Abstract
A new generation of academic librarians, who are a part of the Millennial Generation born between 1982 and 2001 are now of the age to either be in graduate school or embarking on their careers. This paper, as part of a larger study examining Millennial academic librarians, their career selection, their attitudes, and their technology skills, looks specifically at the technology skills and attitudes towards technology among a group of young librarians and library school students. The author initially wanted to learn if the increasingly high tech nature of academic librarianship attracted Millennials to the career, but results showed that they had a much more complex relationship with technology than the author assumed. 
Highlights
A new generation of academic librarians, who are a part of the Millennial Generation born between 1982 and 2001,1 are of the age to either be in graduate school or embarking on their careers
The survey was disseminated in May 2012 to 50 American Library Association (ALA) accredited library schools in the United States as well as online outlets geared toward new librarians, including the New Members Round Table (NMRT) electronic discussion list, NextGen-l ( Generation Librarians list), the ALA Emerging Leaders program alumni electronic discussion list, and the ALA Think Tank on Facebook
Data on skills related to technology were gathered through several questions, notably by using a list of technologies commonly used in academic libraries and asking respondents to rate their comfort level before starting library school, after library school, and at the present time
Summary
A new generation of academic librarians, who are a part of the Millennial Generation born between 1982 and 2001,1 are of the age to either be in graduate school or embarking on their careers. Younger academic librarians believe that their technology knowledge makes them more flexible and assertive in libraries compared to their older colleagues, and they have different ways of completing their work. They refuse to be stereotyped into the traditional “bookish” idea of librarianship and want to transform libraries into technology-enhanced spaces that meet the needs of students in the digital age, redefining librarianship.[4]. The author initially wanted to learn if the increasingly high-tech nature of academic librarianship attracted Millennials to the career, but results showed that they had a much more complex relationship with technology than the author assumed
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