Comments on: Will Libraries Smell Like Teen Spirit? http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/ The occasional rambling of a digital library artisan Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:43:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mjgiarlo http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8726 mjgiarlo Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:06:33 +0000 http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/#comment-8726 It's amusing to me that our generation was considered a lazy bunch of slackers, malcontents, and cynics. Not that it was a false generalization, but those who attempted to dismiss our generation with this characterization now find themselves having to give us the keys, and realize that our values might, gasp!, yield positive and perhaps revolutionary results. I should also clarify that I have nothing against the older generations. Any of our successes are surely built upon their great successes; we stand upon their shoulders. We just have different values and different skill sets, again, generally speaking. And I welcome the new culture, if indeed it comes. From slackers to CEOs, it was but a matter of time. It's amusing to me that our generation was considered a lazy bunch of slackers, malcontents, and cynics. Not that it was a false generalization, but those who attempted to dismiss our generation with this characterization now find themselves having to give us the keys, and realize that our values might, gasp!, yield positive and perhaps revolutionary results.

I should also clarify that I have nothing against the older generations. Any of our successes are surely built upon their great successes; we stand upon their shoulders. We just have different values and different skill sets, again, generally speaking. And I welcome the new culture, if indeed it comes.

From slackers to CEOs, it was but a matter of time.

]]> By: Andrew http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8718 Andrew Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:24:58 +0000 http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/#comment-8718 I'd like to tap into my grungy angst and strangle whoever came up with the Gen X label. More on the article itself later... I'd like to tap into my grungy angst and strangle whoever came up with the Gen X label.

More on the article itself later…

]]> By: Ed Summers http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/comment-page-1/#comment-8620 Ed Summers Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:54:47 +0000 http://lackoftalent.org/michael/blog/2007/03/12/will-libraries-smell-like-teen-spirit/#comment-8620 During my orientation at loc.gov last week I was told the organization is struggling to transfer knowledge from older employees to the newer ones since 60% of the employees will retire in the next 3 years... During my orientation at loc.gov last week I was told the organization is struggling to transfer knowledge from older employees to the newer ones since 60% of the employees will retire in the next 3 years…

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