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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.
Preface 1
Acknowledgments 3
Introduction 5
Section 1 Getting to Know Us
From Paper to Pixels: Generation X as Digital Librarian Emily Symonds 11
Understanding Gen X at Work: Securing the Library's Future Christy Groves William Black 18
Generation X Librarians, Faculty and the Rise of Information Literacy Leslie Porter Mathews Sergio Rizzo 29
X Marks the Spot Rebecca Feind 44
Stuck in the Middle with You: Generation X Librarians Lisa Carlucci Thomas Karen Sobel 49
Section 2 Leadership
Managing Millennials: Advantages of Generation X Librarian Approaches Breanne Kirsch Jonathan Kirsch 61
Generation X Mentoring Millennials Kathy Shields Lynda Kellam 72
Gen X Takes Over: Managing the Mix from the Middle Lindsay McVey 81
Leading the Way into the Future of Libraries Jessica Clemons 91
A Finger in the Pie: A Look at How Multiple Careers Benefit the Library Professional Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen 99
Section 3 Technology
Twitter My Glitter: A Dialogue on the Technological Expectations of Library Users Rachel Williams Jennifer Cromer 109
The Transitioning Library Collection: Is the Gen X Librarian the Right Librarian at the Right Time? Wil Weston 118
Hackers vs. Librarians: Some Thoughts on the Privilege of 2.0 Thinking Jessamyn West 126
Section 4 Pop Culture
Watchers, Punks and Dashing Heroes: Representations of Male Librarians in Generation X Mass Culture Rafia Mirza Maura Seale 135
Pinko vs. Punk: A Generational Comparison of Alternative Press Publications and Zines Jenna Freedman 147
Section 5 Social Responsibility
Remaining Responsible, Remaining Relevant: Gen X Librarians and Social Responsibility Peter Lehu 163
Skeptic/Activist: Gen Xers in Radical Reference Melissa Morrone 176
The Thin Red Line: How Gen X Librarians Make It Thicker (Views from Bosnia and Herzegovina) Mario Hibert Saša Madacki 190
About the Contributors 207
Index 211
Overview
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 ...