Publications and Research
Document Type
Book Chapter or Section
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
Librarians are depicted as know-it-alls by some, and as know-nothings by others. Similarly, they are seen as both utterly powerless and preternaturally powerful. This essay offers examples of these contradictory images, examines their implications, and proposes a more realistic view of librarians and their relation to knowledge and power.
Comments
This work was originally published in The Reference Librarian and simultaneously in "The Image and Role of the Librarian," edited by Arant, Wendi and Candace R. Benefiel