Objective: This research explored health sciences librarians' perceptions of intergenerational communication in the workplace. Methods: The authors developed and sent a survey to health sciences librarians through email discussion lists from August 2018 to September 2018. A chi-square test was performed to determine whether one's length of employment as a librarian was associated with belief that age and/or generation impacts communication in the workplace. Results: A total of 150 respondents from 5 countries completed the survey. There was no significant association between length of employment as a librarian and respondents' belief that age and/or generation impacts communication in the workplace. However, regardless of length of employment, most respondents indicated that generational differences do have an impact on communication in the workplace. Also, most respondents expressed interest in institutional initiatives to foster intergenerational communication. Conclusion: The authors found that health sciences librarians believe that differences among generations impact communication in the workplace. Librarians, managers, and library organizations should consider providing training and other opportunities for health sciences librarians to improve their intergenerational communication skills.

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鳄梨吐司和炖肉：探索健康科学图书馆员对代际交流差异的看法

目的：本研究探讨了健康科学图书馆员对工作场所代际交流的看法。方法：作者在 2018 年 8 月至 2018 年 9 月期间通过电子邮件讨论列表开发并向健康科学图书馆员发送了一项调查。进行卡方检验以确定一个人作为图书馆员的工作年限是否与年龄和/或一代会影响工作场所的沟通。结果：共有来自 5 个国家的 150 名受访者完成了调查。图书馆员的工作年限与受访者认为年龄和/或世代会影响工作场所的交流之间没有显着关联。但是，无论工作时间长短，大多数受访者表示，代际差异确实对工作场所的沟通产生影响。此外，大多数受访者表示对促进代际交流的机构举措感兴趣。结论：作者发现，健康科学图书馆员认为，代际差异会影响工作场所的交流。图书馆员、管理者和图书馆组织应考虑为健康科学图书馆员提供培训和其他机会，以提高他们的代际交流技能。