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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

“Library Space Assessment: Focusing on Learning” (December '13)

Authors: Joan K. Lippincott, Kim Duckett

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“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). View more information

 

“Linking the Information Commons to Learning” (August '06)
Author: Joan K. Lippincott

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“Learning, Engagement and Technology” (July '06)
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Recent Project Briefings & Plenary Sessions from CNI Meetings

Born-Digital Poetry: Planning for the Future of Literary Archives (November '24)

Nadia Ghasedi, Washington University in St. Louis
Mitch Sumner, Washington University in St. Louis


Academic Applications of Artificial Intelligence: Building Collaboration Among Libraries, IT, Faculty, and Students at San Diego State University (March '24)

Scott Walter, San Diego State University
James Frazee, San Diego State University
EJ Sobo, San Diego State University
Abir Mohamed, San Diego State University


GPT Tools That Provide Source Information (November '23)

Gary Price, infoDOCKET & ARL Day in Review


Empowering 360° Theater Utilization with the Visualization Studio Development Kit for Unity (March '23)

Colin Patrick Keenan, North Carolina State University


Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) + Coherent Digital: A New Not-for-Profit and Corporate Partnership (November '22)

Charles Henry, CLIR
Stephen Rhind-Tutt, Coherent Digital
Wayne Graham, CLIR
Carol Mandel, New York University; CLIR
Christian Dupont, Boston College



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Recent Videos

Building a Community of Practice at Scale: Strategies behind the Digital Humanities Core Facility at University of Houston (January '25)
Taylor Davis-Van Atta, University of Houston
Linda Garcia Merchant, University of Houston View more information

 

Strategic Plan 2.0: A Digitally-Infused Strategic Plan for the Library of Congress  (February '24)
Leah Weinryb Grohsgal, Library of Congress
Natalie Buda Smith, Library of Congress
Carly Morse, Library of Congress View more information

 

Teaching Data Science and Building Data Literacy—Nationally and Globally (August '23)
Florence Hudson, Columbia University and Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
Emily Rothenberg, Columbia University View more information

 

Empowering 360° Theater Utilization with the Visualization Studio Development Kit for Unity (March '23)
Colin Patrick Keenan, North Carolina State University
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Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) + Coherent Digital: A New Not-for-Profit and Corporate Partnership (November '22)
Charles Henry, CLIR
Stephen Rhind-Tutt, Coherent Digital
Wayne Graham, CLIR
Carol Mandel, New York University; CLIR
Christian Dupont, Boston College View more information

 

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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
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