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Profiles of Academic Library Services for International Students

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  • 57 Pages
  • July 2018
  • Region: Global
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 4587337

The report profiles the efforts of 6 colleges and universities in the United States to develop library programs that specifically cater to international students, fostering information literacy and student experience and retention objectives.

The colleges and universities profiled are:

  • Pennsylvania State University
  • The George Washington University
  • San José State University
  • Parkland College
  • Virginia International University
  • University of Colorado Boulder

Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is made up of 24 campuses and hosts close to 10,000 international students. The PSU librarians collaborate with both on-campus and community partners to develop creative outreach opportunities. The George Washington University (GWU), a private university in the heart of Washington, DC, embeds librarians in the English for Academic Purposes program and has designed specialized workshops for international graduate students. The library at San José State University (SJSU) in Silicon Valley, serves as both the main library for the university and the San José Public Library system. The librarians here developed a creative and popular series of events for International Week - on a tight budget.

Parkland College, a community college in Champaign, IL, serves many international student language learners. One focus of the collection development work here is ESL materials such as TOEFL test preparation resources. Virginia International University (VIU) serves almost exclusively international students. The VIU librarians have designed scaffolded instruction for ESL students, based on the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Librarians at the University of Colorado Boulder have applied for and received grants to support outreach for international students. They developed both online learning objects and thoughtful programming for this population.

The 57-page special report was written by Amanda B. Click, Business Librarian at American University in Washington, DC. Amanda earned her PhD from the School of Information & Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and her BS from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Introduction
References
Pennsylvania State University: Creative Collaboration
Introduction
PSU Libraries
PSU International Student Population
PSU Libraries Support for International Students
Instruction & Training
Outreach
Partnerships
Future Plans
PSU Librarian’s Reflections
Challenges for International Students
Recommendations
Conclusion
George Washington University: New Support Models
Introduction
GW Libraries
GW International Student Population
GW Libraries’ Support for International Students
Orientation
Instruction
Online Materials
GW Librarian’s Reflections
Challenges
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
San José State University: Energetic Teamwork
Introduction
The SJSU Library
The SJSU International Student Population
King Library Support for International Students
Orientation
International Week
SJSU Librarians’ Reflections
Challenges
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Parkland College: Targeted Collections
Introduction
The Parkland College Library
Parkland International Student Population
Parkland Library Support for International Students
Instruction
Outreach
Parkland Librarian’s Reflections
Challenges
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Virginia International University: Scaffolded Instruction
Introduction
The VIU Library
VIU International Student Population
VIU Library Support for International Students
Instruction for ESL Students
Other Instruction
Collections
Outreach
VIU Librarians’ Reflections
Challenges
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
University of Colorado Boulder: Innovative Programming
Introduction
CU Boulder Libraries
CU Boulder International Student Population
CU Boulder Libraries Support for International Students
Library Tours: Vernacular Language Videos
Culture Bridge Programming
Partnerships
CU Boulder Librarians’ Reflections
Challenges
Recommendations
ConclusionReferences

Author

Amanda B. Click is the Business Librarian at American University in Washington, DC. She earned her PhD from the School of Information & Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and her BS from the Georgia Institute of Technology. From 2008 to 2011, Amanda was an instruction and reference librarian and the coordinator of instruction at the American University in Cairo. Her research interests include the globalization of higher education, academic integrity, information literacy, and library services for diverse populations. Amanda has published her work in College & Research Libraries, Reference Services Review, Libri, and the International Information & Library Review. She co-edited Library and Information Science in the Middle East and North Africa, a volume in IFLA’s “Global Studies in Libraries and Information” series.

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