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Get The Word Out: Utilizing Traditional And Emerging Tools To Disseminate And Measure The Impact Of Your Research, Sally A. Gore Nov 2013

Get The Word Out: Utilizing Traditional And Emerging Tools To Disseminate And Measure The Impact Of Your Research, Sally A. Gore

Sally A. Gore

Publishing articles and presenting at conferences are tried and true ways for promoting your research within academic and professional circles, but with changes to scholarly communications and the emergence of many new forms that allow individuals to disseminate information more freely, openly, and quickly, researchers have a host of opportunities to both promote their work to a larger audience and track the impact of their research in a more accurate manner. From article-level metrics (altmetrics) to open access publications to the use of social media, this poster gives an introduction to some of the vehicles available today, how to use …


A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore May 2013

A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore

Sally A. Gore

In 2012, the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL), University of Massachusetts Medical School, successfully collaborated with two principal investigators at UMMS, as well as their research team, to receive a supplemental grant from the National Library of Medicine. The award, an “NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects”, was one of eight awarded nationally. It provides funding to support an informationist, or in-context information specialist, who serves the research team by offering expertise in the areas of data and information management. For 18 months, the informationist is serving as a member of the research team on the grant, …


A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore May 2013

A Librarian By Any Other Name: The Role Of The Informationist On A Clinical Research Team, Sally A. Gore

Sally A. Gore

Informationists are librarians with a disciplinary background in biomedical, behavioral or biological sciences, as well as library and information science. In 2012, the Lamar Soutter Library (LSL), University of Massachusetts Medical School, successfully collaborated with two principal investigators at UMMS, as well as their research team, to receive a supplemental grant from the National Library of Medicine. The award, an “NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects”, was one of eight awarded nationally. It provides funding to support an informationist, or in-context information specialist, who serves the research team by offering expertise in the areas of data …


The Academic Medical Library As Online Publisher, Mary E. Piorun, Lisa A. Palmer, Raquel Abad, Sally A. Gore, Donna Kafel, Elaine Russo Martin May 2013

The Academic Medical Library As Online Publisher, Mary E. Piorun, Lisa A. Palmer, Raquel Abad, Sally A. Gore, Donna Kafel, Elaine Russo Martin

Sally A. Gore

Objectives: To describe the use of an institutional repository system to facilitate the publishing activities of an academic medical library. Methods: The Library launched its institutional repository in 2006 and developed a mature collection of peer-reviewed articles, posters, and conference proceedings. Beginning in 2009, the Library sought to expand the use of the repository and partnered with two academic departments, Neurology and Psychiatry, to publish electronic journals. In spring 2011 the Library began to explore the idea of publishing its own peer-reviewed, open access electronic journal. Planning and implementation considerations included: choosing a unique and appropriate name; infrastructure and hosting …


Building An E-Science Portal For Librarians: A Model Of Collaboration, Donna Kafel, Myrna E. Morales, Robert J. Vander Hart, Sally A. Gore, Andrew Creamer, Javier Crespo, Elaine R. Martin Jan 2013

Building An E-Science Portal For Librarians: A Model Of Collaboration, Donna Kafel, Myrna E. Morales, Robert J. Vander Hart, Sally A. Gore, Andrew Creamer, Javier Crespo, Elaine R. Martin

Sally A. Gore

The e-Science Portal for New England Librarians (http://esciencelibrary.umassmed.edu) is an openly accessible website targeted specifically for librarians working in research institutions that generate, share, store and/or use data for basic scientific research in the health, biological, and physical sciences. The portal provides links to information on e-Science, e-Science librarianship, current practices, and science disciplines. The portal’s e-Science Community blog http://esciencecommunity.umassmed.edu serves as a bulletin and discussion forum for the latest news, upcoming events, and commentaries. While the portal was originally developed to provide e-Science information to New England Librarians, its openly accessible content is relevant to librarians interested in networked …


The E-Science Initiative Of The Lamar Soutter Library: Five Projects, One Goal, Sally A. Gore Jan 2013

The E-Science Initiative Of The Lamar Soutter Library: Five Projects, One Goal, Sally A. Gore

Sally A. Gore

Objective: Provide current librarians with a variety of options to become adept at the knowledge and skills needed to successfully work in the area of e-Science. Methods: In 2009, the Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School, hosted its first e-Science Symposium for librarians in New England. The event marked the beginning of an ongoing initiative to prepare librarians to take active roles in an emerging trend in research that will impact the futures of academic, research and medical libraries. Based upon feedback from attendees at the Symposium, other events were developed to address the needs expressed. These include …


So You Want To Be A Publisher: Planning And Publishing The Journal Of Escience Librarianship, Raquel Abad, Sally A. Gore, Donna Kafel, Elaine Russo Martin, Lisa A. Palmer, Mary E. Piorun Jan 2013

So You Want To Be A Publisher: Planning And Publishing The Journal Of Escience Librarianship, Raquel Abad, Sally A. Gore, Donna Kafel, Elaine Russo Martin, Lisa A. Palmer, Mary E. Piorun

Sally A. Gore

Objective: To describe the planning process and activities of the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Lamar Soutter Library around the publication of the new Journal of eScience Librarianship (JESLIB). Methods: The University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Lamar Soutter Library through funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine has been a leader in educating librarians about eScience and its impact on librarianship. In spring 2011 the Library began to explore the idea of publishing a peer-reviewed, open access electronic journal about eScience and data management for librarians. Planning and implementation considerations included: choosing a unique and appropriate name; infrastructure …