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Librarians in Society Librariana Library and Information Science

Sites discussing the status, image, and portrayal of librarians.

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Shhh! This is a Library! - Lists of songs about libraries and librarians.
Sex in the Stacks - Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.
Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian - Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal]
Fighting Librarians - Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands."
The Naked Librarian - Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype - A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
Librarian Spotting - An historical examination of librarian stereotypes, with references.
Movie Librarians - Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies - Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
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 "image
Librarians and Tigers - Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
Why be a Librarian in the 21st Century? - Advocacy site featuring smart, radical, sexy, and famous librarians.
The Archetype of the Crone in Librarianship - Paper from a conference presentation on human issues in libraries.
Progressive and Radical Librarians - Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West.
Image and the Librarian - Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
Librarians in Comics - List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
Film Librarian - Annotated list of films featuring libraries, librarians and the book arts compiled by Steven J. Schmidt.
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.
A Librarian At Every Table - A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.
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.
Librarians in Pornography - Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
Libraries in Science Fiction - Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
Children's Picture Books with Librarians and Libraries - Review of some children's literature, by Matthew Z. Heintzelman.
Why are Librarians So Sexy? - Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
Librarians As Characters In Fiction - List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
Stereotypes of Librarians - Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
Cool Librarians - Reviews some popular images of librarians.
An Interview with Jessamyn West - A short assortment of questions about librarianship and hot topics related to it. [Bookslut]
A Brief History of Librarians and Image - Not that brief. Includes essay with many citations and hyperlinks.
By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians - Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun]
Library Cartoons - An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
Recataloging Librarians - Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! - Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
Image of Libraries in Popular Culture - Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.
Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-Voom' - News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times]
From Buns to Bytes - Brief article on the changing image of librarians.
Looking It Up - Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN]
Libraries Are 31337 - Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot]

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