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'''The sexy librarian''' is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.
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[[File:This woman was trying for a sexy librarian look (3708132070).jpg | thumb | According to scholars the stereotype of the [[sexy librarian]] has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/><ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession/>]]
'''The sexy librarian''' is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.<ref name=americanlibrariesmagazine/><ref name=LeadPipe/>
 
Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, ''Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians'', wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian/> 
Ramirose Ilene Attebury, in ''[[Library Philosophy and Practice]]'' reported she found that the sexy librarian stereotype was more popular than the old maid stereotype, in [[YouTube]] videos.<ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession/>
 
In 2006 [[Microsoft]] introduced an early version of what was to become the [[bing search engine]] that used over 600 pre-recorded video clips of actor [[Janina Gavankar]], portraying the character of "[[Ms Dewey]]", described as a sexy librarian character.<ref name=NotJustAPrettyFace/><ref name=DigitalSociologies/>
 
==See also==
* [[Ela Darling]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=NotJustAPrettyFace>
{{cite news
| url        = https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/46617/Miriam_Sweeney.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
| title      = Not just a pretty (inter)face: A critical analysis of Microsoft's 'Ms. Dewey'
| work        = [[University of Illinois]]
| author      = Miriam E. Sweeney
| year        = 2013
| page        =
| location    =
| archiveurl  =
| archivedate =
| accessdate  = 2017-11-27
| deadurl    = No
| quote      = As one of my co-workers typed in different words and phrases, the “Ms. Dewey” character (pre-recorded film footage of actress, Janina Gavankar) engages in flirtatious banter, sometimes becoming irritated or condescending if too much time passes before entering a search term: “Hellloooo... type something here!”
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=DigitalSociologies>
{{cite news
| url        = https://books.google.ca/books?id=7zBSDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA401&lpg=PA401&dq=%22MS+Dewey%22+%22sexy+librarian%22&source=bl&ots=FLavOzQuzz&sig=uF-UieZosjNqcWJiRE7JD9ci4CY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieiZGjtODXAhUs5oMKHWIiC88Q6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=%22MS%20Dewey%22%20%22sexy%20librarian%22&f=false
| title      = Digital Sociologies
| editors    = Jessie Daniels, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Karen Gregory
| author      = Miriam E. Sweeney
| publisher  = [[Policy Press]]
| year        = 2016
| page        = 401
| isbn        = 9781447329015
| accessdate  = 2017-11-27
| quote      =
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=PerceptionsOfAProfession>
{{cite news
| url        = http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1454&context=libphilprac
| title      = Perceptions of a Profession: Librarians and Stereotypes in Online Videos
| publisher  = [[Library Philosophy and Practice]]
| author      = Ramirose Ilene Attebury
| date        = October 2010
| accessdate  = 2017-11-19
| pages      =
| deadurl    = No
| quote      =
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=NotYourOrdinaryLibrarian>
{{cite news
| url        = https://books.google.ca/books?id=-P1DAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=%22Sexy+Librarian%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwieqO7SgsvXAhVR3mMKHUAKDtgQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=%22Sexy%20Librarian%22&f=false
| title      = Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians
| author      = Ashanti White
| publisher  = [[Elsevier]]
| year        = 2012
| page        = 7-8, 26, 89, 104-105, 141-152, 177
| isbn        = 9781780632964
| accessdate  = 2017-11-19
| quote      = Although the spinster image of librarians persisted, the sexy librarian emerged as a formidable rival.  She found her way into advertisements and, surprisingly, into politics with the emergence of Sarah Palin.  Conservative yet fashionable in dress, she served as a voice for conventional values.  That coupled with her recognizable frames made her an example of what the sexy librarian looks like.
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=LeadPipe>
{{cite news
| url        = http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/ice-ice-baby-2/
| title      = Ice ice baby: Are librarian stereotypes freezing us out of instruction?
| work        = In the library with the leadpipe
| first1      = Nicole
| last1      = Pagowsky
| first2      = Erica
| last2      = DeFrain
| date        = 2014
| page        =
| location    =
| archiveurl  =
| archivedate =
| accessdate  = 2017-11-27
| deadurl    = No
| quote      =  In a sense, the long withstanding matron stereotype paired with the newer sexy stereotype could be thought of creating a virgin/whore dichotomy for women librarians, complicating perceptions even further.
}}
</ref>
 
<ref name=americanlibrariesmagazine>
{{Cite news
| url        = https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/30/the-stereotype-stereotype/
| title      = The Stereotype Stereotype
| author      = Gretchen Keer
| date        = 2020-10-30
| work        = [[American Library Association]]
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20200622091340/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2015/10/30/the-stereotype-stereotype/
| archivedate = 2020-06-22
}}
</ref>
}}

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According to scholars the stereotype of the sexy librarian has surged to become the most popular representation of librarians, in online videos.[1][2]

The sexy librarian is a name given to representations of librarians, where the librarian shows, behind a business-like surface attire, an underlying sexuality.[3][4]

Ashanti White, author of the 2012 book, Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians, wrote that the shushing buttoned-down, older librarian was the most common depiction of librarians, in fiction, followed by the sexy librarian stereotype.[1] Ramirose Ilene Attebury, in Library Philosophy and Practice reported she found that the sexy librarian stereotype was more popular than the old maid stereotype, in YouTube videos.[2]

In 2006 Microsoft introduced an early version of what was to become the bing search engine that used over 600 pre-recorded video clips of actor Janina Gavankar, portraying the character of "Ms Dewey", described as a sexy librarian character.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashanti White. Not Your Ordinary Librarian: Debunking the Popular Perceptions of Librarians, Elsevier, p. 7-8, 26, 89, 104-105, 141-152, 177. Retrieved on 2017-11-19. “Although the spinster image of librarians persisted, the sexy librarian emerged as a formidable rival. She found her way into advertisements and, surprisingly, into politics with the emergence of Sarah Palin. Conservative yet fashionable in dress, she served as a voice for conventional values. That coupled with her recognizable frames made her an example of what the sexy librarian looks like.”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ramirose Ilene Attebury. Perceptions of a Profession: Librarians and Stereotypes in Online Videos, Library Philosophy and Practice, October 2010. Retrieved on 2017-11-19.
  3. ↑ Gretchen Keer. The Stereotype Stereotype, American Library Association, 2020-10-30.
  4. ↑ Ice ice baby: Are librarian stereotypes freezing us out of instruction?, In the library with the leadpipe, 2014. Retrieved on 2017-11-27. “In a sense, the long withstanding matron stereotype paired with the newer sexy stereotype could be thought of creating a virgin/whore dichotomy for women librarians, complicating perceptions even further.”
  5. ↑ Miriam E. Sweeney. Not just a pretty (inter)face: A critical analysis of Microsoft's 'Ms. Dewey', University of Illinois. Retrieved on 2017-11-27. “As one of my co-workers typed in different words and phrases, the “Ms. Dewey” character (pre-recorded film footage of actress, Janina Gavankar) engages in flirtatious banter, sometimes becoming irritated or condescending if too much time passes before entering a search term: “Hellloooo... type something here!””
  6. ↑ Miriam E. Sweeney. Digital Sociologies, Policy Press, p. 401. Retrieved on 2017-11-27.
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