Male librarians: Men in a feminized profession

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 406-411

  Piper, Paul S ^a   Collamer, Barbara E ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035457364     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1333(01)00226-9     Document Type: Note

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2. James Carmichael, "Gender issues in the workplace: Male librarians tell their side," American Libraries 25 (1994): 227-230.
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8. Suzanne Hildenbrand, "The information age vs. gender equity," Library Journal 124 (1999): 44-47; Suzanne Hildenbrand, "Still not equal: Closing the library gender gap," Library Journal 122 (1997): 44-46; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Joanne Passet, "Men in a feminized profession: The male librarian, 1887-1921," Libraries and Culture 28 (1993): 385-402; Suzanne Hildenbrand, "A historical perspective on gender issues in American librarianship," The Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 18-28.
9. Suzanne Hildenbrand, "The information age vs. gender equity," Library Journal 124 (1999): 44-47; Suzanne Hildenbrand, "Still not equal: Closing the library gender gap," Library Journal 122 (1997): 44-46; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Joanne Passet, "Men in a feminized profession: The male librarian, 1887-1921," Libraries and Culture 28 (1993): 385-402; Suzanne Hildenbrand, "A historical perspective on gender issues in American librarianship," The Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 18-28.
10. Suzanne Hildenbrand, "The information age vs. gender equity," Library Journal 124 (1999): 44-47; Suzanne Hildenbrand, "Still not equal: Closing the library gender gap," Library Journal 122 (1997): 44-46; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Joanne Passet, "Men in a feminized profession: The male librarian, 1887-1921," Libraries and Culture 28 (1993): 385-402; Suzanne Hildenbrand, "A historical perspective on gender issues in American librarianship," The Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 18-28.
11. Suzanne Hildenbrand, "A historical perspective on gender issues in American librarianship;" Clare Beghtol, "The Gender Gap in Library Education and Publication," Journal of Education for Library & Information Science 27 (1986): 12-30; Roma Harris, B. Gillian Mitchell, & Carol Cooley, "The gender gap in library education," Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 25 (1985): 167-176.
12. Suzanne Hildenbrand, "A historical perspective on gender issues in american librarianship;" Clare Beghtol, "The Gender Gap in Library Education and Publication," Journal of Education for Library & Information Science 27 (1986): 12-30; Roma Harris, B. Gillian Mitchell, & Carol Cooley, "The gender gap in library education," Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 25 (1985): 167-176.
13. Daria Carle & Susan Anthes, "Gender images in library publications: Is a picture worth a thousand words?," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25 (1999): 105-110; Paula Kaufman, "Library leadership, does gender make a difference?," Journal of Library Administration 18 (1993): 109-128; Clare Beck, "Fear of women in suits: Dealing with gender roles in librarianship," Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 29-39; Norman Stevens, "Our image in the 1980s," Library Trends 36 (1988): 825-851.
14. Daria Carle & Susan Anthes, "Gender images in library publications: Is a picture worth a thousand words?," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25 (1999): 105-110; Paula Kaufman, "Library leadership, does gender make a difference?," Journal of Library Administration 18 (1993): 109-128; Clare Beck, "Fear of women in suits: Dealing with gender roles in librarianship," Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 29-39; Norman Stevens, "Our image in the 1980s," Library Trends 36 (1988): 825-851.
15. Daria Carle & Susan Anthes, "Gender images in library publications: Is a picture worth a thousand words?," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25 (1999): 105-110; Paula Kaufman, "Library leadership, does gender make a difference?," Journal of Library Administration 18 (1993): 109-128; Clare Beck, "Fear of women in suits: Dealing with gender roles in librarianship," Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 29-39; Norman Stevens, "Our image in the 1980s," Library Trends 36 (1988): 825-851.
16. Daria Carle & Susan Anthes, "Gender images in library publications: Is a picture worth a thousand words?," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25 (1999): 105-110; Paula Kaufman, "Library leadership, does gender make a difference?," Journal of Library Administration 18 (1993): 109-128; Clare Beck, "Fear of women in suits: Dealing with gender roles in librarianship," Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 29-39; Norman Stevens, "Our image in the 1980s," Library Trends 36 (1988): 825-851.
17. William Fisher, "The question of gender in library management," Library Administration & Management 11 (1997): 231-236; Barbara Moran, "Gender differences in leadership," Library Trends 40 (1992): 475-491; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Christine Tilley, "Gender equality in librarianship: A review article," Journal of Librarianship 20 (1988): 54-59.
18. William Fisher, "The question of gender in library management," Library Administration & Management 11 (1997): 231-236; Barbara Moran, "Gender differences in leadership," Library Trends 40 (1992): 475-491; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Christine Tilley, "Gender equality in librarianship: A review article," Journal of Librarianship 20 (1988): 54-59.
19. William Fisher, "The question of gender in library management," Library Administration & Management 11 (1997): 231-236; Barbara Moran, "Gender differences in leadership," Library Trends 40 (1992): 475-491; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Christine Tilley, "Gender equality in librarianship: A review article," Journal of Librarianship 20 (1988): 54-59.
20. William Fisher, "The question of gender in library management," Library Administration & Management 11 (1997): 231-236; Barbara Moran, "Gender differences in leadership," Library Trends 40 (1992): 475-491; Roma Harris & Jean Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship: A biographical study of sex differences in career development," Library Quarterly 59 (1989): 116-130; Christine Tilley, "Gender equality in librarianship: A review article," Journal of Librarianship 20 (1988): 54-59.
21. Carmichael, "Gender Issues in the Workplace;" Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image;" Locke Morrisey & Donald Case, "There goes my image: The perception of male librarians by colleague, student, self," College & Research Libraries 49 (1988): 453-464; Arnold Sable, "The sexuality of the library profession: The male and female librarian," Wilson Library Bulletin (April 1969): 748-751; Allan Angoff, "The male librarian - An anomaly?," Library Journal 84 (February 1959): 553-556.
22. Carmichael, "Gender Issues in the Workplace;" Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image;" Locke Morrisey & Donald Case, "There goes my image: The perception of male librarians by colleague, student, self," College & Research Libraries 49 (1988): 453-464; Arnold Sable, "The sexuality of the library profession: The male and female librarian," Wilson Library Bulletin (April 1969): 748-751; Allan Angoff, "The male librarian - An anomaly?," Library Journal 84 (February 1959): 553-556.
23. Carmichael, "Gender Issues in the Workplace;" Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image;" Locke Morrisey & Donald Case, "There goes my image: The perception of male librarians by colleague, student, self," College & Research Libraries 49 (1988): 453-464; Arnold Sable, "The sexuality of the library profession: The male and female librarian," Wilson Library Bulletin (April 1969): 748-751; Allan Angoff, "The male librarian - An anomaly?," Library Journal 84 (February 1959): 553-556.
24. William Fisher, "The question of gender in library management," Library Administration & Management 11 (1997): 231-236.
25. Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image."
26. Christine Williams, Still a Man's World (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995).
27. Kathleen Garland, "Gender differences in scholarly publication among faculty in ALA accredited library schools," Library & Information Science Research 12 (1990): 155-166; Roma Harris, "Gender, power, and the dangerous pursuit of professionalism," American Libraries 24 (1993): 874-876; Harris, Mitchell, & Cooley, "The Gender Gap in Library Education;" Harris & Tague, "Reaching the Top in Canadian Librarianship;" Hildenbrand, "The Information Age vs. Gender Equity;" Hildenbrand, "Still Not Equal: Closing the Library Gender Gap;" Hildenbrand, "A Historical Perspective on Gender Issues in American Librarianship."
28. Kathleen Garland, "Gender differences in scholarly publication among faculty in ALA accredited library schools," Library & Information Science Research 12 (1990): 155-166; Roma Harris, "Gender, power, and the dangerous pursuit of professionalism," American Libraries 24 (1993): 874-876; Harris, Mitchell, & Cooley, "The Gender Gap in Library Education;" Harris & Tague, "Reaching the Top in Canadian Librarianship;" Hildenbrand, "The Information Age vs. Gender Equity;" Hildenbrand, "Still Not Equal: Closing the Library Gender Gap;" Hildenbrand, "A Historical Perspective on Gender Issues in American Librarianship."
29. Kathleen Garland, "Gender differences in scholarly publication among faculty in ALA accredited library schools," Library & Information Science Research 12 (1990): 155-166; Roma Harris, "Gender, power, and the dangerous pursuit of professionalism," American Libraries 24 (1993): 874-876; Harris, Mitchell, & Cooley, "The Gender Gap in Library Education;" Harris & Tague, "Reaching the Top in Canadian Librarianship;" Hildenbrand, "The Information Age vs. Gender Equity;" Hildenbrand, "Still Not Equal: Closing the Library Gender Gap;" Hildenbrand, "A Historical Perspective on Gender Issues in American Librarianship."
30. Allan Angoff, "The male librarian - An anomaly?" Library Journal 84 (February 1959): 553-556.
31. Melvin Burton, "Whose mom is a librarian? Or does gender make a difference in children's librarianship?" North Carolina Libraries 51 (1993): 72-74.
32. Mary E. Hawksworth, "Knowers, knowing, known: Feminist theories and claims of truth," Signs 14 (Spring 1989): 533-557.
33. It was decided to delete questions #12 from consideration because the wording was problematic.
34. Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image."
35. United States Census Bureau Statistical Abstract of the United States, p. 424.
36. Michael Kimmel, The Gendered Society (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000).
37. Men and Women of the Corporation (Harper & Row: New York, 1977), p. 216.
38. Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image."
39. Morrisey & Case, "There Goes my Image."
40. Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image."
41. Burton, "Whose Mom is a Librarian?"
42. Roma Harris, "Librarianship: The erosion of a woman's profession," The Canadian Journal of Information Science 17 (1992): 5-17.
43. Carmichael, "The Male Librarian and the Feminine Image."
44. Michael Kimmel, The Gendered Society (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000); Christine Williams, Still a Man's World (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995).
45. Christine Williams, Still a Man's World (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1995).
46. Harris & Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship;" Paula Kaufman, "Library leadership, does gender make a difference?" Journal of Library Administration 18 (1993): 109-128; Hildenbrand, "The Information Age vs. Gender Equity;" Suzanne Hildenbrand, "Still not equal: Closing the library gender gap," Library Journal 122 (1997): 44-46.
47. Harris & Tague, "Reaching the top in Canadian librarianship;" Paula Kaufman, "Library leadership, does gender make a difference?" Journal of Library Administration 18 (1993): 109-128; Hildenbrand, "The Information Age vs. Gender Equity;" Suzanne Hildenbrand, "Still not equal: Closing the library gender gap," Library Journal 122 (1997): 44-46.
48. Hildenbrand, "Still not Equal: Closing the Library Gender Gap," p. 45.