the students and faculty of the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
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 is continually updated 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, as well as cross-disciplinary programs in the sciences and technology.
- 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
research guides for the sciences
Contact Information
Chris Clouser, Science Librarian, Stapleton Library Room 108 / 724-357-5697
cclouser@iup.edu