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

Structured Survey (1) 17 graduate students 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 (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%)

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)

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

Structured Survey (5) : Recommendations 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%

Open-Ended Interviews Humanities and Social Sciences 10 Doctoral Students 4 English Dept. 3 Comp. Lit 2 Slavic 1 International Relations 3 Italians 2 Russians 1 Bulgarian 2 Indians 1 Canadian 1British

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

Recommendations for 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

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

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

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