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Mitchell C. Brown 5605 Ravens Crest Drive Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536-2444 Tel: (609) 750-9265 Fax; (609) 243-2299 Email: mcbrown@princeton.edu Education The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas M.L.I.S. 1994. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania B.S. Physics 1988. Professional Experience Princeton Library, Mathematics and Physics Librarian, June 2000 - present Rank: Librarian II; Job Title: Mathematics and Physics Librarian Princeton Library, Plasma Physics Librarian, July 1999 - June 2001 (interim June 2000 - June 2001) Rank: Librarian II; Job Title: Plasma Physics Librarian LSU Libraries, Head, Chemistry Library, Assistant Librarian, Sept. 1994 - May 1999. Rank: Assistant Librarian; Job Title: Head, Chemistry Library Other Experience (Pre-Professional) Library Assistant II, McKinney Engineering Library, University of Texas at Austin. Feb. 1992 - August 1994 Library Assistant I, McKinney Engineering Library, University of Texas at Austin. Oct. 1990 - Feb. 1992 DOCUMENTATION OF JOB PERFORMANCE Provide in-person and telephone reference assistance to Princeton community. Demonstrate online databases and electronic journals, local CD-ROM databases, and print indexes. Aid in locating information sources with the Fine Library collection, on-campus Libraries, or outside campus sources. Collection Development for Mathematics and Physics topics Attention to sharing serial and abstracting/indexing database subscriptions with other science libraries, monograph selection to support library research and education goals. Collection development for mathematics monographs for Annals of Mathematics fund. Selection for named funds for mathematics and physics. Inventory of Richardson monographs and adding entries where necessary. Liaison with Mathematics and Physics faculty, staff and graduate students for database and monograph purchases. Maintain library web presence http://www.princeton.edu/~finelib/ Interlibrary borrowing and lending practices Review borrowing requests for bibliographic accuracy and potential lending sources Document delivery options for laboratory purposes using accounts with NASA STI, British National Library, and direct contact with research collections. Special projects Reorganized serial and monograph collections for Mathematics and Physics in Fine Library to accommodate inclusion of Biology collection (May - September 2000). Installed additional shelving in basement and relocated Richardson monographs; installed cage area for PAM C and Ph.D. dissertations. Ongoing reorganization of staff duties and library operations to accommodate new library configuration and public service needs. Provide reference service in Plasma Physics Library, Forrestal Campus, C-Site. Demonstrate online and print information resources available on-site and from campus libraries. Collection development for plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion related to magnetic fusion energy research. Collaborated with Math/Physics Librarian to limit serial subscription duplication during renewal period September, 1999. Migrated the plasma physics literature database (PPLCat) from mainframe to Access/SQL system allows for linking to electronic journal articles and laboratory publications. Advantages of the migration to Access allowed more fields to display and support linking to electronic journal articles and reports prepared by the plasma physics laboratory. Bibliographies of lab publications have been added for Project Matterhorn (1948-1975) and PPPL preprints (1975 - present), including twenty-one laboratory report series. Internal documents are added as preprints, then later entries are added for journal articles, conference proceedings, or reports from related research organizations. Plasma Physics Web site URL: http://www.pppl.gov/library/ Under the recommendation of PPL Director Robert Goldston I created a section of the plasma Physics web site to list and track conferences, symposia, and meetings of interest to laboratory interests. The web document tracks conferences attended by PPL researchers and serves as an intermediate resource for papers presented and serve as current awareness. Entries for PPL research are added to PPLCat with links to online papers and reports. Document delivery for on-campus ARIEL and off-campus document retrieval. Working with Firestone Inter-Library Services the PPL handles ILL requests directly using RLIN software. Additional sources are used to provide the quickest service response, using a shared CISTI account with Math/Physics, CARL UnCover, and NASA STI. Direct contact with other research labs has been useful for providing grey literature sources. JOB PERFORMANCE Publications A. In Print (1) Chapter in book. "The Role of Librarians in Developing Software: Hypertext", a chapter in Library Without Walls: Plug In and Go. ed. Susan B. Ardis, (Washington, D.C.: Special Libraries Association) 1994. (2) Other Publications. Special Library Association Chemistry Division Newsletter. "Toxicology Roundtable I and II." 11(4) (November 1995): 14-21. B. Other publications. "ACRL Comparison of Science and Technology Libraries; Surveys of ARL Science and Technology Libraries" URL: http://www.pppl.gov/library/ACRL/ Charge: To collect, analyze and distribute comparative information on North American academic science and technology libraries. Fourth (1993) and fifth (1998) surveys of ARL science and tehcnology libraries, including a bibliography of literature developed from previous surveys. Other job-related publication contributions. Presentations at Professional Meetings, other than Papers: "Serials Redesign Project, Louisiana State University." Presented as part of the session "Serials in the Library: The Boston Tea Party Revisited" Special Libraries Association Annual Conference (Boston, Massachusetts) June 11, 1996. Invited to a one-day symposium at the Schomburg Center for the Study of Black Culture, New York City, December 6, 1997. Presented a description of "The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences" and discussed future development plans. In attendance were representatives from Duke, University of Virginia, Library of Congress, Northwestern, Fisk, Hampton, and Harvard. The "Faces" collection was the only web site with a focus on scientific topics. OTHER RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES. _____. The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences. [Online]. (1995). Available: http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html. Last revised October, 2000. Profiles of 185 African American men and women who have contributed to science, engineering, and invention. Also included are charts and diagrams of data on Chemistry doctorates awarded historically and a profile of the African American graduate students in the LSU Chemistry department. The presentation contains photographs, biographical descriptions, graphs, charts, and citations to references illustrating the contributions of African Americans to the sciences, both past and present. The Internet site was originally prepared to commemorate 1995 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month and expanded since 1995. "The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences." Cataloged in OCLC Record 34582453 MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST Current research centers on two topics: history of science education (1860 - 1930) of African Americans, with focus on southern production of Ph.D.s in chemistry, bioscience, and physical science fields and the influence of profession organizations mentoring activities for recruitment and support of minority Ph.D. science candidates. Use of technology in science education, including computer laboratories, software development, and Internet-based applications as adjuncts for traditional teaching methods. Analysis of teaching behaviors for cognitive development using traditional lecturing the effect of supplemental learning technology on student retention and recall of lecture material. Awards Point Survey Communications named "The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences" in the Top 5% of the Web [June 23, 1995]. Additional acknowledgments: http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/display.html "Web Pick of the Day" [December 18, 1997], and will be permanently catalogued in BioMedLink, part of the parent site BioMedNet . Also acknowledged by the Discover Channel, New Scientist, StudyWeb, and Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL). Materials related to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. included in NetGuide and Los Angeles Times web sites [February-March, 1998]. Classified Staff Honors Award, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, January 1992. SERVICE LIBRARY SERVICE Princeton Library On-Site Learning Committee, 1999 - Princeton Library Government Documents Advisory Group, 1999 - Princeton Library Web Group, 1999 - Princeton Library, Plasma Physics Librarian Search Committee, Chair, 2000. Membership in professional organizations American Library Association, 1994- . Association of College & Research Libraries, 1994- . Special Libraries Association, 1994 - . Chemistry Division, 1994-. Engineering Division, 1994-. Biological Division, 1996-. Physics-Mathematics-Astronomy Division, 1999-. American Chemical Society, 1995-. Chemical Information Section, 1995-. American Physical Society, 1999-. Administrative duties Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 1994 - . Science and Technology Section (STS) Comparison of Sci/Tech Libraries 1996-; Chair 2001-2003 Special Libraries Association, 1994 - . Science/Technology Section. Chair, Program Planning for Sci-Tech Division, (1997-98) Chair and Program Chair, Schience-Technology Division, 2003 Special Libraries Association, Southern Louisiana/Mississippi Chapter Past President and Chair of Awards Committee, 1997-1998. President-elect, 1995-1996. President, 1996-1997. Special Libraries Association, Princeton-Trenton Chapter Web Editor, 1999 - President-elect and Program chair, 2002-3 Computer skills: wordprocessing (Microsoft Word, Lotus Word) spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-23) relational databases (Access, Paradox, FoxPro) HTML, dynamic HTML (Dreamweaver, ASP) Unix (IRIX, Solaris) Windows(9x,NT) Programming languages: C+, Javascript, Pascal, Hypercard, Fortran, Perl.

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