Kim currently serves as associate university librarian for library information technology and interim associate university librarian for collections at the University of Michigan Library. She oversees two divisions—Library Information Technology and Collections—covering more than 100 faculty and staff and an annual budget of over $44 million. Previously, she has held leadership positions at the University of Rhode Island and the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Throughout her career, Kim has led major initiatives to advance open access, robust and sustainable digital infrastructure and preservation, more effective campuswide stewardship of research data, a user-centered approach to library search and discovery, and inclusive and interdisciplinary education and scholarship practices through technology-enhanced learning spaces such as an AI lab and makerspaces.
Kim holds three graduate degrees: a Master of Science in library and information science from Simmons College, a Master of Arts in classical philosophy from Harvard University, and a Master of Arts in Western philosophy, as well as a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Seoul National University.
