The first thing that popped into my mind when I thought of the traditional view of a librarian was the librarian from the first Ghost Busters movie. She was, without doubt, a well representation of this overdone stereotype. Maybe years ago, there were more librarians who fitted this stereotype, but it is likely that there has always been lots of diversity in the field.
The modern age has vastly changed the job description of a librarian, because we are far more reliant on computers compared to how we once were. A librarian must be computer and internet literate, as this is a huge part of the job. This new aspect may now be attracting many younger people to this specific job.
According to the San Jose State University video on YouTube, promoting their Library and Information Studies program, there are several different careers one can go into with the Masters of Library and Information Studies degree. As the dependence on technology and amount of information on the internet increases, as will the jobs that are available in this field. We will need organized people to be responsible for keeping track of all this information. Although the stereotypical librarian is an elderly woman, I think that because of all the technology that is involved, many different kinds of people are being attracted to these kinds of jobs.
Perhaps it is time that the title of a librarian is changed, if the job has changed so much over the years. I do not think that I could think of a term that would fit any better, but something that has to do with the organization of information may be more accurate, as that is a huge part of what they do.
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