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• Reference: Libraries: Library and Information Science: Librarians  (102)

• The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype - A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
• The Archetype of the Crone in Librarianship - Paper from a conference presentation on human issues in libraries.
• A Brief History of Librarians and Image - Not that brief. Includes essay with many citations and hyperlinks.
• Children's Picture Books with Librarians and Libraries - Review of some children's literature, by Matthew Z. Heintzelman.
• Cool Librarians - Reviews some popular images of librarians.
• Film Librarian - Annotated list of films featuring lLibraries, librarians and the book arts compiled by Steven J. Schmidt.
• I Am a Librarian - Library student and photographer solicits librarian pictures to show that librarians come in many different shapes and sizes, are from various backgrounds, and include all different types of people. Also has a collection of links to library "image" sites.
• Image and the Librarian - Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
• Image of Libraries in Popular Culture - Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.
• A Librarian At Every Table - A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.
• Librarian Spotting - An historical examination of librarian stereotypes, with references.
• The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies - Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
• Librarians and Tigers - Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
• Librarians As Characters In Fiction - List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
• 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.
• Librarians in Comics - List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
• Librarians in Pornography - Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
• Libraries in Science Fiction - Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
• Library Career Romances - Describes books from the 1940s through the 1960s about women becoming librarians.
• Library Cartoons - An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
• Movie Librarians - Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
• The Naked Librarian - Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
• Recataloging Librarians - Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.
• Self Love and Joy and Satisfaction in Librarianship - A review of factors affecting the image of librarians which concludes that librarians feed and support negative images of themselves. By Jennifer Cram.
• Sex in the Stacks - Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.
• Shhh! This is a Library! - Lists of songs about libraries and librarians.
• Status of Librarians - Homepage for the American Library Association Special Presidential Task Force, with history and resources.
• Stereotypes of Librarians - Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
• Why are Librarians So Sexy? - Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
• Why be a Librarian in the 21st Century? - Advocacy site featuring smart, radical, sexy, and famous librarians.
• You Don't Look Like a Librarian! - Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.

• An Interview with Jessamyn West - A short assortment of questions about librarianship and hot topics related to it. [Bookslut] (December 9, 2003)
• By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians - Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun] (January 29, 2003)
• Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-Voom' - News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times] (January 1, 2003)
• Libraries Are 31337 - Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot] (October 20, 2002)
• Net has Boosted Need for Librarians - Report that "the Internet has made trained librarians more necessary than ever before." [The Sacramento Bee] (October 3, 2002)
• Fighting Librarians - Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands." (June 20, 2002)
• Librarians - Now 'Media Specialists' - Changing roles of librarians. [CNN] (February 3, 2002)
• From Buns to Bytes - Brief article on the changing image of librarians. (January 18, 2002)
• Looking It Up - Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN] (November 28, 2000)
• Progressive and Radical Librarians - Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West. (November 3, 2000)
• Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian - Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal] (April 3, 2000)
• The Making of a Virtual Librarian - Review of librarians that wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked. (December, 1999)

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