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A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
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Australian librarian with a fondness for twee pop
The Anti-stereotype stereotype
One of the greatest bugbears in librarianship continues to be stereotype and
the image of librarians. Long perceived as old women who wear buns in their
hair, glasses, and a twin-set, this image has become stereotype
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Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
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The Image of Librarians in Pornography
Librarians are always concerned about their image, and much attention has been
paid to that image in novels, television programs, and advertising. However, there
has been little attention paid to that image
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Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
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"Sitting at her desk with her back very straight, she asks the young man very politely, the one who always comes into the library to check out bestsellers, asks him when it was he last got laid. He lets out a weird sound and she says shhh, this
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Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
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An exploration into the Image and Status
of Librarians and the Library Profession.
Why a website on "Image and the Librarian?"
Many people like librarians and have a great image of what a librarian is
like. On the other hand, for decades those in the library profession have
been perplexed by negative stereotypes and impressions
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Review of some children's literature, by Matthew Z. Heintzelman.
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Children's Picture Books with Librarians and
An Annotated Bibliography
School of Library and Information Science
Foundations of Library and Information Science (21:101)
Building upon the article by Marie L. Radford and Gary P.
Radford
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List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
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Librarians As Characters In Fiction:
The History of Libraries, Including Textbooks
From the bookshelves of Laura Cobrinik—Books for all readers. No matter what genre you like, enjoy, or
love, you will be sure to meet a Librarian in a Library.
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Brief article on the changing image of librarians.
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Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West.
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this week featuring an article on progressive librarians
SHAKING THINGS UP: PROGRESSIVE AND RADICAL LIBRARIANS
SUBJECT INDEX to Past Issues
November 3: classic ads, medieval art, Thanksgiving recipes, and more.
Or why you might want to hire me for speaking engagements or workshops.
The purpose and
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and related images.
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Let's call her the "bun lady," with the
stereotypical hair in a bun, spectacles on a chain, long covered up dress,
and worried expression. The only thing she's missing is a finger across
her lips to signify "Shush!" And there are some people who
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Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN]
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We can tell you're on the Internet. So do you find you still use reference librarians, as well?
Yes, Dewey and his decimal system live: I use reference librarians.
Shelve me under noncommittal: I haven't used a reference librarian lately but I
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