Behind the glasses and beneath the bun: Portrayals of librarians in popular cinema and a guide for developing a collection
Department
University Libraries
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the portrayals of librarians in world cinema. In so doing, librarian stereotypes within film may be examined, but also those wishing to develop a collection of films featuring librarians and libraries will have a resource to which they may refer. The authors approached this study as an annotated bibliography of the films studied. A synopsis of each film is provided as well as analysis of libraries and librarian roles within the context of each film. Films from around the world tend to have many similar stereotypes concerning librarians. Whether those stereotypes are necessarily good or bad may lie in the eye of the beholder. Although there have been numerous articles written on librarian stereotypes and librarians within literature, there has been relatively little written about librarians within the context of cinema. © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication Title
Collection Building
First Page
39
Last Page
45
DOI
10.1108/01604951311322002
Publication Date
4-13-2012
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Shaffer, Christopher and Casey, Olga, "Behind the glasses and beneath the bun: Portrayals of librarians in popular cinema and a guide for developing a collection" (2012). Articles, Scholarship, and Creative Works by Faculty of University Libraries. 4.
https://digitalcommons.troy.edu/libraries-articles/4