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The Role of the Librarian. in the. Sci Fi. and. Fantasy Genre. The Positive Image. Female Married Attractive High status Customer service oriented. The Negative Image. Hair in bun Glasses Sensible shoes Antisocial Rude to patrons. The Role of the Librarian.
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The Role of the Librarian in the Sci Fi and Fantasy Genre
The Positive Image • Female • Married • Attractive • High status • Customer service oriented
The Negative Image • Hair in bun • Glasses • Sensible shoes • Antisocial • Rude to patrons
The Role of the Librarian Role of the Librarian A major role is positive 44% of the time A minor role is negative 37% of the time An in passing role is neutral 19% of the time
Henry from The Time Traveler’s Wife • Is afraid of being unaccepted • His coworkers support him throughout his life • Keeps returning to the library since it’s important to him • Finds love at the library when he meets his wife there
Lirael from The Old Kingdom • The 2nd Assistant Librarian • Intelligent • Adventurous • Knowledge is dangerous • Librarians have swords
Charmainfrom House of Many Ways Positive Traits Negative Traits • Stick thin • Hair in bun • Wears glasses • Great lover of books • Examples of cataloging • Different material types • Knows nothing practical • Not passive in personality
Resources Jones, D. W. (2009). House of Many Ways. New York: Greenwillow Books. Myers, M. J. (1998). Images of Librarians in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Including an Annotated List. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED420314 Niffenegger, A. (2004). The Time Traveler's Wife. Boston: Mariner Books. Nix, G. (2002). Lirael. New York: HarperTrophy. Background images from http://www.sxc.hu/ Movie and Book Images from Google Images: 1,2,3. Amanda Goodman 2009