John and Fellow "Librarian Types" -
I watched the "Inside Edition" switch and noted that the coverage seemed
very one-sided.
For those who missed it, a brief summary: Here's the meek, mild-mannered
librarian: doesn't she look out of place trying on wild wigs and such with
the Vegas showgirls; doesn't she look uncomfortable trying on all the
revealing costumes and trying to keep up with the dance steps. (In all
fairness, I thought the librarian looked quite good in her costumes - at
least they didn't show her looking like the "stodgy, old, hair-in-bun"
stereotype!)
Meanwhile, back at the King County Library, the Vegas showgirl was taking
reference calls, fascinated that they had a resource that answered unusual
questions like "What is Donald Duck's shirt size?" (He wears a 3XL, by the
way.) At the end of the story, they showed the Vegas showgirl instructing
the library staff how to descend the library stairs in a chorus line - but
they never showed the librarian teaching the girls back in Vegas how to
answer a reference question.
All in all, a very trite fluff piece, but at least it showed librarians in a
good light for the most part.
I still think John should have done the switch...
Anne Morrison
Prince George's County Law Library
----- Original Message -----
From: John Pedini <jpedini@socialaw.com>
To: <law-lib@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: Librarian Image Update
> Hello fellow information professionals out there in cyberspace,
>
> Just thought I would say, since no one else has to my knowledge,
> something about the dreaded
> librarian/Vegas showgirl experiment on whatever schlock "journal" show
> that was. I saw the first installment, and , gawd , the librarian, with
> her honey blond tresses and farmer's daughter gee whiz good looks made
> the showgirl look like a villain from Star Trek. Score one for the MLIS
> crowd. Then, the fabulous Mula (or whatever her name) was gets to shelve
> books at the Bellevue, WA (King County) public library and complains
> that she has no stagehands to push her book carts and seems to be a tad
> bedeviled by the ol' Dewey decimal system. Two hits for our team. But,
> by now I'm wondering what the hell is the big fuss? She could have been
> a truck driver or an alligator wrestler, all she's doing is shelving
> books? What's the point? By the time they got the library chick in
> harem gear getting ready to warm up for Sigfried and Roy I went looking
> over to Judge Judy for some real entertainment.
>
> Am I messed up?
>
>
>
> Love and Rockets,
>
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> John Pedini
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