More Identity
Thursday, September 16, 2004
LibraryTechtonics: Creative Librarian reads my mind……or my blog.
Actually both :-).
First there was the Library Juice article, which made a great point.
Next was the Wired News article where the idea of the stereotype not really fitting seems to finally be moving into the press. (While mainstream media have blandly stood by as the free flow of information is threatened, some librarians have been agitating.
is such a great line.).
And finally, there was: LibraryTechtonics: Jessamyn West gets nice netplay on Wired. I also often struggle with whether or not I need to *fight* the fight of shattering the stereotype, or if just being myself and being a librarian is enough.
reminded me of the first article.
It’s easy to caught up in the “cause” of changing how the world sees our profession. I do it all the time. But the truth is that there are certain characteristics most librarians have, like a love of books. And not all of the aspects of that stereotype are untrue. We have a solid community that works well for us and lets us work well together based on those similarities. In this time of evolving and splintering professions we need that connection more than ever.
They may not respect us as much as we would like, but they trust us. We have to be careful to only lose the right one.
Career Info — laura
