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International Graduate Students:

International Graduate Students:. World Citizens in Wonderland Sophie Lesinska Humanities Librarian USC. 2006 International Student Population on USC campus. Undergraduates 9.1 % Graduate 24.7 %. Methodologies. Structured Survey Open-Ended in-person Interview. 10 Engineering

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International Graduate Students:

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  1. International Graduate Students: World Citizens in Wonderland Sophie Lesinska Humanities Librarian USC

  2. 2006 International Student Population on USC campus • Undergraduates 9.1 % • Graduate 24.7 %

  3. Methodologies • Structured Survey • Open-Ended in-person Interview

  4. 10 Engineering 4 Biomedical Engineering 1 Molecular Biology 1 Communications 1 Family Therapy 12 India 1 Pakistan 1 Egypt 1 China 1 Taiwan 1 Canada Structured Survey (1) 17 graduate students

  5. Structured Survey (2) • 10 out of 17 on campus a year or more • 4 at least one semester • 14 ~80% • 3 participated in American Language Institute training (~18%) • 7 recall library orientation of sorts (~40%)

  6. Structured Survey (3) • Use Library catalog 15/17 ~88% (one no, one no data) • 17/17 use library resources and services • Electronic Resources 14/17 ~82% (2 no, one no data)

  7. Structured Survey (4) : Differences • USC Electronic journals (4 ~ 23%) • USC Electronic Resources Gen (3 ~18%) • USC Multidisciplinary (4 ~ 23%) • USC Larger system (5 ~ 29%)

  8. Orientations E-Resources (2 ~12%) USC Catalog Services (2~12%) USC Facilities Services (3~18%) Other Multiple copies (esp. textbooks) 5~ 29% Ensure 24/7 access 3~ 18% Library Tours/Stacks 2~ 12% Structured Survey (5) : Recommendations

  9. 4 English Dept. 3 Comp. Lit 2 Slavic 1 International Relations 3 Italians 2 Russians 1 Bulgarian 2 Indians 1 Canadian 1British Open-Ended InterviewsHumanities and Social Sciences10 Doctoral Students

  10. Challenges • 4 miss multiple copies (40%) • 2 challenged by book recall system • 3 unhappy with Anglo-centric library (used to multilingual libraries)

  11. Recommendationsfor Orientations/Service • Library-focused orientations for graduate students in their disciplines 3 • Visible, proactive subject specialists 4 • Promote services: 100% • ILL 5, Recommend 4, • Stack tours and LC subject 4 • Electronic Resources: WorldCat, JSTOR, Web-of-Knowledge

  12. Conclusions • Current collaboration with the campus Orientations Office insufficient • Interest in library-specific in depth orientations • Collaborations: Office of Graduate Admissions and individual departments • Content: as recommended by students: emphasis on services (e.g. collaborative study space, cameras, liaisons

  13. Content of Sessions:As recommended by Students • Services • subject specialists • Online circulation • ILL, Recommend-a –Book • Study spaces, equipment (cameras, multimedia production) • Tours, locations, LC

  14. Thank you ! Questions: Alice Bardan, Ph.D candidate Department of English USC

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