Nancy Shore, EdD, MLIS

Medical Education & Instruction Librarian

Nancy A. Shore, EdD, MLIS, is the Medical Education and Instruction Librarian for the UGA School of Medicine. Her current research interests include evidence-based practices, cognitive overload, science identity in women, the ethical and practical uses of artificial intelligence in research, and embedded librarianship. Nancy earned a Doctorate in the Higher Education Leadership and Practice program at the University of North Georgia. She also holds an MLIS from the University of South Carolina and a BS in Marine Biology from Savannah State University. She was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society and is a lifetime member of the American Library Association and the American Association of University Women. Nancy has served on the Georgia Library Association (GLA) board since 2024, most recently as the conference chair for the 2026 Georgia Libraries Conference. In 2024, she received a Presidential Commendation, and in 2026, she received the Bob Richardson Award for service to GLA.

Education

EdD, Higher Education Leadership and Practice, University of North Georgia

MLIS, Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina

BS Marine Biology, Savannah State University

Awards & Honors

Georgia Library Association Presidential Commendation 2024

Publications

Shore, N. (2026). Degrees of Librarianship: A Case Study of Educational Credentials and Academic Librarian Role Identity [University of North Georgia]. https://ir.ung.edu/works/publication-dissertation/shkqw-hb716

Shore, N., Clement, K., & Adams, K. (2024). Librarians and Degree Seeking: The “Paper Ceiling” and Advancement in Academic Libraries. College & Research Libraries News, 85(6), 263. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.85.6.263

Shore, N., Tan, E., & Clement, K. (2025). Learning at Work: Translating Classroom-Based Inclusive Pedagogies to Academic Library Student Employment. The Journal of Creative Library Practice. https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/11/18/learning-at-work/

Tan, E., Shore, N., & Clement, K. (2025). Degrees of Leadership in the Academic Library. Journal of New Librarianship, 10(1), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.33011/newlibs/18/3

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Oct 23

Virtual Open House

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Nov 6
Nov 7

Student Genetics Symposium

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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