Looking at the male librarian stereotype

The Image and Role of the Librarian

Volumn 9780203820742, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-110

  Dickinson, Thad E ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Librarianship history; Male librarians; Popular culture; Steretypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920644384     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1300/J120v37n78_07     Document Type: Chapter

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