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Rajput, Toby – Knowledge Quest, 2009
School librarians serving diverse learning communities, such as the Chicago Public Schools, have always been aware of the need to seek out multicultural books as "mirrors [that] let readers see reflections of their own lives; windows [that] let them see others' lives." But until a colleague sent this author the document "10 Quick…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Media Specialists, Library Services, Gender Bias
Gordon, Rachel Singer – Library Journal, 2004
Male NextGen Librarians remain a rare breed. In fact, 82 percent of librarians are female, according to 2002 U.S. Statistical Abstract figures, and 21 percent of 2002 LIS grads were male, according to "Salaries Stalled, Jobs Tight." The author decided to get to know some of the men who make up this minority. Fifty-one younger male new librarians…
Descriptors: Males, Librarians, Sex Stereotypes, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)