The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype  
   A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
   http://www.blisspix.net/library/image.html

Librarians in Pornography  
   Dan Lester's text bibliography of racy books featuring librarians.
   http://www.riverofdata.com/librariana/porn/

Why are Librarians So Sexy?  
   Professor David Austin explains quotes from various sources.
   http://www4.ncsu.edu/~n51ls801/librarians.html

The Perception of Image and Status in the Library Profession  
   Historical review and analysis of current situations, with references. By Deirdre Dupr.
   http://www.newbreedlibrarian.org/archives/01.04.aug2001/feature2.html

Image and the Librarian  
   Exploration into the stereotypes surrounding the image and status of librarians and the library profession.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/ImageHomepage.htm

Children's Picture Books with Librarians and Libraries  
   Review of some children's literature, by Matthew Z. Heintzelman.
   http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~heintzelman/foundations/mainpage.htm

Librarians As Characters In Fiction  
   List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.
   http://www.gslis.mcgill.ca/marginal/mar7-3/Librarians%20As%20Characters%20In%20Fiction.htm

The Making of a Virtual Librarian  
   Review of librarians that wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked.
   http://www.careerdevelopmentgroup.org.uk/impact/archives/abrewerton.htm

From Buns to Bytes  
   Brief article on the changing image of librarians.
   http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/sfsla/bulletin/mayjun99/buns.html

Progressive and Radical Librarians  
   Short interview with anarchist librarian Jessamyn West.
   http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib77.html

Stereotypes of Librarians  
   Discussion questions about the "bun lady" and related images.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/stereotypes.htm

Looking It Up  
   Article explaining how librarianship is not an endangered career. [CNN]
   http://www.cnn.com/2000/CAREER/trends/11/28/librarians/index.html

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.
   http://www.alia.org.au/~jcram/self_love.html

Sex in the Stacks  
   Bibliography of pornographic literature featuring librarians by Candi Strecker.
   http://www.chiprowe.com/articles/library.html

The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies  
   Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
   http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v1n1/image.html

Fighting Librarians  
   Column on librarians, who are "relentless when it comes to ensuring that as much information as possible gets into people's hands."
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0620/p11s02-legn.html

Libraries in Science Fiction  
   Essay exploring the role of libraries in science fiction.
   http://www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/library.htm

Web Overturning Image of Book-filing Librarian  
   Demand for the highly trained information specialists. [Washington Business Journal]
   http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/03/focus4.html

Redefining a Profession  
   Paper by Richard A. Danner on the work of librarians and information technologists.
   http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/danner/callweb.htm

Librarians and Tigers  
   Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
   http://ftrain.com/librarians_tigers.html

Librarians in Comics  
   List of sources compiled by Steven M. Bergson.
   http://www.ibiblio.org/librariesfaq/comstrp/comstrp.htm

The New Librarians  
   Profiles of library science graduates. [Montreal Gazette]
   http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/story.asp?id={A29F8595-B4C5-4BAE-B954-1CB5BC7CBA2B}

Net has Boosted Need for Librarians  
   Report that "the Internet has made trained librarians more necessary than ever before." [The Sacramento Bee]
   http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/4643370p-5661617c.html

Librarians Turn Over a New Leaf  
   Profile of a branch director from the Stanislaus County Library. [The Modesto Bee]
   http://www.modbee.com/workmoney/story/4780961p-5794753c.html

Libraries Are 31337  
   Commentary and discussion on a technology news website about the technical prowess of libraries. [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/articles/02/10/20/1228255.shtml

Librarians Trade 'Shhh' for 'Va-Va-Voom'  
   News of a pinup calendar featuring New Jersey librarians. [NY Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/nyregion/01LIBR.html

By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians  
   Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun]
   http://www.canoe.ca/CareerConnectionNews/030129_librarian.html

Shhh! This is a Library!  
   Lists of songs about libraries and librarians.
   http://www.blisspix.net/library/songs.html

eBay Sellers' Opinions about "Librarian" Clothing  
   Searchable image gallery of clothing advertised on eBay with "librarian" in the description.
   http://development.hsl.wisc.edu/bumpy/

Why be a Librarian in the 21st Century?  
   Advocacy site featuring smart, radical, sexy, and famous librarians.
   http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~hblack/whylibrarian.htm

Librarians - Now 'Media Specialists'  
   Changing roles of librarians. [CNN]
   http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/02/03/school.librarians.ap/index.html

New Zealand News - Shelley Howells: The secret life of tattooed and bellydancing librarians  
   Review of a selection of blogs, diaries and journals of librarians found online.
   http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3536464&thesection=technology&thesubsection=web-column

Recataloging Librarians  
   Online term paper on librarian stereotypes.
   http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/02-03-wt1/www/A_Ogden/index.htm

Librarian Spotting  
   An historical examination of librarian stereotypes, with references.
   http://www.slais.ubc.ca/courses/libr500/03-04-wt1/assignments/www/C_Wallace/intro.htm

Library Career Romances  
   Describes books from the 1940s through the 1960s about women becoming librarians.
   http://www.jenw.org/home.htm

Cool Librarians  
   Reviews some popular images of librarians.
   http://valinor.ca/waycool.html

Images of Libraries and Librarians on the Musical Stage  
   Essay reviewing several productions, by Ronald N. Bukoff.
   http://pcasacas.org/SPC/spcissues/22.1/bukoff.html

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.
   http://emp.byui.edu/raishm/films/introduction.html

Status of Librarians  
   Homepage for the American Library Association Special Presidential Task Force, with history and resources.
   http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/libraryempresources/specialpresidential.htm

Library Cartoons  
   An annotated bibliography of cartoons dealing with aspects of librarianship.
   http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/cartoons/index.html

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
   http://iamalibrarian.com/

A Brief History of Librarians and Image  
   Not that brief. Extensive essay with many citations and hyperlinks.
   http://home.earthlink.net/~cyberresearcher/resources.htm

You Don't Look Like a Librarian!  
   Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
   http://www.librarian-image.net/

A Librarian At Every Table  
   A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.
   http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/a-librarian-at-every-table/

The Archetype of the Crone in Librarianship  
   Paper from a conference presentation on human issues in libraries.
   http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/staff/moe/archetype.html

Top Ten Films featuring Libraries, Librarians and the Book Arts  
   Annotated list compiled by Steven J. Schmidt.
   http://www.san-andreas-sla.org/faultline/March200212.htm

The Naked Librarian  
   Features pictures and links to female librarians who are not entirely clothed.
   http://www.jessamyn.com/naked

Image of Libraries in Popular Culture  
   Site exploring images of libraries and librarians in film and literature.
   http://besser.tsoa.nyu.edu/impact/f01/Focus/Image/index.htm

Movie Librarians  
   Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
   http://home.earthlink.net/%7emovielibrarians/