As Head of Sciences for the Libraries, Jennifer Simms (formerly Laherty) is responsible for managing the Libraries’ Sciences Department and developing priorities in responding to the information and data needs of scientists at IU Bloomington. She also serves as liaison to faculty and students in the Biology, Chemistry, and Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry departments, and manages library collections in those areas. Her research interests include preservation and access to scientific data and resulting publications generated by researchers at IUB, and developing and maintaining format-agnostic collections to support science research and teaching. Her current projects include the Imago Biocollections repository.

Jennifer Simms
Geosciences Librarian