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The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Presentations and Perceptions of Information Work serves as a response to passionate discussions regarding how librarians are perceived. Through twelve chapters, the book reignites an examination of librarian presentation within the field and in the public eye, employing theories and methodologies from throughout the social sciences. The ultimate goal of this volume is to launch productive discourse and inspire action in order to further the positive impact of the information professions. Through deconstructing the perceived truths of our profession and employing a critical eye, we can work towards improved status, increased diversity, and greater acceptance of each other.
Acknowledgements
ForewordEmbracing the Melancholy: How the Author Renounced Moloch and the Conga Line for Sweet Conversations on Paper, to the Air of "Second Hand Rose"James V. Carmichael Jr.
Chapter 1 Contextualizing Ourselves: The Identity Politics of the Librarian StereotypeNicole Pagowsky and Miriam Rigby Chapter 2 Academic Librarian Self-Image in Lore: How Shared Stories Convey and Define our Sense of Professional IdentitySarah K. Steiner and Julie Jones Chapter 3 The Stereotype Stereotype: Our Obsession with Librarian RepresentationGretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos Chapter 4 That's Women's Work: Pink-Collar Professions, Gender, and the Librarian StereotypeAyanna Gaines Chapter 5 From Sensuous to Sexy: The Librarian in Post-Censorship Print PornographyDavid D. Squires Chapter 6 Rainbow Warriors: Stories of Archivist Activism and the Queer RecordTerry Baxter Chapter 7 Unpacking Identity: Racial, Ethnic, and Professional Identity and Academic Librarians of ColorIsabel Gonzalez-Smith, Juleah Swanson, and Azusa Tanaka Chapter 8 Librarians and Felines: A History of Defying the "Cat Lady" StereotypeDorothy Gambrell and Amanda Brennan Chapter 9Between Barbarism and Civilization: Librarians, Tattoos, and Social ImaginariesErin Pappas Chapter 10At the Corner of Personality and Competencies: Exploring Professional Personas for LibrariansLauren Pressley, Jenny Dale, and Lynda Kellam Chapter 11Student Perceptions of Academic Librarians: The Influence of Pop Culture and Past ExperienceMelissa Langridge, Christine Riggi, and Allison Schultz Chapter 12The Revolution Will Not Be Stereotyped: Changing Perceptions through DiversityAnnie Pho and Turner Masland
AfterwordToward a New Inclusion in Library WorkK. R. Roberto
Author Bios
"Starting with a rousing Foreword by the immensely entertaining James V. Carmichael, Jr., this book engages the reader all the way through the superb Afterword by K.R. Roberto."
— College & Research Libraries