Sites discussing the status, image, and portrayal of librarians.
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- Library Cartoons An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
- Why are Librarians So Sexy? Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
- Image and the Librarian Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
- Stereotypes of Librarians Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
- The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
- Fighting Librarians Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands."
- Libraries in Science Fiction Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
- Librarians and Tigers Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
- Librarians in Comics List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
- Libraries Are 31337 Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot]
- Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-Voom' News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times]
- By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun]
- Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography Maintained by Martin Raish of the David O. McKay Library, Brigham Young University. Films are grouped by degree of connection to libraries or librarians.
- A Brief History of Librarians and Image Not that brief. Includes essay with many citations and hyperlinks.
- You Don't Look Like a Librarian! Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
- The Naked Librarian Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
- Image of Libraries in Popular Culture Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.
- An Interview with Jessamyn West A short assortment of questions about librarianship and hot topics related to it. [Bookslut]
- Librarians As Characters In Fiction List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
- Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal]