Research Brief

Topic:
My topic is about librarians. More specifically it is about how librarians have changed and what stereotypes have associated themselves with the librarian profession

Areas:
Librarians of past and present
What has changed for librarians, if anything?
What are the stereotypes of librarians?

Scope:
The main areas and ideas that the project will cover are:
How have librarians work changed? – from working behind a desk to being an online, virtual librarian. What are the different types of working environments for librarians?
What are the stereotypes of librarians?
How did librarians get their stereotype? Was it from people observing the way they acted while shelving books or was the stereotype exaggerated by media? Do people still hold these stereotypes?
What do librarians think about their stereotype and do they do anything about changing it?