Librarian stereotypes have persisted for generations, yet their practical impact has rarely been studied. How pervasive are such stereotypes in the digital era? You might be surprised!
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- March 23, 2009
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! Book signing today! Internet Librarian exhibit hall opening, ITI booth, 5-6 pm - hope to see you there!
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! I feel faint! Cory Doctorow (insert bow-and-scrape here) took a photo of my book at Internet Librarian International:
You Don't Look Like a Librarian book, Internet Librarian International, Hammersmith Novotel, London,
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You Don't Look Like a Librarian!
Asylum.com has librarians on the top of their "best professions to date" list. Hm. "She'll be pretty smart about lots of random things, great at Googling
and a good connection for free books. Bonus: say goodbye to those nasty
overdue charges. Plus, everyone knows librarians are sexual dynamos
waiting to explode. Right?"
Source: www.asylum.com
Our lady friends at Lemondrop recently filled us in on the best and worst professions for getting women, the big takeaway of which seems to
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! Etsy believes that "librarian chic" is a Hot New Trend for Fall! Except the thing linked to "library chic"? Plaid. Er... whut?
Source: www.etsy.com
You probably know by now that Etsy marches to the beat of a different drum, which is what makes it such a unique place to shop. We'd say that Etsy sellers are best described as setting their own trends rather than following them. Today's Etsy Finds ...
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! Today's favorite shirt: "Sometimes I'm content being a mild-mannered librarian. Other times I think I should start unleashing my super powers."
Source: shop.cafepress.com
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"The future of libraries, with or without books" - http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/04/futur
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The stereotypical library is dying -- and it's taking its shushing ladies, dank smell and endless shelves of books with it.
You Don't Look Like a Librarian!
"Tiny Librarian is Hell on Wheels" http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/31/rol
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She's petite, she's middle-aged, she's bookish, and if she gets a chance, she'll knock you on your keister.
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! 11 Things: Librarians Not to Mess With http://tinyurl.com/lwcw4e
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Henry doesn't just time travel - he also lies, steals and drinks just about everyone under the table. Who said librarians were mild-mannered?
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! "Mary Kay is one of the secret masters of the world: a librarian. They control information. Don't ever piss one off." Spider Robinson, "The Callahan Touch"
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! "Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very underestimated and largely underemployed." - Charles Medawar, "The Social Audit Consumer Handbook", 1978 (p.41) [Thirty years on and this i
You Don't Look Like a Librarian!
My interview with Sarah Long for her LongShots podcast is now up! Have a listen at http://www.librarybeat.org/longshots/pla
Source: www.librarybeat.org
Sarah talks with Ruth Kneale, Systems Librarian for the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope project of the National Solar Observatory, about her new book, "You Dont Look Like a Librarian." They also discuss ...
You Don't Look Like a Librarian! Quick survey: Have you found that changing your job title away from "librarian" (or changing jobs from one called "librarian" to one called something else) has resulted in tangible benefits? With the ongoing discussions of a possible name change for the S
You Don't Look Like a Librarian!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the ITI booth Monday and today to get signed copies of the book - you all are the best! And a big thanks to Jill for taking photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahw/362869
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Ruth is the author of "You Don't Look Like a Librarian" published by Information Today, Inc.
