The generation X librarian : essays on leadership, technology, pop culture, social responsibility and professional identity /
Generation X includes those individuals born roughly between the years 1961 and 1981. This collection of critical essays showcases the unique qualities and challenges that face Generation X librarians. Topics covered include management and leadership, rapidly changing technology, social attitudes an...
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company,
[2011]
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Table of Contents:
- From paper to pixels: generation X as digital librarian / Emily Symonds
- Understanding Gen X at work : securing the library's future / Christy Groves and William Black
- Generation X librarians, faculty, and the rise of information literacy / Leslie Porter Mathews and Sergio Rizzo
- X marks the spot / Rebecca Feind
- Stuck in the middle with you : generation X librarians / Lisa Carlucci Thomas and Karen Sobel
- Managing millennials : advantages of generation X librarian approaches / Breanne Geery and Jonathan Kirsch
- Generation X mentoring millennials / Kathy Shields and Lynda Kellam
- Gen X takes over : managing the mix from the middle / Lindsay McVey
- Breaking away : generation X library leadership / Jessica Clemons
- A finger in the pie : a look at how multiple careers benefit the library professional / Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen
- Twitter my glitter : a dialogue on the technological expectations of library users / Rachel Williams and Jennifer Cromer
- The transitioning library collection : is the Gen X librarian the right librarian at the right time? / Wil Weston
- Hackers vs. librarians : some thoughts on the privilege of 2.0 thinking / Jessamyn West
- Watchers, punks, and dashing heroes : representations of male librarians in generation X mass culture / Rafia Mirza and Maura Seale
- Pinko vs. punk : a generational comparison of alternative press publication and zines / Jenna Freedman
- Remaining responsible, remaining relevant : Gen X librarians and social responsibility / Peter Lehu
- Skeptic/activist : Gen Xers in radical reference / Melissa Morrone
- The thin red line : how Gen X librarians make it thicker (views from Bosnia and Herzegovina) / Mario Hibert and SaƱa Madacki.