Fialkoff, Francine. “The Image Thing.” Library Journal. 132.3 (2007): 8.
This article mentions the public impression of librarians as dowdy and unsociable. Fialkoff talks about the professional and social image of librarians and how appearance has a great deal to do with how librarians are viewed by society. This piece examines the fact that many librarians do not fit the stereotypical image of the profession.
In stating, “We assume the rest of the world sees librarians as we do, and we're inevitably disappointed when that's not so,” this article illustrates the feeling of many librarians in society. Fialkoff makes several interesting points about the image of librarians and how we are trying to fight the stereotype through our own physical appearance, professional goals and societal interactions.
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