did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780786463091

The Generation X Librarian

by ; ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780786463091

  • ISBN10:

    0786463090

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-04-07
  • Publisher: McFarland Publishing
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $55.00 Save up to $21.26
  • Digital
    $33.74
    Add to Cart

    DURATION
    PRICE

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Summary

Generation X includes those individuals born roughly between the years 1961 and 1981. This generation has faced unique advances in technology, environmental degradation, and widening economic injustice, all of which affect libraries and librarians. 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. This book fills many of the gaps present in the professional literature on librarianship and our younger generations.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 1
Acknowledgmentsp. 3
Introductionp. 5
Getting to Know Us
From Paper to Pixels: Generation X as Digital Librarianp. 11
Understanding Gen X at Work: Securing the Library's Futurep. 18
Generation X Librarians, Faculty and the Rise of Information Literacyp. 29
X Marks the Spotp. 44
Stuck in the Middle with You: Generation X Librariansp. 49
Leadership
Managing Millennials: Advantages of Generation X Librarian Approachesp. 61
Generation X Mentoring Millennialsp. 72
Gen X Takes Over: Managing the Mix from the Middlep. 81
Leading the Way into the Future of Librariesp. 91
A Finger in the Pie: A Look at How Multiple Careers Benefit the Library Professionalp. 99
Technology
Twitter My Glitter: A Dialogue on the Technological Expectations of Library Usersp. 109
The Transitioning Library Collection: Is the Gen X Librarian the Right Librarian at the Right Time?p. 118
Hackers vs. Librarians: Some Thoughts on the Privilege of 2.0 Thinkingp. 126
Pop Culture
Watchers, Punks and Dashing Heroes: Representations of Male Librarians in Generation X Mass Culturep. 135
Pinko vs. Punk: A Generational Comparison of Alternative Press Publications and Zinesp. 147
Social Responsibility
Remaining Responsible, Remaining Relevant: Gen X Librarians and Social Responsibilityp. 163
Skeptic/Activist: Gen Xers in Radical Referencep. 176
The Thin Red Line: How Gen X Librarians Make It Thicker (Views from Bosnia and Herzegovina)p. 190
About the Contributorsp. 207
Indexp. 211
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program