1st Edition

The Image and Role of the Librarian

By Linda S Katz Copyright 2002
196 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Get a unique insight into the image problems librarians face! 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... Read more
Introduction PROFESSIONAL ROLES In the Eye of the Beholder: How Librarians Have Been Viewed Over Time Looking Back to the Future: Turn of the Last Century Librarians Look Ahead to the Twentieth Century CULTURAL IMAGES Jungian/Myers-Briggs Personality Types of Librarians in Films The Long, Strange Trip of Barbara Gordon: Images of Librarians in Comic Books Librarians in Children’s Literature, 1909-2000 POPULAR PERCEPTIONS Looking at the Male Librarians Stereotype Know-It-All Librarians Students’ Perceptions of Academic Librarians FUTURE TRENDS The Enhanced and Changing Role of the Specialist Librarian: Survey of Education Librarians Shedding the Stereotypes: Librarians in the 21st Century Index Reference Notes Included

Biography

Linda S Katz