You don't look like a librarian : shattering stereotypes and creating positive new images in the Internet age /

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Author / Creator:Kneale, Ruth, 1968-
Imprint:Medford, N.J. : Information Today, Inc., 2009.
Description:xviii 198 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Librarians -- Public opinion.
Librarians -- Attitudes.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Librarians -- Job descriptions.
Librarians.
Librarians -- Attitudes.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Librarians -- Public opinion.
Job descriptions.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7644862
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ISBN:9781573873666
1573873667
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-188) and index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Webpage
  • Foreword, by Elizabeth Burns
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Stereotypes? What Stereotypes?
  • Popular Perceptions
  • We're More Than Our Stereotype
  • Chapter 2. Pop Culture and Librarians
  • Books
  • Comics
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Television
  • Advertising
  • Toys and Tees
  • Other Stuff
  • Chapter 3. Breaking the Stereotype
  • Today's Librarians
  • Librarians and Groups That Break the Stereotype
  • Chapter 4. Thoughts on the Future
  • Changing Roles
  • Changing Skill Sets
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Community Spaces
  • Now What?
  • Appendix A. You Don't Look Like a Librarian: Librarians' Views of Public Perception in the Internaet Age
  • Appendix B. Where's the Librarian? Patrons' Views of Public Perception in the Internet Age
  • References and Other Resources
  • Websites
  • About the Author
  • Index