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Mind the Generation Gap: Millennials & Boomers in the Library Workplace
(2010)
The Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y, the Net Generation, and Echo Boomers and defined as those born between 1981 and 2000, is entering the library workforce in greater numbers every year. In recent years, ...
Library Instruction as Participatory Art: Engaging Students with Tablets and Active Learning
(2016-06-01)
Participatory art engages its audience in the creative process. Similarly, librarians from UW-Eau Claire are engaging their students by “flipping the classroom” and giving students the opportunity to collaborate and actively ...
Talkin bout My Generalization: Confronting Assumptions About Attitudes Toward Reference Service in the Changing Library Workforce
(2011)
A profession that has long been dominated by the Baby Boom generation is ushering
in new generations of librarians. Because the shift in the library workforce is creating a new intergenerational mix of co-workers, librarians ...
From Prix Fixe to A la Carte: Using Lesson Study to Collaborate with Faculty in Customizing Information Literacy
(2012-05)
What began as a ?lesson study? assessment of the one-shot library instruction session in an English composition class grew into an on-going collaboration and integration into a major revision of the English composition ...
Revising the "One-Shot" through Lesson Study: Collaborating with Writing Faculty to Rebuild a Library Instruction Session
(2013-07)
The one-shot library instruction session has long been a mainstay for many information literacy programs. Identifying realistic learning goals, integrating active learning techniques, and conducting meaningful assessment ...