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Title The generation X librarian : essays on leadership, technology, pop culture, social responsibility and professional identity / edited by Martin K. Wallace, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, and Erik Sean Estep
Published Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 217 pages) : illustrations
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 Saña Madacki
Summary "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 and stereotypes within popular culture, and how Generation X librarians have responded to or developed upon those themes"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Librarians -- United States.
Librarians -- Psychology.
Librarians -- Attitudes
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on
Librarians -- Professional ethics.
Librarians -- Public opinion
Library administration -- Social aspects
Library science -- Social aspects
Generation X.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
Generation X
Librarians
Librarians -- Attitudes
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on
Librarians -- Professional ethics
Librarians -- Psychology
Librarians -- Public opinion
Library administration -- Social aspects
Library science -- Social aspects
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Wallace, Martin, 1973-
Tolley, Rebecca, 1971-
Estep, Erik Sean.
ISBN 9780786486113
0786486112
1283099586
9781283099585