Generation X Librarian

Essays on Leadership, Technology, Pop Culture, Social Responsibility and Professional Identity

AvMartin K. Wallace,Rebecca Tolley-Stokes

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Generation X includes individuals born roughly between 1961 and 1981. This generation has faced major advances in technology, environmental degradation, and widening economic injustice, all of which affect libraries and librarians. This collection of critical essays highlights the special challenges that face Generation X librarians. Topics covered include management and leadership, rapidly changing technology, social attitudes and stereotypes within popular culture, and how Generation X librarians have responded to or developed in response to those themes. This work fills many of the gaps present in the professional literature on librarianship and our younger generations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-21
Mått:178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786463091

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Martin K. Wallace is a librarian at the University of Texas Arlington Central Library. He lives in Arlington, Texas. Rebecca Tolley-Stokes is an associate professor and librarian at East Tennessee State University. She lives in Johnson City, Tennessee. Erik Sean Estep of Evansville, Indiana, is a librarian at East Carolina University.

Recensioner i media

“provides an insightful glimpse into the varied and diverse backgrounds of the Gen X Librarian. A valuable practical aid for any librarian. This is one book that you will want to read, keep, and re-read”—Against the Grain.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction SECTION ONE : GETTING TO KNOW USFrom Paper to Pixels: Generation X as Digital LibrarianEmily Symonds Understanding Gen X at Work: Securing the Library’s FutureChristy Groves and William Black Generation X Librarians, Faculty and the Rise of Information LiteracyLeslie Porter Mathews and Sergio Rizzo X Marks the SpotRebecca Feind Stuck in the Middle with You: Generation X LibrariansLisa Carlucci Thomas and Karen Sobel SECTION TWO : LEADERSHIPManaging Millennials: Advantages of Generation X Librarian ApproachesBreanne Kirsch and Jonathan Kirsch Generation X Mentoring MillennialsKathy Shields and Lynda Kellam Gen X Takes Over: Managing the Mix from the MiddleLindsay McVey Leading the Way into the Future of LibrariesJessica Clemons A Finger in the Pie: A Look at How Multiple Careers Benefit the Library ProfessionalDawn Lowe-Wincentsen SECTION THREE : TECHNOLOGYTwitter My Glitter: A Dialogue on the Technological Expectations of Library UsersRachel 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 ThinkingJessamyn West SECTION FOUR : POP CULTUREWatchers, Punks and Dashing Heroes: Representations of Male Librarians in Generation X Mass CultureRafia Mirza and Maura Seale Pinko vs. Punk: A Generational Comparison of Alternative Press Publications and ZinesJenna Freedman SECTION FIVE : SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYRemaining Responsible, Remaining Relevant: Gen X Librarians and Social ResponsibilityPeter Lehu Skeptic/Activist: Gen Xers in Radical ReferenceMelissa Morrone The Thin Red Line: How Gen X Librarians Make It Thicker (Views from Bosnia and Herzegovina)Mario Hibert and Saša Madacki About the Contributors Index