Archive for the 'stereotypes' Category
Marketing Stereotypes: Old Ladies & Libraries
March 10th, 2008Mary Schmidt - “Little Old Ladies and Libraries. Wouldn’t it seem we’d be safe making some assumptions? Sedate. Quiet. Polite. Old-fashioned.”
10 great places to find a nook and read a book
March 7th, 2008USA Today - “It’s enough to make librarians kick up their heels.”
I don’t wear heels and I’m a librarian. Stereotypes, Stereotypes. Will the MSM ever learn?
After 30 years, librarian will be feted in a sendoff for the books
February 24th, 2008Take a shot of your favorite beverage for every librarian play on phrase in this piece
Keeping Up…With Fashion
October 28th, 2007Erica Sherrill Owens - “Hattiesburg resident Nancy Kaul totally blows the stereotype of a dowdy librarian out of the water.”
The Laughing Librarian is Offended
October 22nd, 2007Well, not really. Point taken Brian.
Articles I Love To Read
October 7th, 2007Charlotte Hsu - “The college librarians’ job has changed immensely. In one generation the librarians’ world of shelves piled high with printed books, encyclopedias, magazines and scientific journals has given way to Wikipedia , pdfs, e-books and digital periodicals.”
See? It’s possible to write articles about librarians without resorting to stereotypes.
Calling Sony Out
September 26th, 2007Cheryl LaGuardia - “OK, Sony, Here’s What You Can Do to Make It Up to Us.”
Boycott?
September 20th, 2007Connie Crosby - “Guess I was just playing devil’s advocate, stirring up trouble.”
Yes, But I Never Wear a Tie.
September 17th, 2007Emily Clasper - “I would NEVER represent my organization and profession at a conference, meeting, or in a library wearing a hoodie sweatshirt.”
More on Stereotypes
September 14th, 2007Good for those who sent in e-mails. Enough is enough.
Sarcasm Not Needed - Just Tell Us The Story
September 10th, 2007Eric Ferreri - “Feel free to raise your voice a little in Duke’s Bostock Library. You won’t get shushed. And that steaming cup o’ java isn’t a problem, either. Just don’t spill it on the Ralph Waldo Emerson anthology.”
Another Librarian Stereotype Article
September 2nd, 2007Regis Behe - “Williams, who plays in a noise-metal group during his spare time, is emblematic of how librarians are no longer staid and proper figures who speak in sotto voce tones when patrons raise their voices. Instead, they tend to blend in with patrons. A female librarian might wear a colorful cocktail dress suited [...]
Oy Vey!
August 9th, 2007Conntact - “When someone mentions a trendy or sexy career, does librarian come to mind? Maybe fashion designer, race car driver or even software engineer, but definitely not librarian - that is, until now.” (via)
Librarian Blues
August 6th, 2007The Bellingham Herlad - ““I think I dress a bit like a librarian, which I’m trying to break out of,” says Keleman, 31. “I would say I’m not a flashy dresser. I blend in.”….To encourage online discussion in the library’s summer reading program, Keleman is giving the kids a bit of incentive: if they make [...]