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CARL 2008 Breakout session - April 4th, 2008
Globalization in Academic Libraries: Dream or Reality?
Ryuhei Araya – CSU Long BeachAlice Bardan, Univ. Southern
California Eileen Bosch – CSU Long Beach
Sophie Lesinska – Univ. Southern California
Valeria E. Molteni – CSU Dominguez Hills
Hide Okuno – CSU Long BechDaniel Yoder – CSU Long Beach
Breakout session overview
• Valeria E. Molteni, CSU Dominguez Hills
• Eileen Bosch, Daniel Yoder and Ryuhei Araya and Hide Okuno, CSU Long Beach
• Sophie Lesinska and Alice Bardan, USC
• Q & A
CARL Conference 2008 – “Going Global: Academic Libraries at the Age of Globalization”
International Students from the
South Cone
Valeria E. MolteniAssistant Professor at the LibraryLeo F. Cain University Library California State University Dominguez Hills
Overview
• International Students– Challenges in the US Universities - California
– Learning Styles
• Information Literacy in Latin America, the case of Argentina
• Undergraduate Students• Graduate Students
Challenges in the US Universities
Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org
New International Student Enrollment 2004-2007
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
2006/07 Total
Change from 2005/07
New Int' Students
New Int' Students
New Int' Students
Undergraduate 59,943 61,342 63,749 40.5% +3.9%
Graduate 61,350 64,235 72,726 46.3% +13.2%
Other 10,653 17,346 20,703 13.2% +19.4%
Total 131,945 142,923 157,178 100 10
Challenges in the US Universities: California
Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org
U.S. Total International Students 2006/07 582,984
California International Students 77,987 13.38%
Challenges in the US Universities
Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org
Top Five institutions with 1,000 or more foreign students 2006/07
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
Los Angeles Los Angeles Stanford Berkeley Santa Monica
University of SouthernCalifornia
University of California,Los Angeles
Stanford University University of California,Berkeley
Santa Monica College
Challenges in the US Universities
Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org
International Students Place of Origin
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
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90,000
Learning Styles
• Learning styles are influenced by culture differences
• Assimilation vs. acculturation• Education process: Assistance for the adaptation to the US education culture
The role of the Academic Libraries
International Students from Latin America: Information
Literacy
• The case of Argentina
– Library Systems
– Budget Problems
International Students from Latin America: Information
Literacy• The case of Argentina
– Undergraduate Level • Lack of information literacy• Public Library and School Library Systems
– Graduate Level• Various different areas
» Science: Biology and Medicine» Social sciences: Economics» Humanities
International Students from Latin America: Information Literacy• International students from Latin America, Argentina case:
– Differences by area– Inexperience in the use of electronic resources
– Importance of bibliographic instruction and use of libraries in general
International Students
Librarians need to address culture differences in
order to open the library to the entire campus
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