Once you get them, how do you keep them? Millennial librarians at work
| Autor: | Shannon Gordon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Value (ethics)
Working life business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Library science Library and Information Sciences Public relations Occupational training Work (electrical) Originality Information professional Human resource management Relevance (information retrieval) Sociology business media_common |
| Zdroj: | New Library World. 111:391-398 |
| ISSN: | 0307-4803 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/03074801011089314 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the unique characteristics of Millennial librarians. These characteristics are related to larger issues having current and future relevance to Millennial librarians, colleagues of other generations, as well as library administration.Design/methodology/approachThe paper explores training, leadership and work‐life balance in relation to Millennial librarians.FindingsCertain defining characteristics of the Millennial generation need to be recognized and discussed by library administration and librarians of all generations.Practical implicationsSurveying the literature related to Millennial librarians' possible implications can assist in creating increased awareness of this group.Originality/valueMuch research focuses on engaging and teaching Millennials as library users. Infrequently discussed, however, is the concept of Millennials as librarians and the paper attempts to fill this gap. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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