Comments on: Five Ways Lady Gaga is Not a Librarian

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By: Sisterhood

Sisterhood — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:04:49 +0000

@Morse: Quite right, I can see why my comment could come across that way. I absolutely do not believe that “attractive” can only mean “young, thin, and rich.” I meant to convey the subjectivity and socially constructed nature of “attractive” and “unattractive” with my use of quotation marks. Since we already live in a culture that values appearances far more than it should, it distresses me that there is still so much emphasis on the appearance of librarians, to the point that librarians are criticized for being “fashionable/attractive” or not “fashionable/attractive” enough.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:03:38 +0000

Most graduate programs are based on credit hours, not years.

By: de la Tour d'Auvergne

de la Tour d'Auvergne — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:10:11 +0000

“She’s young and thin. These aren’t typical librarian traits.”

Yeah, but you find more with those traits at some schools than others. If they’re in Coates Hall, they’re not just young and thing; they’re young, thin and can tailgate. Geaux Tigers.

By: Techserving You

Techserving You — Sat, 21 May 2011 14:32:12 +0000

I just saw the question about San Jose State… no, this was a Canadian university. And I mentioned just now that they didn’t accept part-time applicants to respond to the poster who commented that they don’t know how programs can bill themselves as taking a fixed amount of time.

In any case, they CAN bill themselves as requiring a certain number of credits, and my program required 48, not 36.

By: Techserving You

Techserving You — Sat, 21 May 2011 14:29:31 +0000

I don’t know, but my program did not accept applicants who intended to attend part-time, although a small number of people (I can count on one hand) had things happen so they had to go down to part-time. This was in Canada at a top university where, surprisingly, students actually choose, right out of college, to pursue librarianship. They pick it like they’d pick law, business, medicine…. I was really surprised by that because in the US (where I a from) people tend to just fall into the field after working in it as a student, etc.. There’s a different librarian culture there (though they share some things, too.) Everyone in my class was normal and attractive.

By: NoahJon Marshall

NoahJon Marshall — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:53:15 +0000

Her HBO show was terrible. Too much talking in between songs and horrible rambling to boot! I’m not a fan, but that helped cement the fact that I never will be….and while I am at it….Danielle-wanna go out sometime?

By: Cattycataloger

Cattycataloger — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:05:46 +0000

Enjoyed this posting. I too took 2 years to get through school.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:48:15 +0000

AL revealed: “As I write this, I’m sipping a martini and listening to Chet Baker.” Many of life’s miseries, including a nasty day at the library, can be ameliorated precisely thus. AL is very wise.

By: Morse

Morse — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:13:20 +0000

Sisterhood, your criticism is strange considering the words “attractive” and “unattractive” appear nowhere on this page so far except in your comment, and now mine. What exactly are you talking about? Do you mean that only young, thin, and rich people are attractive? How ageist, weightist, and classist of you.