Working with Generation- Working with Generation- D : D : Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Learning and Change Learning and Change Win Shih Win Shih University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center Martha Allen Martha Allen Saint Louis University
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Working with Generation-D :Working with Generation-D : Adopting and Adapting to Cultural Adopting and Adapting to Cultural
Learning and ChangeLearning and Change
Win ShihWin ShihUniversity of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center
Martha AllenMartha AllenSaint Louis University
August 18, 2006 Shanghai International Library Forum
Review of Generation-DReview of Generation-D
• Born between 1980s – 1990s• Other terms to describe
– Generation Y, Echo, Newmils, Thatcher’s children, Generation Next, Net Gen
• Tolerant• Positive• Nurtured by “Helicopter Parents”• Likely to be more conservative than Xers and
Boomers
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Jason Frand’s Information-Age ason Frand’s Information-Age MindsetMindset
• Computers aren’t technology
• Internet better than television
• Reality no longer real
• Practical experience vs. knowledge
• Nintendo over logic
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Jason Frand’s Information-Age ason Frand’s Information-Age Mindset cont.Mindset cont.
• Multitasking way of life
• Typing rather than handwriting
• Staying connected
• Zero tolerance for delays
• Consumer and creator are blurring
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August 18, 2006 Shanghai International Library Forum
August 18, 2006 Shanghai International Library Forum
Library RelevancyLibrary Relevancy
• Availability and currency of technology– Support wireless– Bluetooth– Podcasting– Calculator– Thumb drives and headphones– Appropriate software support – Scanners
• Appropriate configuration of space– Conducive to group work– Proximity to resources– Flexibility
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Library Relevancy cont.Library Relevancy cont.
• Adequate Resources– Cost of database subscriptions– Dynamic nature of electronic
journals
• Appropriate Customer Service– Traditional reference support– Hardware/software support – Availability of support 24/7
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Organizational CultureOrganizational Culture
• Interdisciplinary nature
• The personality of any living, vital organization