The Image and Role of the Librarian

ISBN-13: 9780789020994 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 204 str.

Wendi Arant

Opis

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 patron. The book also looks at the profound impact the Internet has had on the services librarians provide and how electronic resources have transformed the roles and responsibilities of librarians. Topics covered include: - - Public, student and faculty perceptions of librarians. - Cinematic portrayals of librarians. - Images of librarians in comic books. - Librarians in children's literature. - Male librarian stereotypes. - Know-it-all librarians. - Changing roles for speciality librarians. - Generation X and the future of librarianship A unique examination of professional roles and responsibilities, patron expectations and perceptions, The Image and Role of the Librarian brings clarity and recognition to the services and functions librarians provide in their day-to-day work.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Linda S Katz