The Crossover Generation: Baby Boomers and the Role of the Public Library

Autor/inn/en	Williamson, Kirsty; Bannister, Marion; Sullivan, Jen
Titel	The Crossover Generation: Baby Boomers and the Role of the Public Library
Quelle	In: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 42 (2010) 3, S.179-190 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0961-0006
DOI	10.1177/0961000610368917
Schlagwörter	Information Needs; Focus Groups; Baby Boomers; Public Libraries; Library Role; Retirement; Ethnography; Interviews; Individual Characteristics; Access to Information; Volunteers; Social Bias; Aging (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Interpersonal Relationship; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Pensionierung; Ethnografie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Freiwilliger; Aging; Altern; Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Australien
Abstract	The article explores the concept of baby boomers as a "crossover" generation, one that embodies characteristics of previous and later generations. The context is the retirement of the baby boomers and its potential impact on the public library. Ethnographic method within a constructivist framework was used, employing the techniques of focus groups and individual interviews. The findings focus on four principal areas: baby boomer characteristics; information needs and resource use; social needs; and the role of volunteering. Comparisons are made with other generations, as appropriate. The conclusion is that, despite some shared characteristics, differences require innovative responses from public libraries. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10