Weblog by a librarian for rarin' librarians and other weirdos ...

LIBRARY CATS MAP Click on a region (or state) to see a list of library cats! CANADA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND (Updated last on May 13, 2002) Region Total Known Library Cats Current Residents Former Residents The World 440 160 (includes 16 Permanent Residents) 280 United States of America 396 137 (includes 12 Permanent Residents: 7 sculptures, one stuffed Siberian tiger, one stuffed mountain lion, 2 ...

Exporing the lighter side of librarianship. Laugh yourself comatose.

Interactive site with Jeopardy style game whose questions deal with Library and Information Science categories.

Bibliography of mysteries with characters, plots or settings that are library or book related.

An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship ...

Makes AbFab look like Bastard Out of Carolina! --Library Journal Don't filter out this site! -- Karen Schneider Who said you could take that donut ! ! --American Libraries You've seen the website -- now buy the t-shirt! Copyright 1997-2001 by Linda Absher. Contact me at absherl@rocketmail.com ...

IFLA collection of library humour ...

Redesigning Library Services: A Manifesto Michael Buckland Published in 1992 by the American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0590-0. Notes & Copyright An Appendix has been added to Chapter 6, but the text is otherwise intended to be the same as the published edition. A few minor differences may exist. Copyright: The author, Michael K. Buckland, assigned the copyright to this work to the ...

THE LIBRARIAN STEREOTYPE AND THE MOVIES by Stephen Walker and V. Lonnie Lawson MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship, v1 no.1, Spring 1993:16-28. INTRODUCTION Hollywood movies influence the public's thinking about the image of librarians, but how much is hard to say. However, by looking at Hollywood's treatment of librarians we discover indications of how the public is viewing ...

There's a place for you and a place for me, it's the local public library. They have books and things that they lend for free It's the latest, it's the greatest, it's the library. Educational, informational, entertainment that's sensational. It's a way of life, it's for you and me It's the latest, it's the greatest, it's the library. They have histories, they have mysteries And for mothers, ...

A collection of links to sources for humor about libraries, librarians, and related topics.

An exploration into the Image and Status of Librarians and the Library Profession.

November - December 1999 Volume 2 No. 10 Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: The making of a virtual librarian ANTONY BREWERTON I have a reputation. No, not as a naked, tattooed, belly-dancing librarian into facial decoration (well, a boy has got to have some secrets!). I have a reputation as someone ever so slightly obsessed with the image of our profession. One of the ...

River Of Data.com The Image of Librarians in Pornography Librarians are always concerned about their image, and much attention has been paid to that image in novels, television programs, and advertising. However, there has been little attention paid to that image in pornography. I presented a paper on this topic at the 1990 Conference of the Popular Culture Association / American Culture ...

A collection of reviews concerning the portrayal of librarians in pornographic literature.

River Of Data.com We have a collection of Librariana of all types. Several pages linked below list the various types of items we have at present. Library postcards Library paperweights Library plates, cups, bowls, etc. Library spoons (Sterling silver) Miscellaneous librariana Librarians in pornography Send mail to dan@riverofdata.com with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright ...

This week featuring an article on progressive librarians ...

Library humor I'm not trained as a satirist or journalist. However, I've been a writer since before I could hold a pencil (my mom used to transcribe my spoken stories in a notebook). Although my urge to write fiction dried up in college, I like to think that my writing skill has survived in my academic papers, in letters to my friends, and in my penchant for email and other Internet media.

Home About Gunn About SF Campbell Educational Program Enrollment Other Resources SF News Sturgeon by James Gunn What is a library A room or a building housing a collection of books The collection itself Or is it information organized into some accessible form One of science fiction's techniques is to analyze concepts for their irreducible meanings and then to synthesize new and sometimes ...

Miss Charlotte Brown, Librarian, Goes Mad Title : Miss Charlotte Brown, Librarian, Goes Mad Poet : Felix Jung Date : 6 Oct 2001 1stLine: Today, I have decided Length : 16 Text-only version Prev Index Next Your comments on this poem to attach to the end Next on our list of named verse forms, the pantoum: Miss Charlotte Brown, Librarian, Goes Mad Today, I have decided to read every poem ever ...

Self Love and Joy and Satisfaction in Librarianship Jennifer Cram Jennifer Cram 1997. Originally published in Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services June 1991 and in Issues 17, August 1991, 4-7 Abstract A review of factors affecting the image of librarians which concludes that librarians feed and support negative images of themselves. Basic to the promotion of libraries is the ...

Sitting at her desk with her back very straight, she asks the young man very politely, the one who always comes into the library to check out bestsellers, asks him when it was he last got laid. He lets out a weird sound and she says shhh, this is a library. She has her hair back and the glasses on but everyone has a librarian fantasy, and she is truly a babe beneath. I have a fantasy, he says, ...

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A humorous (I hope!) look at librarianship. Alphabetically, of course!

Back to Main page Librarians As Characters In Fiction: Biographies, Poetry and The History of Libraries, Including Textbooks For Library Studies By Laura Cobrinik From the bookshelves of Laura Cobrinik Books for all readers. No matter what genre you like, enjoy, or love, you will be sure to meet a Librarian in a Library. Happy Reading!! Children s Picture Books: Caseley, Judith. Sophie and ...

Famous library and librarian quotes and quotations grouped by sub-topic. Includes quotes about borrowing books, finding information, reading and more.

Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency ...

Archives of LIBRARIANA@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU Librariana Search the archives Post to the list Join or leave the list (or change settings) Manage the list (list owners only) July 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 October 2001 August 2001 April 2001 March 2001 February 2001 January 2001 December 2000 November 2000 October 2000 August 2000 July 2000 June 2000 May 2000 March 2000 Back to the ...

The Lighter Side of Librarianship The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest It was a dark and stormy night... and other great masterpieces of literature. Librarians in the Movies This filmography is an ongoing attempt to find a more comprehensive and defensible basis for our acceptance or rejection of the typical movie librarian -- whatever we think he or she is. It lists over 300 Hollywood (and a ...

The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype One of the greatest bugbears in librarianship continues to be stereotype and the image of librarians. Long perceived as old women who wear buns in their hair, glasses, and a twin-set, this image has become stereotype thanks to the image of librarians in film, novels, and journalism. The American Library Association has decided that this impression needs to change, ...

STEREOTYPES OF LIBRARIANS Media Images Self-Image Gender Issues Enduring Images New Images! Do you know this woman Let's call her the bun lady, with the stereotypical hair in a bun, spectacles on a chain, long covered up dress, and worried expression. The only thing she's missing is a finger across her lips to signify Shush! And there are some people who say that shushing has contributed to the ...

AIB-WEB Librariana Culture and humour in libraries Cultura e umorismo in biblioteca AIB-WEB Search AIB-WEB AIB-WEB News LIS Resources Contributions History of Italian librarians AIB-CUR Librariana aims to be a collection of references to libraries and librarians in the world of fiction and in the arts. Archives and documentation centres have also been included if particularly significant or when ...

Librarian Salaries ...

RUDOLF ROCKER (1873-1958) Rocker was a German anarchist who moved to London after being exiled from his home. While in England, he gained notoriety as a writer, orator and organizer in the Jewish and immigrant labor movements. He was interned by the British as an enemy alien during World War I and was deported back to Germany in 1918, where he became a leading figure in the syndicalist ...

Weekly 'Soundings' column: Librarians are relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands.