tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504323.post114231379646009387..comments2023-03-24T02:59:21.585-05:00Comments on LIS 569: History of American librarianship: "In Service to the State: Wisconsin Public Libraries During WWI": The upside of "Bowling Alone"?Greg Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504323.post-1143046371558977972006-03-22T10:52:00.000-06:002006-03-22T10:52:00.000-06:00Jeremy makes an interesting point that I also pick...Jeremy makes an interesting point that I also picked up on. It seemed as though librarians were working so hard to be seen as professional and forward themselves as professionals through war work. Especially interesting was the effort to prove librarianship could be a "male career" by serving servicemen well. I could only smile when later in the article librarians are assumed to be solely female. When discussing the library science students at Madison she and her are the only pronouns used (not he and his). Interestingly, librarians worked to promote their professionalism but not much seemed to change. Maybe that is because efforts by librarians revolved mostly around stereotypically female concerns. i.e. cooking, gardening, children's programs. Just an idea.Nancy & Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939963791355971100noreply@blogger.com