Catering for “Millenials” in the Workplace

Intro I’m going to start this post on a negative. Millenials. I really dislike that phrase. It sounds stupid, almost as daft as Generation Y (which I also have an intense dislike for). Thankfully, the LIS profession is clever enough to refer to new entrants to the profession as “New Professionals”, and whilst I realise [...]

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The ‘Next’ Generation

*Disclaimer* *Not a post about Star Trek, sorry to disappoint* This evening, I attended a talk by James Mullen on “Emerging Technologies”, however it was a conversation after the seminar that prompted this post. In a passing comment, ‘generations’ were mentioned with reference to using technologies, and younger users’ proficiencies. I felt slightly odd, and [...]

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