Net Generation (includes Millennials)

As we plan information, library, and technology services, it is important to understand the generation referred to as “Net Gen” or Millennials, those students who have grown up with technology. Our program, beginning around 2005, provides insights into this group with particular reference to shaping new kinds of services related to teaching and learning. We also emphasize that some of the behaviors associated with Net Gen students have been adopted by older groups, and that ease with a wide variety of technology skills is essential to all graduates today, no matter what their age or discipline. These students are content creators and our programs need to support their needs through provision of networks, hardware, software, multimedia capabilities, and learning environments.

Recent Publications/Reports/Presentations by CNI Staff

“Information Commons: Meeting Millennials’ Needs” (January '10)

Author: Joan K. Lippincott

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“Libraries and Net Gen Learners” (August '08)

In M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access, Gill Needham and Mohamed Ally (Eds.), (London: Facet Publishing, 2008).

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“Linking the Information Commons to Learning” (August '06)

Author: Joan K. Lippincott

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“Learning, Engagement and Technology” (July '06)

Author: Joan K. Lippincott

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“Where Learners Go” (October '05)

Author: Joan K. Lippincott

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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings

Student-Driven Innovation: UCLA Library Simul8 Group (December '12)

Kevin Rundblad, University of California, Los Angeles
Todd Grappone, University of California, Los Angeles

Geospatial Literacy: Developing an Innovative and Student-centered Approach through Blended Learning (December '11)

John Maclachian, McMaster University
Susan Vajocki, McMaster University
Jeffrey Trzeciak, McMaster University
Julianne L. Bagg, McMaster University

Online Video Creation by Undergraduates: Consequences for Media Literacy (December '11)

Anu Vedantham, University of Pennsylvania
Renee Hobbs, Temple University

Community Briefing: Next Generation Learning Challenges (December '10)

Ira Fuchs, EDUCAUSE

Gnosh: Social Metasearching in the Liberal Arts (April '06)

Bryan Alexander, National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE)
Michael Richwalsky, NITLE, Allegheny College

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Recent Videos

Online Video Creation by Undergraduates: Consequences for Media Literacy (December '11)

Anu Vedantham, University of Pennsylvania
Renee Hobbs, Temple University

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“Student Perspective Video” – Joan & Meg Lippincott (August '07)

Joan K. Lippincott, “Student Perspective Video,” an interview with daughter Meg Lippincott shown at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Focus Session Being Net Savvy: Developing Skills for a Rapidly Changing World, held in Boulder, CO on Aug. 15-16, 2007. Available from the proceedings page at www.educause.edu/Proceedings/13056.

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Recent Podcasts

Oct 14, 2011: eBird Global Tool, Net Gen, 21st-Century Collections, and More (October '11)

CNI Conversations Podcast, Oct. 14, 2011

[audio:http://www.cni.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111014-CNI-Conversations.mp3|titles=20111014-CNI-Conversations] Audio Recording [28 min.]

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