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Librarians on the front page of the NYT style section is a GOOD thing. Was it fluffy? Yes. Was it an overall positive portrayal? Yes. Most professions would be thankful for such coverage.
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Article on usability professionals.
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Brief research article on how closely social networking profiles (on Facebook) match actual personality traits. Replicates earlier findings on personal web pages. “But how accurate are the impressions based on OSNW profiles? Our previous research on pers
Category: librarian culture
Hipper Crowd of Librarians – Most E-Mailed, 5th Most Blogged
Hipper Crowd of Librarian’s – Most E-Mailed, 5th Most Blogged, originally uploaded by habibmi.
The NYT article on hip librarians is the most e-mailed article of the New York Times and it is 5th most blogged. Despite its fluffiness, I liked the article.
Stereotypes are a fact of life. Every time I am at a bar, night club, or concert past 10 at night and tell a stranger that I am a librarian, they express surprise. Why? Because I am a young, male, librarian who appears to be having fun.
I am willing to bet that any young librarian or library student who could be considered moderately “hip” has had this experience.
There will always be stereotypes. I for one would rather be stereotyped as a hipster than a spinster any day.
By the way, the Business section of the Sunday Times had an article explaining what usabilty professionals do:
Technology’s Untanglers: They Make It Really Work