In August Robin & I took a trip to Mukwonago, Wisconsin. We went there to see the Dave Matthews Band at the Alpine Valley Music Center. It was the largest venue I have ever been to. It made the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville seem like a better place to see a show. I was camping with my younger sister and her friends. Their ages range from 20-21. When I told them about our class project involving a wiki, they did not know what I was talking about. Oh, they had heard of Wikipedia but do not regularly use wikis of any kind.
What a surprise! Here I am talking to a Generation Y person who presumably does not know more about technology than me. I recalled all the articles and books I have read in library school over the last 2 years telling me characteristics about this generation. I give them credit for their comfort using a computer and miniature electronic devises, as well as their ability to multitask on the computer. But the experience left me speculating the average users computer needs.
I opened to the idea of moving away from what I had read and coming up with my own conclusion. I think it matters what kind of work you do or what you do everyday that determines your need to use technology. My fiancée works in the nursery/landscaping business. He uses the Internet to a small degree, but not as much as I do working in a law library. In this mindset I reached two conclusions. One, librarians create all the talk around these issues to make ourselves feel more important. Two, we are given grant money for our cause.
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