You Don't Look Like a Librarian: Shattering Stereotypes and Creating Positive New Images in the Internet Age (Paperback)

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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? After exploring these questions for almost 10 years, librarian/blogger/pop culture maven Ruth Kneale offers insight and analysis in You Don t Look Like a Librarian. In addition to presenting the results of a 1,000+-respondent survey and interviews with opinionated librarians across the spectrum, Kneale draws on published literature and lively discussions from her website. The result is a unique, entertaining, and eye-opening look at librarian stereotypes and their real-world consequences in the Internet Age.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Information Today, Inc. (March 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573873667
• ISBN-13: 978-1573873666
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,259,774 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An eye-opening winner, June 16, 2009

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Librarians hold a conservative and stodgy image: You Don't Look Like a Librarian offers alternatives to this traditional stereotype, telling how to foster and grow new images in the Internet age. It comes from a blogger and pop culture librarian who offers keys to her own changing role and image and includes the results of a 1,000+ respondent survey and interviews with opinionated librarians across the country. Students of library science and practicing librarians alike will find it an eye-opening winner.