Marshal Breeding
Characteristics
Multi-tasking
like to collaborate
Innate ability for Technology
New librarians are a part of the millennial generation
Shaping collections for millennial users
content needs to be digital/immediate
discovery—more like the web
access—anytime, anywhere
Marshal says that satisfying the needs of millennials does not conflict with the needs of users from previous generations. ***However, from our standpoint, facilities renovations that cater to millennials can often be a balance between collaborative spaces and collections spaces.
Collections
millennials comfortable with a variety of formats
prefer graphics over text
e-journals
e-books
podcasts of lectures
How do our websites and OPACS meet the needs of today’s users.
Marshall shows a video of trying to find Time Magazine via a library’s web site
The way that interfaces work is dictated by the web. Our users have expectations based upon prior experiences, and library websites/OPACs need to learn from the open web.