You don't look like a librarian!

So What is This About, Anyway?

Welcome to the site, a collection of talks and resources relating to the image and perception of librarians in the Internet age. Past talks, recent columns, and articles of interest from around the world are collected here... if you've seen such a thing and it's not here, let me know!

Announcing!

I'm delighted to announce I am a keynote speaker for the 6th New Librarians Symposium, coming up in February 2013! I'm extremely excited, as one of the things I get to talk about is how the public perception of librarians has a definite impact on us. Yay!

The Book

You Don't Look Like a Librarian! Shattering Stereotypes and Building Positive New Images in the Internet Age is now available for order from Information Today. The companion web site is also available.

Blog Entries

There is a supplementary blog to this site called "Random Musings from the Desert". Please check it out for the latest news on librarians in popular culture, plus (as the title says!) whatever random musings cross my mind about librarianship, work, and life.

Latest Entries:

Recent Conferences

Internet Librarian, October 28-30, 2012, Monterey CA. More Info

Upcoming Conferences

ALA Midwinter, January 25-29, 2013, Seattle WA. More Info

SLA Leadership Summit, February 6-9, 2013, Dallas TX. More Info

6th New Librarians Symposium, February 10-11, 2013, Brisbane AUS. More Info

Librarians Today

www.flickr.com More Flickr photos tagged with librarian

I would like to extend many thanks to both the SLA Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics division and Information Today's Marketing Library Services for their support. I would also like to thank Pete Marenfeld of Marenfeld Design for the awesome header image!

Ruth A. Kneale, ruth.kneale@gmail.com, . No, I don't look like a librarian...wait, yes I do!