Research Catalog

Title

The academic library and the net gen student : making the connections / Susan Gibbons.

Author

Gibbons, Susan (Susan L.), 1970-

Publication

Chicago : American Library Association, 2007.

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Description

xvi, 119 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"As students embrace new Web 2.0 technologies like MySpace, YouTube, and RSS feeds, libraries also need to take charge. Inspired by work-practice studies of students and faculty conducted at the University of Rochester, this guide maps potentially vibrant futures for academic libraries."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Professional development collection

Uniform Title

Professional development collection.

Subject

• Academic libraries > Information technology
• Academic libraries > Aims and objectives
• Education, Higher > Effect of technological innovations on
• Technology and youth
• Libraries > trends
• Information Services > trends
• Educational Technology
• Students
• Bibliothèques universitaires > Technologie de l'information
• Bibliothèques universitaires > Finalités
• Enseignement supérieur, Effets des innovations sur l'
• Technologie et jeunesse
• Academic libraries > Aims and objectives
• Technology and youth
• Wetenschappelijke bibliotheken
• Technische vernieuwing
• Communicatiemiddelen
• Sociale netwerken
• Universitetsbibliotek > Informationsteknologi
• Högskolebibliotek > Målsättning och uppgifter
• Högskoleundervisning > metoder

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-111) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The mission of an academic library -- The net generation -- Online gaming -- Web 2.0 -- Keeping found things found -- Net generation as communicators -- Conclusions.

ISBN

• 9780838909461
• 0838909469

LCCN

2007013302

OCLC

• 123119498
• SCSB-12316574

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library