Required reading.

Regular reading:

• Cites & Insights

• Ex Libris

• librarian.net

• Library Stuff

• LISNews

• ResearchBuzz

Ruminative reading:

• Free as Air, Free as Water, Free as Knowledge -- Text of speech given by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling to LITA in 1992

• Image and the Librarian: An Exploration of a Changing Profession -- Excellent overview of history and issues

• The Librarian as Hero

• The Librarian Stereotype and the Movies -- Journal article which analyzes Hollywood's treatment of librarians

• A Librarian's New Year's Resolutions -- From an academic librarian

• Self Love and Joy and Satisfaction in Librarianship -- Nice essay makes the point that librarians have themselves to blame for the "image problem"

• Ten Graces for New Librarians -- A commencement address concludes: "Rejoice in having the good fortune to be a librarian"

• Wear Lipstick, Have a Tattoo, Belly-Dance, Then Get Naked: The Making of a Virtual Librarian -- Article from the Library Association's Impact

• The Whimsy of Cataloging