Manager, Research & Scholarly Communication Services
Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Chan Medical School
Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS, is the manager of Research and Scholarly Communication Services for the Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School. In this role, she oversees the Library's collaborative efforts with basic science and clinical researchers on campus, including expanding support and instruction in data services. Her department leads all scholarly communication endeavors for the Library, including providing bibliometrics analysis, tracking research impact, ensuring funder-based public access compliance, promoting open science initiatives, and managing eScholarship@UMMS, the University's institutional repository.
Sally is a past memeber of the MLA Board of Directors and currently serves as the chair of the 125th Anniversary Notables working group, as well as being a member of the MLA History Committee.
Sally holds an MS in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University, MS in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College, BS (Summa Cum Laude) in Sports Medicine/Exercise Physiology from the University of Southern Maine, MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and BA in Philosophy from James Madison University.
Sally writes the blog, "A Librarian by Any Other Name" (http://librarianhats.net/) and can be found on Twitter at @mandosally.