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REFORMING OF LIBRARIES FOR D- NET GEN Mr. Chandanvandan A.R. Librarian Vidya Pratishthan’s Polytechnic College, Indapur-Pune-413106 (MH) Email- c.atulkumar@gmail.com Abstract: Existing library buildings and strategies are part of managements that resist change and therefore improvement. Net Gen thinks very differently, not only about technology but also about how services should be delivered digitally. They expect the flexibility, geographic independence, speed of response, time shifting, interactivity

DETAILS OF LITERATURE REVIEW CONDUCTED Generation Y (also known as the Millennial generation) are the demographic group following Generation X. Researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. This generation is raised by “helicopter parents,” who doted on them, giving them an ample supply of attention and validation. Because they are heralded with high expectations, Millennials tend to display an abundance of self-confidence and believe they are highly

employee demographics consist of the four generations which are Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millenials Generations Birth Years Corevalue Prefered Communication Style Traditionalists 1925 to 1945 Clear Direction, Loyal and discipline Memos, Letters, Personal notes Baby Boomers 1946 to 1964 Idealist, Optimistic ,Respect to Authority. Phone calls, Face to Face Gen X 1965 to 1980 Self Reliant ,Work Independently, skeptical to authority Voicemail, Email.

them less than the others. Talking about IT industry, we can hardly see anyone from the oldest generation who are called as the Traditionalists. As the IT sector has reached its forties you can find atleast three generations Baby-Boomers, Generation X and Generation Y joining hands for the success of the organisation. Easier said than done, managing these three generation has given a tough time to the top managers. The industries have seen their employees below 25 years of age growing into more matured

For Millennials, it is the equivalent of older generations reading the newspaper because that is what was popular when they were growing up. Millennials get harassed about being on social media for an abundant amount of time, although "Boomers and Gen X can't pretend that that they don't like that too" (Brown 11:36). In Kelly Brown's Ted Talk, she experiments with the audience (who were all

When people think about customers who use online ordering, it is probably fair to assume that most people conjure up images of young millennials who were born and raised with a smartphone in their hands and easily adapt to the latest technologies. While there may be some truth to this stereotype, the fact is that people of all ages use online ordering, and the numbers are increasing every year. Here is how it breaks down per generation: Baby Boomers Baby Boomers comprise the people who were born

consumer is looking for above all, is the lower cost of owning a car, followed fuel efficiency and how environmentally friendly it is. After the boom of urban sprawled life with the baby boomers, that was maintained to a certain degree by generation X, the car industry thrived, along with the housing prices, and sales, both industries, housing and automobile, achieved their greatest heights together, and were similarly affected when the Great Recession hit. Some have suggested that the automobile

Hess really focused on the differences between millennials and generation x (the generation after the baby boomers, born between 1960-980) and the differences between the two. Some examples are, millennials are more engaged, inclusive, and their parents act more as friends whereas gen x’s are judgmental, form various cliques, and their parents were very strict. As a result of these differences, Hess concludes that the gen x generation is possibly jealous of the way millennials live because of the

growing rapidly. While we don’t know much about Gen Z yet, we know a lot about the environment they are growing up in. This highly diverse environment will make the grade schools of the next generation the most diverse ever. Higher levels of technology will make significant inroads in academics allowing for customized instruction, data mining of student histories to enable pinpoint diagnostics and remediation or accelerated achievement opportunities Gen Z kids will grow up with a highly sophisticated

employees. (Lieber, L. D. 2010) Critical management skills will involve understanding generational differences in order to strengthen work relationships between and among employees especially with Generation X and Generation Y. By taking the time to understanding how these two groups Generation X and Generation Y are actually coming together should help companies design work/life programs that can help them train, develop, and retain employees. It should also lead to ideas on how the generations can