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Teaching them that answers often come from many places Matching the fast pace at which this generation moves Educating them just like any other generation They are willing to participate Comfortable with technology Speed and frequency at which technologies appear and fade To really think outside the box of libraries and books Opportunities Millennials Embed ourselves into their daily routines using technological tools Greater use of social media with patrons Think that everything is online! Forced change; we must adapt Convincing them that print is still good and useful Challenges Keeping the interest of this generation Keeping up with technology given budget issues They need less training searching online databases Becoming truly user-centered Instill a value for info lit as an essential skill Maintaining the differences between subscription databases and info free on the web Growth and ingenuity in providing services Persistence - their worlds are ephemeral but their ideas should have persistence Recruit a new generation of librarians They are used to instant gratification, but research takes time Libraries are perfect environments for technologies Learn from this generation's love of technology Making the jump between the older and newer generation of librarians Time - it takes time to research and read Want everything to exist in a virtual environment Collaborating Actually understanding this generation Provide information in a variety of formats