1. Gillian Siddall Academic Librarian
Stepping outside the box, shrugging off the cardigan: not JUST a Librarian.
Gillian Siddall
Academic Librarian

2. laura redburn (2013) librarian badge (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Hello my name is
And I’m a
laura redburn (2013) librarian badge (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

3. ACTIVITY: draw a librarian
The stereotypical librarian

4. Marie D Martel (2010) Nancy Pearl Action Figure (CC BY-NC 2.0)

5. What they see (the myth):
Loves books
Glasses
Bun
Cardigan
Quiet
Boring
Stamps books
Pioneer Library System (2008) Old Lady Librarian shushing (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

6. ACTIVITY: the Librarian reality
Draw the Librarian/Information Professional you are (that you need to be)

7. The Library is a safe brand?
True or false?
Mark Colliton (2013) Detail - The Long Room - The Old Library, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

9. Learning Hub building photo: University of Northampton (2018).

10. Am I defined by the building or my job?
We can’t afford to be defined by our print resources
SomeDriftwood (2012) Carnatic Library (CC BY-NC 2.0)

11. ACTIVITY: identify your skills/future skills
CILIP (2013) PKSB, CILIP [online]. Available from: [Accessed 27/04/18].

12. ACTIVITY: use 3 sentences to describe your job, without using the word Librar*.
See-ming Lee (2010) The Colorful Library of an Interaction Designer (Juhan Sonin) / D P1 / SML (CC BY-SA 2.0)

13. Michael Sauers (2008) Nancy sushes a Krillitane (5)(CC BY-NC 2.0)
Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic 
Krillitane – from David Tennant’s Dr Who: The Krillitanes were a race that could take physical features from races they conquered. They would "cherry-pick" the best bits from the people they destroyed.
Michael Sauers (2008) Nancy sushes a Krillitane (5)(CC BY-NC 2.0)

14. julochka (2013) librarian (series 10) (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Any questions?
julochka (2013) librarian (series 10) (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Thank you