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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

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The generation X librarian

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edited by Martin K. Wallace, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes, and Erik Sean Estep

essays on leadership, technology, pop culture, social responsibility and professional identity

"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

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

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