Browsing UWEC Library Faculty Scholarship by Subject "academic libraries"
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Building Staff Morale and Creating a Positive Workplace
(2012)Libraries often have arbitrary divisions among staff members - librarians vs. paraprofessionals, technical services vs. public services, staff vs. students, etc. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's McIntyre Library ... -
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, ... -
The Relevance of Academic Libraries in the Twenty-First Century
(2013)The biggest challenge facing the library profession in the twenty-first century is staying relevant to its users. It is often stated that the Internet and Google have changed librarianship. This challenge, while significant, ... -
The Stone Soup Approach to Creating a Library Makerspace
(Taylor and Francis, 2021-02-02)Students acquire, communicate, share and create knowledge through more than the printed word, and libraries are in a position to provide equitable access to a variety of multimodal resources enabling students to do so. ... -
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 ...