Nancy Sims
Director of Copyright and Scholarly Communication,
Content and Collections
University Libraries
- Arts and Humanities
- Law and Policy
- Civil
Introduction
Nancy Sims is director of copyright and scholarly communication with University of Minnesota Libraries.
A librarian and lawyer, Sims is the Libraries' subject specialist on copyright issues. She helps individuals and groups throughout the University of Minnesota community understand how copyrights may affect their work.
Sims provides education through the Libraries’ copyright website and workshop programming, custom information sessions on request, and small group and individual consultations. She also works within and outside the University of Minnesota to advocate for policies and practices that support sustainable scholarship, democratic information access and wide public cultural participation.