Dupré: obsession with librarians' stereotypes is the problem

"Obsession with image and internalization of negative stereotypical images have caused librarians to doubt the worthiness of the profession as a whole. It's not the stereotype that's the problem, it's the obsession with the stereotype".

Deirdre Dupré: "The Perception of Image and Status in the Library Profession". In: New Breed Librarian 1 (2001) 4, S.