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You Don't Look Like a Librarian! - Results of a survey examining how closely librarians really resemble the stereotypical librarian.
Librarians and Tigers - Story by Paul Ford about the portrayal of librarians.
Librarians - Now 'Media Specialists' - Changing roles of librarians. [CNN]
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" sites.
By the Book? Not Today's Information-Savvy Librarians - Report on professional librarian duties and salaries. [The Toronto Sun]
The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies - Article from The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship about Hollywood's treatment of librarians.
Movie Librarians - Annotated listing of notable libraries and librarians in films.
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.
The Anti-Stereotype Stereotype - A young librarian's commentary on the recent wave of 'cool librarians' articles.
Librarians As Characters In Fiction - List of references, by Laura Cobrinik.

Art Libraries Society of North America - The Art Libraries Society of North America (also known as ARLIS/NA) was founded in 1972 at the initiative of Judith Hoffberg by a group of art librarians attending the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago. The founders had perceived a need among art librarians for a separate organization to enable better communication and cooperation among a specialized group of librarians.
North American Society for Oceanic History - The North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) is the national organization in the United States of America for professional historians, underwater archeologists, archivists, librarians, museum specialists and others working in the broad field of maritime history. NASOH is an affiliated society of the American Historical Association.