Young-In Kim is a librarian at GCC. She has worked for academic libraries for more than twenty years, starting as a student assistant with the library at California State University Long Beach, and more recently serving as the access services and assessment librarian at the College of Saint Rose. Over the years she has cultivated a firm commitment to student success and excellent user-focused service, a commitment that is built on a framework of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Young-In has a BA in art history from California State University Long Beach, a BA in English from Kutztown University, and an MLIS from Syracuse University.

Research Interests

Library support of high-impact educational practices, critical pedagogy, and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in academic libraries and across higher education

GCC Committees

Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee

Selected Publications and Presentations

Kim, Y., Lindner, M., Slichko, J., & Sturgess, K. (2019, November 1). Textbook affordability: Embracing lower cost alternatives [Workshop]. College of Saint Rose Work-Ference. Albany, NY.

Clarke, R.I. & Kim, Y. (2018) The more things change, the more they stay the same: Educational and disciplinary backgrounds of American librarians, 1950-2015. The Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 59(4). https://surface.syr.edu/istpub/178/

Professional Affiliations

Capitol District Library Council, 2017-2021
Eastern New York Association of ACRL, 2017-2021
Eastern New York Association of ACRL, Conference Planning Committee, 2020-2021