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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.

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.

Image of Libraries in Popular Culture

http://besser.tsoa.nyu.edu/impact/f01/Focus/Image/index.htm

Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.

Images of Libraries and Librarians on the Musical

http://pcasacas.org/SPC/spcissues/22.1/bukoff.html

Essay reviewing several productions, by Ronald N. Bukoff.

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.

Librarians - Now 'Media Specialists'

http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/02/03/school.librarians.ap/index.html

Changing roles of librarians. [CNN]

Librarians and Tigers

http://ftrain.com/librarians_tigers.html

Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.

Librarians As Characters In Fiction

http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Librarians%20As%20Characters%20In%20Fiction.htm

List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.

Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated F

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.

Librarians in Comics

http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/comstrp/comstrp.htm

List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.

Librarians in Pornography

http://www.riverofdata.com/librariana/porn/

Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.

Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/nyregion/01LIBR.html

News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times]

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]

Libraries in Science Fiction

http://www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/library.htm

Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.

Library Career Romances

http://www.jenw.org/home.htm

Describes books from the 1940s through the 1960s about women becoming librarians.

Library Cartoons

http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/cartoons/index.html

An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.

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]

Movie Librarians

http://home.earthlink.net/%7emovielibrarians/

Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.

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]

New Zealand News - Shelley Howells: The secret li

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3536464&thesection=technology&thesubsecti

Review of a selection of blogs, diaries and journals of librarians found online.

Progressive and Radical Librarians

http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib77.html

Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West.

Recataloging Librarians

http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/A_Ogden/index.htm

Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.

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.

Self Love and Joy and Satisfaction in Librarianshi

http://www.alia.org.au/~jcram/self_love.html

A review of factors affecting the image of librarians which concludes that librarians feed and support negative images of themselves. By Jennifer Cram.

Sex in the Stacks

http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/library.html

Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.

Shhh! This is a Library!

http://www.blisspix.net/library/songs.html

Lists of songs about libraries and 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.

Stereotypes of Librarians

http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/stereotypes.htm

Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.