Sunghae Ress, MLIS

Sunghae Ress serves as the Digital Projects Librarian at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). She curates digital collections from Special Collections and University Archives and creates metadata to improve discovery and access. She facilitates open access to Florida Atlantic University student and faculty research and creative works through the development of FAU Libraries research repository collections. She has a passion for the arts & culture, and her hobbies include painting in oil, acrylic, and watercolor.

• M.A. in Library and Information Science, University of South Florida
• M.B.A. University of Miami
• B.S. University of Florida

• Preservation of intellectual, artistic, and cultural heritage
• Improving information discovery and access
• Cross-sector collaboration in higher education

• Parandjuk, J. & Ress, S. (forthcoming 2025). The use of AI tools for enhancing digital library services with information architects as responsible partners. In L. Yang and A. Salaz (Eds.), Digital Libraries Across Continents. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.  
• Ress, S. & Parandjuk J. (2024, April 30). Theodore Pratt Collection [Conference presentation]. Building Connections: Pixels & People, 18th Annual Digital Commonwealth Conference.
• Ress, S. (2023, December). [Review of the book Land of Milk and Honey, by C. Pam Zhang]. Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Book Review. https://www.apalaweb.org/book-review-land-of-milk-and-honey/

• Preservation of intellectual, artistic, and cultural heritage
• Improving information discovery, access, and delivery
• Cross-sector collaboration in higher education