Sandra Aya Enimil

Sandra Aya Enimil, JD, MSLIS

Director for Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy Yale University Library

Bio

Sandra Aya Enimil (she/her) is the Director for Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy at Yale Library. In this role, Sandra advises library leadership and advances the library’s strategic and operational goals related to scholarly communication and collection strategy.  She also advances openness by providing insight, information and resources on open scholarship and publishing. She consults with Yale researchers on using copyrighted materials and assists creators in protecting their own copyright. Sandra leads a committee that reviews and negotiates licenses for electronic resources and provides input on licenses of all types for the library. Sandra collaborates with the Yale Office of General Counsel, individuals and departments within the library, and colleagues across and beyond campus on issues related to scholarly communication, collections, copyright, and publishing.

Sandra is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and is interested in the intersection of DEI and intellectual property. She earned her Law and MSLIS degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sandra has BAs in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MA in International Relations from the University of Ghana, Legon.
 

2026 Presentation

Copyright Case Briefs

Please join Sandra Aya Enimil, Director for Scholarly Communication and Collection Strategy at Yale Library, for an update on what’s new in copyright case law. Learn about specific case updates, and any new copyright issues that may impact our work in libraries. The focus will be on copyright in libraries generally, and in the United States specifically.