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- Behind the Bun - Article by Alison Hall on the image of the library and the librarian in literature, films, and television, with references.
www.saundrakaerubel.com/cybrarian.htm
- Bibliomysteries: Library Detectives - Annotated bibliography of mysteries featuring librarians as detectives.
www.bibliomysteries.com
- Children's Picture Books with Librarians and Libraries - Review of some children's literature, by Matthew Z. Heintzelman.
mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~heintzelman/foundations/mainpage.htm
- Fighting Librarians - Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands."
www.csmonitor.com/2002/0620/p11s02-legn.html
- From Buns to Bytes - Brief article on the changing image of librarians.
www.sims.berkeley.edu/sfsla/bulletin/mayjun99/buns.html
- Image and the Librarian - Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/ImageHomepage.htm
- Image of Libraries in Popular Culture - Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.
is.gseis.ucla.edu/impact/f01/Focus/Image
- Images of Libraries and Librarians on the Musical Stage - Essay reviewing several productions, by Ronald N. Bukoff.
middleenglish.org/spc/22.1/bukoff.html
- Librarian Mythbreakers - Images and profiles of fictional characters who portray librarians in a better light.
www.webdevheroes.com/shhh
- Librarians - Now 'Media Specialists' - Changing roles of librarians. [CNN]
fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/02/03/school.librarians.ap/index.html
- Librarians Adjust Image in an Effort to Fill Jobs - Profiles of two Chicago librarians. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
www.nytimes.com/2001/08/23/national/23LIBR.html
- Librarians and Tigers - Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
ftrain.com/librarians_tigers.html
- Librarians As Characters In Fiction - List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Librarians%20As%20Characters%20In%20Fiction.htm
- Librarians in Comics - List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/comstrp/comstrp.htm
- Librarians in Pornography - Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
www.riverofdata.com/librariana/porn
- Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography - A very detailed compilation, by Martin Raish.
www.lib.byu.edu/dept/libsci/films/introduction.html
- Libraries in Science Fiction - Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/library.htm
- Library Cartoons - An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/cartoons/index.html
- Looking It Up - Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN]
www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/11/28/librarians/index.html
- Progressive and Radical Librarians - Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West.
marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib77.html
- Redefining a Profession - Paper by Richard A. Danner on the work of librarians and information technologists.
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.
www.alia.org.au/~jcram/self_love.html
- Sex in the Stacks - Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.
www.chiprowe.com/articles/library.html
- Status of Librarians - Homepage for the American Library Association Special Presidential Task Force, with history and resources.
www.ala.org/hrdr/status.html
- Stereotypes of Librarians - Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/stereotypes.htm
- The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype - A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
www.blisspix.net/library/image.html
- The Archetype of the Crone in Librarianship - Paper from a conference presentation on human issues in libraries.
urislib.library.cornell.edu/archetype.html
- The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies - Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
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.
www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/impact/archives/abrewerton.htm
- The New Librarians - Profiles of library science graduates. [Montreal Gazette]
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 Dupré.
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.
www.iupui.edu/it/libref/lib_film.html
- Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian - Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal]
washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/03/focus4.html
- Why are Librarians So Sexy? - Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
www4.ncsu.edu/~n51ls801/librarians.html
- You Don't Look Like a Librarian! - Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
atst.nso.edu/library/perception
- Young Librarians Push for a Makeover - Profile of a typical young librarian. [Peoria Journal Star]
www.pjstar.com/news/topnews/g99265a.html
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