Sojourns to other countries, such as for studying abroad, are increasingly common. However, adjusting to life
in a different country can be stressful and require significant effort. Sojourners need to not only maintain and
expand their social networks, but they also continuously seek information about their new environment.
While international students are a sizable group, their daily information behavior is not well understood.
This study posits that social networking sites (SNS), such as Facebook, may play an important role in international
students' everyday life information seeking (ELIS). Using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and structural
equation modeling (SEM), the study analyzed international students' everyday life information needs, their
usage of SNS for ELIS, and the relationships among demographics, personality traits, SNS usage, and perceived
usefulness of the acquired everyday life information. Findings indicate that a majority of the respondents
frequently used SNS for ELIS. Younger students, undergraduates, and extroverts were more likely to use
SNS for ELIS, while no gender difference was found. Notably, among the nine user characteristics and behavior
factors, SNS usage emerged as the only positive predictor of perceived usefulness of acquired information
in meeting daily needs. This indicates that SNS serve as a valuable channel for purposeful everyday life information
seeking. Beyond its social support value, the ELIS value of SNS is a fruitful area for future research.