- The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype - http://www.blisspix.net/library/image.html
A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
- Librarians in Pornography - http://www.riverofdata.com/librariana/porn/
Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
- Why are Librarians So Sexy? - http://www4.ncsu.edu/~n51ls801/librarians.html
Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
- Image and the Librarian - http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/ImageHomepage.htm
Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
- The Making of a Virtual Librarian - http://www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/impact/archives/abrewerton.htm
Review of librarians that wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked.
- From Buns to Bytes - http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/sfsla/bulletin/mayjun99/buns.html
Brief article on the changing image of librarians.
- Stereotypes of Librarians - http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/stereotypes.htm
Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
- Looking It Up - http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/11/28/librarians/index.html
Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN]
- Sex in the Stacks - http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/library.html
Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.
- The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies - http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html
Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
- Fighting Librarians - http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0620/p11s02-legn.html
Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands."
- Redefining a Profession - http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/danner/callweb.htm
Paper by Richard A. Danner on the work of librarians and information technologists.
- Librarians and Tigers - http://ftrain.com/librarians_tigers.html
Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
- Librarians in Comics - http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/comstrp/comstrp.htm
List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
- The New Librarians - http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id={A29F8595-B4C5-4BAE-B954-1CB5BC7CBA2B}
Profiles of library science graduates. [Montreal Gazette]
- Net has Boosted Need for Librarians - http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/4643370p-5661617c.html
Report that "the Internet has made trained librarians more necessary than ever before." [The Sacramento Bee]
- Librarians Turn Over a New Leaf - http://www.modbee.com/workmoney/story/4780961p-5794753c.html
Profile of a branch director from the Stanislaus County Library. [The Modesto Bee]
- Libraries Are 31337 - http://slashdot.org/articles/02/10/20/1228255.shtml
Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot]
- Recataloging Librarians - http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/A_Ogden/index.htm
Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.
- Librarian Spotting - http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/03-04-wt1/assignments/www/C_Wallace/intro.htm
An historical examination of librarian stereotypes, with references.
- Library Career Romances - http://www.jenw.org/home.htm
Describes books from the 1940s through the 1960s about women becoming librarians.
- Cool Librarians - http://valinor.ca/waycool.html
Reviews some popular images of librarians.
- Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography - http://emp.byui.edu/raishm/films/introduction.html
Maintained by Martin Raish of the David O. McKay Library, Brigham Young University. Films are grouped by degree of connection to libraries or librarians.
- Status of Librarians - http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/libraryempresources/specialpresidential.htm
Homepage for the American Library Association Special Presidential Task Force, with history and resources.
- Library Cartoons - http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/cartoons/index.html
An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
- I Am a Librarian - http://iamalibrarian.com/
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.
- You Don't Look Like a Librarian! - http://www.librarian-image.net/
Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
- A Librarian At Every Table - http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/a-librarian-at-every-table/
A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.
- The Naked Librarian - http://www.jessamyn.com/naked
Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
- Movie Librarians - http://home.earthlink.net/%7emovielibrarians/
Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
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