Librarianship: The Erosion of a Woman's Profession

by Roma M. Harris

Book by Harris, Roma M.

Genres: Nonfiction, Librarianship

186 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's an interesting book, but it is also very repetitive and constantly running around in a vortex of circular reasoning. I keep waiting for her to propose solutions but so far it amounts to stop worrying about if you're a professional and just do your job well.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great little book. I thought the 1992 publication date would mean it was seriously outdated, but a lot of what Harris described continues to occur. (Alas.) And the more technical stuff that was outdated provided some context for things that have happened in the last 30 years or so.

That said, it does take an exclusively binary approach to gender and doesn't address racism even a little bit

The conclusions, in a nutshell -- instead of going along with expectations of male-coded professions, librarians can take a feminist approach:
- recommit to a non-authoritarian service ethic
- advocate for equitable access to information
- engage in labor activism

[Samantha Hines · Rating 4 out of 5]

a little dated but still thought provoking