Sally Gore

Office: S1-606
Phone: 508-856-1966
Email: Sally.Gore@umassmed.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Title

Acting Head, Research and Scholarly Communication Services

Department

Community, Technology & Global Relations

Brief Biography

Sally Gore, MS, MS LIS, is the Acting Head of Research and Scholarly Communications for the Library. In this role, she oversees and supports the Library's efforts towards outreach to the UMMS research community, as well as the development and implementation of services related to scholarly communications in the sciences. Prior to this, she served as a reference librarian, providing reference instruction and research assistance for faculty, students and staff of UMMS. Sally earned her graduate degree in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University and an MS in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College. Sally has a great fondness for school, evidenced by the fact that she also has a BS in exercise physiology from the University of Southern Maine, a divinity degree from Southern Seminary (Kentucky), and a BA from James Madison University (Virginia). Outside of work in the Library, Sally is a clinical exercise physiologist, a tutor for Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester, a book, film and music lover, a mandolinist, and an aspiring writer.

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Scholarly communication and publishing; library promotion and marketing; information representation; exercise physiology; cultural studies (particularly feminist and sports studies)

Teaching and/or Research

• NIH Public Access Policy
• PubMed and NCBI databases
• PowerPoint
• Google

Publications

• Gore, S.A., Nordberg, J.M., Palmer, L.A., and Piorun, M.E. (2009). Trends in Health Sciences Library and Information Science Research. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 97(3).
• Gore, S. A. (2006). All health is local: Bringing information on health services to the residents of Massachusetts. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 10(4), p. 1-14.
• Gore, S.A. (2006). Quality health information helps patients and physicians. Hospital Newspaper. Accepted for publication.
• Gore, S. A. and Martin, E. R. (2006). e-Mental Health: Providing quality mental health information to practitioners and the public. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 6(4), p. 57-62.
• Gore, S. A. (2006). Designated for Assignment. Available online at LIScareer.com.

Presentations

• Gore, S.A. and Lapinski, P.S. (2008). Supporting your institutional authors: the NIH mandate and institutional repositories. Concurrent session led at the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc., Lowell, MA.
• Gore, S. A., Nordberg, J., Palmer, L. A. and Piorun, M. E. (2008). Trends in health sciences library and information science research. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Chicago, IL.
• Gore, S. A., Ingrassia, B., Nordberg, J., and Piorun, M. E. (2007). New partnerships for a new generation. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, PA.
• Comes, J. F., Bianco, C., Gore, S. A., Palmer, L. A. and Piorun, M. E. (2007). Capturing students' international experiences: eScholarship@UMMS and International Medical Education. Poster presentation at the Global Health Conference, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA.
• Gore, S. A., Collins, B. & Levin, L. (2006). All health is local: Introducing "Go Local Massachusetts." Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Phoenix, AZ.
• Gore, S. A. (2006). Thinking Globally, Acting Locally. Panel participant at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network, Waltham, MA.
• Gore, S. A. (2006). Go Local Massachusetts. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Cape Cod and Islands Library Association, West Barnstable, MA.
• Gore, S. A. (2006). Collaborating on Go Local Massachusetts. Poster presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries/New England Conference, Amherst, MA.
• Gore, S. A. (2005). Go Local Massachusetts: Lessons learned – yesterday to today. Concurrent session led at the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc., Providence, RI.
• Gore, S. A. (2005). e-Mental Health in Central Massachusetts. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Mental Health Librarians, San Diego, CA.
• Martin, E. R., Gore, S. A., Harger, N. E., & Charles, L. (2005). e-Mental Health in Central Massachusetts. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, San Antonio, TX.
• Gore, S. A., Keller, B. A., & Ives, J. C. (2003). Gender differences in central and peripheral factors of skeletal muscle fatigue. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5). p. S144. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, San Francisco, CA. Graduate Thesis.