Abstract International student enrollment in US colleges and universities benefits the US economy in many ways and increases diversity on campus While much research on international students exist, we know very little about the experiences of international doctoral students. In this study, we explored the information needs, seeking behaviors, feelings, and overall experiences of 33 international doctoral students during the process of applying for doctoral study in the US. We used in-depth interviews and a questionnaire to collect the data. Findings show that the students used Experiential Resources (EXR) and Authorized Resources (AUR) to meet their information needs. Students faced issues and challenges in using university and academic programs websites and had negative feelings about the application process. Students made several suggestions for enhancing their experiences, including making websites more usable. The findings have implications for improving the usability of websites and for providing better services to support the students’ information needs and information seeking behaviors.

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大声说：在美国申请研究生课程过程中，国际博士生的信息需求，寻求行为，情感和经验

摘要美国高校的国际学生入学对美国经济有很多好处，并增加了校园的多样性尽管存在许多关于国际学生的研究，但我们对国际博士生的经历知之甚少。在这项研究中，我们探讨了33名国际博士生在美国申请博士研究过程中的信息需求，行为，感觉和总体经历。我们使用了深度访谈和问卷调查来收集数据。调查结果表明，学生使用体验资源（EXR）和授权资源（AUR）来满足他们的信息需求。学生在使用大学和学术课程网站时遇到问题和挑战，并对申请过程产生负面感觉。学生提出了一些改善他们的体验的建议，包括使网站更加实用。研究结果对改善网站的可用性和提供更好的服务来支持学生的信息需求和信息寻求行为具有重要意义。