Comments on: the perception of librarians Or so you like to read http://strangelibrarian.org/2008/05/the-perception-of-librarians-or-so-you-like-to-read/ playing in the waves since 1982 Fri, 18 May 2012 03:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Julie http://strangelibrarian.org/2008/05/the-perception-of-librarians-or-so-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Julie Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:47:48 +0000 http://strangelibrarian.org/blog/?p=189#comment-1556 idk, but i'm imagining some open, energetic, hip (perhaps pierced) young thing that's up on tech and very inviting. idk, but i’m imagining some open, energetic, hip (perhaps pierced) young thing that’s up on tech and very inviting.

]]> By: John LeMasney http://strangelibrarian.org/2008/05/the-perception-of-librarians-or-so-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 John LeMasney Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:23:54 +0000 http://strangelibrarian.org/blog/?p=189#comment-1555 I think the time for the current stereotype for Librarians has changed. What could the visually representative icon look like now? I think the time for the current stereotype for Librarians has changed. What could the visually representative icon look like now?

]]> By: Julie http://strangelibrarian.org/2008/05/the-perception-of-librarians-or-so-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1552 Julie Fri, 30 May 2008 19:32:11 +0000 http://strangelibrarian.org/blog/?p=189#comment-1552 Beth, yep- it seems that to the public, if you are employed inside a library building, you are a librarian. Perhaps this will change on its own once we start better marketing ourselves and out non-bookness. :-) Beth, yep- it seems that to the public, if you are employed inside a library building, you are a librarian. Perhaps this will change on its own once we start better marketing ourselves and out non-bookness. :-)

]]> By: Beth http://strangelibrarian.org/2008/05/the-perception-of-librarians-or-so-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1551 Beth Fri, 30 May 2008 18:59:47 +0000 http://strangelibrarian.org/blog/?p=189#comment-1551 I feel your pain. You don't have to be a librarian in the traditional sense to hear those same words - "you like to read". I fought this when I was 16 and a Page, when I became a circulation tech, when I became Evening Supervisor, when I became Senior Ill Tech, when I moved to Automation and still to this day even though I'm in IT. My name is not Marian and I don't teach piano either. (However, I absolutely adore The Music Man for other reasons.) I still think we need to define the title librarian a bit better but that is best saved for another day. Let's work on letting them know we do more than read. I feel your pain. You don’t have to be a librarian in the traditional sense to hear those same words – “you like to read”. I fought this when I was 16 and a Page, when I became a circulation tech, when I became Evening Supervisor, when I became Senior Ill Tech, when I moved to Automation and still to this day even though I’m in IT. My name is not Marian and I don’t teach piano either. (However, I absolutely adore The Music Man for other reasons.)

I still think we need to define the title librarian a bit better but that is best saved for another day. Let’s work on letting them know we do more than read.

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