Librarians in Society

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

A Brief History of Librarians and Image
Not that brief. Includes essay with many citations and hyperlinks.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/resources.htm

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

Film Librarian
Annotated list of films featuring lLibraries, librarians and the book arts compiled by Steven J. Schmidt.
http://www.filmlibrarian.info/

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" sites.
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

A 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/

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

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

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/

Libraries in Science Fiction
Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
http://www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/library.htm

Library Cartoons
An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/cartoons/index.html

Movie Librarians
Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
http://home.earthlink.net/~movielibrarians/

The Naked Librarian
Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
http://www.jessamyn.com/naked

Recataloging Librarians
Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/A_Ogden/index.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

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/

An Interview with Jessamyn West
A short assortment of questions about librarianship and hot topics related to it. [Bookslut] <small>(December 9, 2003)</small>
http://www.bookslut.com/features/2003_12_001173.php

By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians
Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun] <small>(January 29, 2003)</small>
http://www.canoe.ca/CareerConnectionNews/030129_librarian.html

Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-Voom'
News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times] <small>(January 1, 2003)</small>
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/nyregion/01LIBR.html

Libraries Are 31337
Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot] <small>(October 20, 2002)</small>
http://slashdot.org/articles/02/10/20/1228255.shtml

Fighting Librarians
Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands." <small>(June 20, 2002)</small>
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0620/p11s02-legn.html

From Buns to Bytes
Brief article on the changing image of librarians. <small>(January 18, 2002)</small>
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/sfsla/bulletin/mayjun99/buns.html

Looking It Up
Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN] <small>(November 28, 2000)</small>
http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/11/28/librarians/index.html

Progressive and Radical Librarians
Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West. <small>(November 3, 2000)</small>
http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib77.html

Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian
Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal] <small>(April 3, 2000)</small>
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/03/focus4.html

The Making of a Virtual Librarian
Review of librarians that wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked. <small>(December, 1999)</small>
http://www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/impact/archives/abrewerton.htm