Jan 01 2005
by Rachel Holt
Next generation librarians – we “Nextgens” – are often viewed by our colleagues with a mixture of bewilderment and mistrust. After all, who do we think we are? Strolling into library schools and library jobs with our Easter-egg-colored hair and our media savvy, we must seem like interlopers at [...]
Jan 01 2005
by Shelly McCoy
The “nextgen” librarian in your life may be the newest librarian at work, an ALA committee colleague, or yourself. You have noticed differences between this newer generation of librarians and the not-so-new librarians, and the friction that these differences may cause. One way to improve this frustrating situation is to build a bridge [...]
Jan 01 2005
by Cory Tucker
Because of their recent entrance into the library profession, career advancement may be the last thought on nextgen librarians’ minds. With a large population of potential retirees in the library profession, though, career advancement is an important topic for all nextgen librarians. There are several factors that will affect [...]
Jan 01 2005
by Erik Sean Estep and Katharine James
Our profession spends a lot of time talking about generational gaps. For instance, it has been said that Generation X does not fully understand the Baby Boomers, and vice versa. One way to bridge generational divides is to create groups that appeal to occupational interests. [...]
Jan 01 2005
Are You Sure You’re A Librarian? by Sarah Houghton
http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/files/Areyousure.pdf
Fixing the First Job by Ria Newhouse & April Spisak
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA443916
Librarian Spotting: Opportunities for the 21st Century Librarian
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/03-04-wt1/assignments/www/C_Wallace/opp.htm
Library Journal’s “NextGen” column
http://www.libraryjournal.com/community/151/NextGen/23222
A Measure of Change: Comparing Library Job Advertisements of 1983 and 2003 by Joan Starr
http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres14n2/index.htm
Memo to Baby Boomers by John N. Berry III
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA421023
Nexgenlib-l E-mail List
http://lists.topica.com/lists/nexgenlib-l
NexGen Librarian
http://www.nexgenlibrarian.net
They Lied [...]
Jul 01 2004
by Amanda B. Johnson
In light of largely negative media stereotypes of Generation X, librarians, particularly those involved in the hiring or supervising of new staff, may be bracing themselves for the next big thing: the Millennial Generation. Yet this some 70-million huge generation is definitely is not “more of the same.” [...]