Short Librarian Beeswax Roundup

I'm No Antidigitalist I'm not one to get all het up over what Michael Gorman is ranting about on a given day. For those not in the biz, he's one of the leading librarians and a past President of ALA and he demeans bloggers a lot. Yeah, whatever. But this is a wonderfully catchy and clever song composed of some bits of his most recent writings on what has become known as the Encyclopedia Britannica flap. Give it a listen.

The Modern Librarian: A Role Worth Checking Out is the Washington Post's coverage on the premiere of the film Hollywood Librarian, and last week's ALA conference. It looks like a good, inspiring movie, which may be good or bad depending on who you talk to. More librarians in the media? Good! Where's the medical librarian cutting House's subscriptions and picking the locks on his office to get a journal back? Heroes could use a librarian to hang out with good ol' Mohinder and help him organize his data and find people. Who could out-ugly Ugly Betty? Give us The Lipstick Librarian at least!

But please don't go entering the profession without investigating it. I'm on New-Lib, and I just can't take the whining.

This engrossing presentation gives more examples of how the librarian is depicted in pop culture.