1. CARL 2008 Breakout session - April 4 th, 2008 Globalization in Academic Libraries: Dream or Reality? Ryuhei Araya – CSU Long Beach Alice Bardan, Univ. Southern California Eileen Bosch – CSU Long Beach Sophie Lesinska – Univ. Southern California Valeria E. Molteni – CSU Dominguez Hills Hide Okuno – CSU Long Bech Daniel Yoder – CSU Long Beach

2. 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

3. CARL Conference 2008 – “Going Global: Academic Libraries at the Age of Globalization” International Students from the South Cone Valeria E. Molteni Assistant Professor at the Library Leo F. Cain University Library California State University Dominguez Hills

4. Overview International Students –Challenges in the US Universities - California –Learning Styles Information Literacy in Latin America, the case of Argentina Undergraduate Students Graduate Students

5. Challenges in the US Universities Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org New International Student Enrollment 2004-2007 2004/052005/062006/07 2006/07 Total Change from 2005/07 New Int' Students Undergraduate59,94361,34263,74940.5%+3.9% Graduate61,35064,23572,72646.3%+13.2% Other10,65317,34620,70313.2%+19.4% Total131,945142,923157,17810010

6. Challenges in the US Universities: California Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org U.S. Total International Students 2006/07582,984 California International Students77,98713.38%

7. Challenges in the US Universities Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org

8. Challenges in the US Universities Source: Institute of International Education http://opendoors.iienetwork.org

9. 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

10. International Students from Latin America: Information Literacy The case of Argentina –Library Systems –Budget Problems

11. 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

12. 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

13. International Students Librarians need to address culture differences in order to open the library to the entire campus