"The Millennials: How and Why They Are Using Public Libraries. Reporting from Kyrgyzstan, the United States and Italy" by Marta Mestrovic Deyrup

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The Millennials: How and Why They Are Using Public Libraries. Reporting from Kyrgyzstan, the United States and Italy

International Information and Library Review (2020)

Marta Mestrovic Deyrup, Seton Hall University
Jyldyz Bekbalaeva, American University of Central Asia
Anna Maria Tammaro, University of Parma

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Abstract

The Millennial Generation, sometimes referred to as Gen X—those young men and women born between 1981 and 1996—are the first generation of “digital natives.” This column reports on how their use of technology has changed public library services in Kyrgyzstan, the United States and Italy.

Keywords

Digital natives,
Italy,
Kyrgyzstan,
millennials,
public libraries,
United States

Disciplines

Information Literacy

Publication Date

March 2, 2020

DOI

10.1080/10572317.2019.1710669

Citation Information

Marta Mestrovic Deyrup, Jyldyz Bekbalaeva and Anna Maria Tammaro. "The Millennials: How and Why They Are Using Public Libraries. Reporting from Kyrgyzstan, the United States and Italy" International Information and Library Review Vol. 52 Iss. 1 (2020) p. 50 - 57 ISSN: 1095-9297
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marta_deyrup/29/