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The Crossover Generation: Baby Boomers and the Role of the Public Library
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Williamson, Kirsty; Bannister, Marion; Sullivan, Jen – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2010
The article explores the concept of baby boomers as a "crossover" generation, one that embodies characteristics of previous and later generations. The context is the retirement of the baby boomers and its potential impact on the public library. Ethnographic method within a constructivist framework was used, employing the techniques of…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Focus Groups, Baby Boomers, Public Libraries