Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ice Ice Baby: Are Librarian Stereotypes Freezing Us out of Instruction?
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Date of this Version
6-3-2014
Citation
Pagowsky, N., & DeFrain, E. (2014). Ice Ice Baby: Are Librarian Stereotypes Freezing Us out of Instruction?. In the Library with the Lead Pipe.
http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/ice-ice-baby-2/
Abstract
Why do librarians struggle so much with instruction? Part of the problem is that we have so many facets to consider: pedagogy, campus culture, relationships with faculty, and effectiveness with students. Research on student and faculty perceptions of librarians combined with sociological and psychological research on the magnitude of impression effects prompted us to more thoroughly examine how perceptions of instruction librarians impact successful teaching and learning. In this article, we look at theories of impression formation, the historical feminization of librarianship, and suggestions for next steps that we should take in order to take charge of our image and our instruction.
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This article was originally published by In the Library with the Lead Pipe.
Copyright (c) 2014 Nicole Pagowsky and Erica DeFrain