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International students and libraries: International students and libraries: maximising potentialmaximising potential
Moira BentRobinson Library
I’m going to study in
SalfordWow, lucky you! It will be much
more exciting
than here.
“…we speak of international students when we mean students who have chosen to travel to another country for tertiary study … most of their previous experience will have been of other educational systems, in cultural contexts and sometimes in a language that is different from the one in which they will now study.”
(Carroll & Ryan, 2005)
I’m going to be an International
Student!! I wonder what that means.
Do you know how many other international
students there are?
International student profile: International student profile: worldworld
Global demand for international student places:◦ 2003 – 2.1 million◦ 2020 – 5.8 million
USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada:◦ 2003 – 1 million◦ 2020 – 2.6 million
(Bohm et al., 2004)
International student profile: UKInternational student profile: UK
Domicile 2007/08 2008/09 % change
UK 1,964,310 2,027,085 3.2%
Other EU 112,150 117,660 4.9%
Non-EU 229,640 251,310 9.4%
Total 2,306,105 2,396,050 3.9%
[Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2007/08, 2008/09]
Top 5 non EUChina: 47,035 India: 34,065USA: 14,380Nigeria: 14,345Malaysia:
12,695
Top 5 EU Ireland: 15,360Germany:
14,130France: 13,090Greece: 12,035Cyprus: 1,0370
Will they all be like me?
[Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2008/09]
Institution International student nos
Percentage
Manchester 8,800 23%
Nottingham 7,900 24%
University College
7,125 34%
Warwick 7,080 25%
London School of Economics
6,555 68%
[Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2008/09]
Where does everyone Where does everyone else go?else go?
Subject International students nos.
Percentage
Business & administrative studies
101,715 31%
Engineering & technology
46,055 31%
Social studies 31,365 15%
Computer science
22,190 23%
Languages 21,265 16%
[Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2008/09]
Will they all be studying Bamboo Science?
OECD 2008USA 18.7%UK 10%Germany
7.3%France 7.3%Australia
6.9%Canada
5.5%
Where else might I have gone?
Level of studyLevel of study
Students by domicile and level of study 2008/09Domicile Postgraduate Undergraduate
UK 353,430 1,673,650
Non UK 183,385 185,585
[Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2008/09]
SCONULSCONULProject GroupProject Group
Moira Bent
Mamtimyn
Sunuodula
Karen Senior
Marie Scopes
Literature reviewOnline surveys - UKFocus groupsEmail lists / blogsPersonal visitsLibrary / University
websites review
Research resultsResearch resultsUniversity International Strategy: 72% (36)Library International Action plan : 8% (4)Library web pages for international
students: 8% (4)Designated library staff for international
students: 25.5% (13) – 79% less than 25% of job
Staff development training: 70% - 30% included learning styles
This is too theoretical. I just want to
know what to do!
The SCONUL GuidelinesThe SCONUL Guidelines
Exclusivity versus inclusivityStrategies and policiesPractical solutions
“We need to concentrate on ensuring that we at all times give a quality experience to our students who come here.”
Mary Stiasny
Managing ExpectationsManaging Expectations
Information should be:Clear AccuratePracticalAvailable
Key Concepts: 1, 2, 14
Staff DevelopmentStaff Development
Cross-cultural awareness Different pedagogies Learning a language Plain English guidelines Diversity / international
events
Key Concepts 3, 4, 7, 16, 17
Ni Hao
Adapting ResourcesAdapting Resources
Space Social space Access / opening hours Special touches
Stock Collection development
policy International perspective International media
Key Concepts 1, 3, 15
Information LiteracyInformation LiteracyTeaching & learning stylesLearning habitsLearning attitudesFlexibility and choice
– Inductions– Subject based – One-to-one tutorials– Other support mechanisms
Key Concepts 6, 8, 11, 12, 13
PublicationsPublications
Plain English Web pages – exclusivity
> inclusivity Material in different
languages◦ Unique international
profile◦ Staff / student
involvement Glossaries
Key Concepts 4, 5, 14, 15
Umm, maybe it
wasn’t this way, did I
get it wrong?
CommunicationCommunication
Other University support services
Academic staffStudentsOther libraries
Key Concepts 4, 9, 10, 16
I wonder if I can just copy from someone
else
A few examplesA few exampleshttp://www.dur.ac.uk/library/international/ http://www.library.bham.ac.uk/searching/
infoskills/international_students.shtml http://as.exeter.ac.uk/library/using/
international/ http://www.uwe.ac.uk/library/info/
international_students.htm
http://www.uel.ac.uk/lls/users/InternationalStudents.htm
SCONUL Guidelines: Library SCONUL Guidelines: Library services for international services for international studentsstudents
Guidelines:http://www.sconul.ac.uk/groups/access/papers/international_students.pdf
References:http://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/moira.bentclick on Databases of references on left.
Right, I’m off to the pub!Oh, unless
you have any questions?
Group workGroup work1 theme from Managing
expectations Staff development Adapting resources Information literacy Publications Communication
What do you do now?
What else might you do?
