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The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions and Presentations of Information Work
By Nicole Pagowsky & Miriam Rigby
- ISBN
- 9780838987049
- Publisher
- ACRL
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Reviewed on September 15, 2014 | Social Sciences
Librarians Pagowsky (Univ. of Arizona) and Rigby (Univ. of Oregon) have assembled an impressive collection of scholarly essays documenting the facets and effects of stereotypes within librarianship and other information professions. Contributors emphasize empirical data and cultural analysis, using a range of methods to explore how librarians understand themselves and are understood by others. Specific essays focus on gender, race and ethnicity, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
