title: Educating generation X and generation Y: teaching tips for librarians.
abstract: This article provides a list of helpful teaching tips for instructional librarians who need to meet the changing generational needs of their patrons. Specific generational qualities and attitudes of Generation X and Generation Y are discussed along with educational techniques and software recommendations. These tips are based on the authors' experiences at Drexel University's Hahnemann Library and Thomas Jefferson University's Scott Memorial Library, both of which are academic health sciences libraries.
authors.affiliation: Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107-5567, USA. dan.kipnis@jefferson.edu
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kipnis
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Childs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D003200:Computer User Training; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D016245:Librarians; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008875:Middle Aged; D015143:Philadelphia; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*