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Adams, Katherine C. – Library Quarterly, 2000
Argues for a reevaluation of the old-maid stereotype that will allow professionals in the library and information science (LIS) field to embrace digital technology while remaining mindful of their distinctiveness and recognizing the stereotype as an important part of their collective identity and professional history. (Contains 55 references.)…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Development

Nilsen, Kirsti; McKechnie, Lynne (E. F.) – Library Quarterly, 2002
Discusses results of interviews at Canadian public libraries that were conducted to determine who users thought were responsible for collection development. Concludes that librarian's work is misunderstood because of its hidden nature and suggests implications for the image of librarians, recruitment, and staffing and funding of libraries.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Librarians, Library Collection Development, Library Funding