A Brief History of Librarians and Image
Not that brief. Extensive essay with many citations and hyperlinks.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/resources.htmA Librarian At Every Table
A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.
http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/a-librarian-at-every-table/
By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians
Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun]
http://www.canoe.ca/CareerConnectionNews/030129_librarian.html
Children's Picture Books with Librarians and Libraries
Review of some children's literature, by Matthew Z. Heintzelman.
http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~heintzelman/foundations/mainpage.htm
Cool Librarians
Reviews some popular images of librarians.
http://valinor.ca/waycool.html
eBay Sellers' Opinions about "Librarian" Clothing
Searchable image gallery of clothing advertised on eBay with "librarian" in the description.
http://development.hsl.wisc.edu/bumpy/
Fighting Librarians
Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands."
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0620/p11s02-legn.html
From Buns to Bytes
Brief article on the changing image of librarians.
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/sfsla/bulletin/mayjun99/buns.html
I Am a Librarian
Library student and photographer solicits librarian pictures to show that librarians come in many different shapes and sizes, are from various backgrounds, and include all different types of people. Also has a collection of links to library "
http://iamalibrarian.com/
Image and the Librarian
Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/ImageHomepage.htm
Image of Libraries in Popular Culture
Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.
http://besser.tsoa.nyu.edu/impact/f01/Focus/Image/index.htm
Images of Libraries and Librarians on the Musical Stage
Essay reviewing several productions, by Ronald N. Bukoff.
http://pcasacas.org/SPC/spcissues/22.1/bukoff.html
Librarian Spotting
An historical examination of librarian stereotypes, with references.
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/03-04-wt1/assignments/www/C_Wallace/intro.htm
Librarians - Now 'Media Specialists'
Changing roles of librarians. [CNN]
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/02/03/school.librarians.ap/index.html
Librarians and Tigers
Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
http://ftrain.com/librarians_tigers.html
Librarians As Characters In Fiction
List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Librarians%20As%20Characters%20In%20Fiction.htm
Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography
Maintained by Martin Raish of the David O. McKay Library, Brigham Young University. Films are grouped by degree of connection to libraries or librarians.
http://emp.byui.edu/raishm/films/introduction.html
Librarians in Comics
List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/comstrp/comstrp.htm
Librarians in Pornography
Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
http://www.riverofdata.com/librariana/porn/
Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-Voom'
News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/nyregion/01LIBR.html
Librarians Turn Over a New Leaf
Profile of a branch director from the Stanislaus County Library. [The Modesto Bee]
http://www.modbee.com/workmoney/story/4780961p-5794753c.html
Libraries Are 31337
Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/articles/02/10/20/1228255.shtml
Libraries in Science Fiction
Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
http://www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/library.htm
Library Career Romances
Describes books from the 1940s through the 1960s about women becoming librarians.
http://www.jenw.org/home.htm
Library Cartoons
An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/cartoons/index.html
Looking It Up
Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN]
http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/11/28/librarians/index.html
Movie Librarians
Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
http://home.earthlink.net/%7emovielibrarians/
Net has Boosted Need for Librarians
Report that "the Internet has made trained librarians more necessary than ever before." [The Sacramento Bee]
http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/4643370p-5661617c.html
New Zealand News - Shelley Howells: The secret life of tattooed and bellydancing librarians
Review of a selection of blogs, diaries and journals of librarians found online.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3536464&thesection=technology&thesubsection=web-column
Progressive and Radical Librarians
Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West.
http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib77.html
Recataloging Librarians
Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/A_Ogden/index.htm
Redefining a Profession
Paper by Richard A. Danner on the work of librarians and information technologists.
http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/danner/callweb.htm
Self Love and Joy and Satisfaction in Librarianship
A review of factors affecting the image of librarians which concludes that librarians feed and support negative images of themselves. By Jennifer Cram.
http://www.alia.org.au/~jcram/self_love.html
Sex in the Stacks
Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.
http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/library.html
Shhh! This is a Library!
Lists of songs about libraries and librarians.
http://www.blisspix.net/library/songs.html
Status of Librarians
Homepage for the American Library Association Special Presidential Task Force, with history and resources.
http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/libraryempresources/specialpresidential.htm
Stereotypes of Librarians
Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/stereotypes.htm
The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype
A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
http://www.blisspix.net/library/image.html
The Archetype of the Crone in Librarianship
Paper from a conference presentation on human issues in libraries.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/staff/moe/archetype.html
The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies
Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html
The Making of a Virtual Librarian
Review of librarians that wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked.
http://www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/impact/archives/abrewerton.htm
The Naked Librarian
Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
http://www.jessamyn.com/naked
The New Librarians
Profiles of library science graduates. [Montreal Gazette]
http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id={A29F8595-B4C5-4BAE-B954-1CB5BC7CBA2B}
The Perception of Image and Status in the Library Profession
Historical review and analysis of current situations, with references. By Deirdre Dupr.
http://www.newbreedlibrarian.org/archives/01.04.aug2001/feature2.html
Top Ten Films featuring Libraries, Librarians and the Book Arts
Annotated list compiled by Steven J. Schmidt.
http://www.san-andreas-sla.org/faultline/March200212.htm
Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian
Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal]
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/03/focus4.html
Why are Librarians So Sexy?
Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~n51ls801/librarians.html
Why be a Librarian in the 21st Century?
Advocacy site featuring smart, radical, sexy, and famous librarians.
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~hblack/whylibrarian.htm
You Don't Look Like a Librarian!
Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
http://www.librarian-image.net/
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