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Sarah Kim

srhkim at gmail.com

Research Interests

Personal digital archives, everyday recordkeeping behavior, personal information management, preservation of digital cultural heritage, and sustainable development of cultural institutions

Education

Ph.D. in Information Studies (9/2006-expected 8/2011)
University of Texas at Ausin

Master's of Science in Information Studies (9/2003-5/2005)
University at Albany, State University of New York
Concentration: Archives and Records Administration

Master's coursework in Western History (3/2001-6/2003)
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Bachelor of Arts in History and Art History (2/2001)
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Employment History

Assistant Instructor (9/2009-Current)
School of Information, the University of Texas at Austin
- Currently teaching INF 312 Information in Cyberspace (undergraduate standing online course)

Student Assistant (6/2009-8/2009)
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
- Conducted research about current digital preservation technology, updating digital collection inventories, and imaging digital items

Teaching Assistant (9/2008-5/2009)
School of Information, the University of Texas at Austin
- Updated course websites, reviewed syllabi, met with students during office hours, prepared class reading materials and bibliographies, monitored students' class assignments and final projects, and prepared guidelines for final course projects

Digital Preservation Internship (6/2008-8/2008)
Austin History Center, Austin, TX
- Conducted a preservation needs assessment for collections in digital form and provided recommendations for building digital preservation infrastructure of the center

Conservation Technician (7/2005-2/2006)
Department of Collections Management, New York State Archives, Albany, NY
- Stabilized physical conditions of 18th -19th century manuscript collections through applying paper conservation treatments
- Collections treated:
Registers of male inmates discharged, 1817-1949, Auburn Prison
Records of surveys and maps of state lands, 1686-1892
- Media Clip: New York Times, Sep. 8, 2005
- Media Clip: The Communicator, Dec. 2005/Jan.2006
- Paper Conservation Work Protfolio 2005-2006

Archival Processor (1/2005-6/2005)
M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY
- Processed archival holdings (creating inventories, appraising, arranging, re-housing, and creating online finding aids)
- Collections processed:
Donald M. Blinken Papers, 1969-2003 (Online Finding Aid)
Rick Halperin Papers, Death Penalty Collection, 1985-1999 (Online Finding Aid)

Professional Service

Member of Symposium Organizing Committee (9/2006-12/2007)
From Gray Areas to Green Areas: Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments
Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, the University of Texas at Austin
- Reviewed presentation proposals, searched for session speakers and moderators, designed the symposium logo, designed and managed the symposium website, and published symposium proceedings online

Fellowship

Named/Endowed Graduate School Fellowship
Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin (2010-2011)

Graduate School Bruton Fellowship
Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin (2008-2009)

Benonine Muse Scholarship
School of Information, University of Texas at Austin (2006-2007 and 2008-2009)

IMLS Doctoral Preservation Fellowship
School of Information, University of Texas at Austin (2006-2008)

Student Assistant Scholarship
Graduate School, Ewha Womans University (2001 and 2002)

Honor Scholarship
College of Liberal Arts, Ewha Womans University (1997, 1999, and 2000)

Publication

See D-Diary

Professional Membership

Digital Curation Centre Associates Network (DCC)
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

Last updated: 2010