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Author: Nicole Pagowsky Publisher: Association of College and Research Libraries, a Division of the American Library Associat ISBN: 9780838987049 Category : Librarians Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of essays serves as a response to passionate discussions regarding how librarians are perceived, reigniting an examination of librarian presentation within the field and in the public eye, employing theories and methodologies from throughout the social sciences. Through deconstructing the perceived truths of our profession and employing a critical eye, we can work towards improved status, increased diversity, and greater acceptance of each other.
Author: Nicole Pagowsky Publisher: Association of College and Research Libraries, a Division of the American Library Associat ISBN: 9780838987049 Category : Librarians Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of essays serves as a response to passionate discussions regarding how librarians are perceived, reigniting an examination of librarian presentation within the field and in the public eye, employing theories and methodologies from throughout the social sciences. Through deconstructing the perceived truths of our profession and employing a critical eye, we can work towards improved status, increased diversity, and greater acceptance of each other.
Author: Ashanti White Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 1780632967 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 229
Book Description
When you picture a librarian, what do you imagine? An old white woman with glasses and a prudish disposition? That is the image that many people conjure up when asked to picture a librarian; with 82 per cent of the professional force being female and the average age of a librarian at 45, coupled with popular stereotypical images, it is difficult to dispute the perceptions. But there is more to librarians than meets the eye. This book will explore the origin of the image and popular media images of the librarian, in addition to the effects of the stereotype, and the challenges to the perception of librarians today. Provides contemporary examples from popular culture Chapters are supported by quotes, images and personal reflections Presents a study which offers authenticity
Author: Ruth Kneale Publisher: Information Today ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 220
Book Description
Librarian stereotypes have persisted for generations, yet their practical impact has rarely been studied. How pervasive are such stereotypes in the digital era, how are they changing, and how do they affect our daily work, our careers, and the future success of the profession? What can we do to defeat tired old perceptions and create positive new images?
Author: Wendi Arant Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9780789020994 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 208
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The Image and Role of the Librarian addresses all aspects of professional identity for librarians, including professional roles, cultural images, popular perceptions, and future trends. The book examines historical representations, stereotypes, and popular culture icons and the role each plays in the relationship between librarian and patron. The book also looks at the profound impact the Internet has had on the services librarians provide and how electronic resources have transformed the roles and responsibilities of librarians.
Author: Ray Tevis Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476611459 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 241
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From its earliest days to the present, the onscreen image of the librarian has remained largely the same. A silent 1921 film set the precedent for two female librarian characters: a dowdy spinster wears glasses and a bun hairstyle, and an attractive young woman is overworked and underpaid. Silent films, however, employed a variety of characteristics for librarians, showed them at work on many different tasks, and featured them in a range of dramatic, romantic, and comedic situations. The sound era (during which librarians appeared in more than 200 films) frequently exaggerated these characteristics and situations, strongly influencing the general image of librarians. This chronologically arranged work analyzes the stereotypical image of librarians, male and female, in primarily American and British motion pictures from the silent era to the 21st century. The work briefly describes each film, offering some critical commentary, and then examines its librarian, considering every aspect of the total character from socio-economic conditions and motivations for leaving or not leaving the library, to personal attributes (such as clothing, hair, and age) and entanglements with the opposite sex, to commonly used props, plot situations and lines ("Shush!"). The work comments on whether librarians and library work are depicted accurately and analyzes the development of the public's image of a librarian. The accompanying filmography lists librarian characters and notes stereotypes such as buns and eyeglasses. With bibliography and index.
Author: Pauline Wilson Publisher: Praeger ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 248
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The purpose of this book is to help librarians overcome the problem of stereotypes by explaining how such stereotypes are created and perpetuated, and how they can be defused. Author Pauline Wilson begins with an overview of stereotyping in general, and a discussion of how librarians are stereotyped. She argues that librarians' reaction to these stereotypes may contribute to their perpetuation. The rest of the book provides perspective on what types of people become librarians and how librarians are educated. The author concludes with suggestions for combatting the negative images of librarians.
Author: Jeanne Willis Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780618781959 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 38
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Delilah D., who is convinced she is the queen of a faraway land, tells Library Anne, her babysitter Gigi, and everyone else in the library the rules for proper behavior in the libraries of her kingdom.
Author: Christina J. Steffy Publisher: ISBN: 9780985259969 Category : Languages : en Pages : 188
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Librarians & Stereotypes: So, Now What? examines librarianshipthrough communication, gender, psychology, anthropology, and culturalstudies theories to begin to get to the root of why certain librarianstereotypes exist today and whether or not it's possible to change someof these stereotypes. It also looks at what stereotypes librarians thinkexist about the field today, how librarians present themselves andwhether or not this is changing (and consequently helping or hurting,the profession), and what public perceptions exist about librarianship asopposed to just what the media tells us about librarianship. An overviewof stereotypes presented in the literature is provided, however the pointof this book is to go beyond simply rehashing what stereotypes are thereand to look at how we can use knowledge of the current stereotypes andknowledge from other disciplines to change some of these stereotypes.The book also looks at the possible impossibility of changing certainstereotypes, and possible repercussions our actions, or lack thereof, withregard to stereotypes may have on the future of the profession. Finally,tips are offered to help librarians begin to combat stereotypes.
Author: Nicole Pagowsky
Author: Nicole Pagowsky
Author: Ashanti White
Author: Ruth Kneale
Author: Marilyn Johnson
Author: Wendi Arant
Author: Ray Tevis
Author: Pauline Wilson
Author: Donald Cefaloni
Author: Jeanne Willis
Author: Christina J. Steffy