Do You Want to be a Librarian?

This is an open access occupational film about the library profession, and becoming a librarian. It was shot in 1947, and I think it holds up quite well in the world of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 (hehehe)

• Category

  Comedy

[Tim Inak]

Do you like people?  The young as well as the old? People in all stations of life; as long as they're white?

[matthewandkira]

I love that the medical librarian was really stumped by the pronunciation. Because, after all, she's only a woman. Silly woman. Get back in the kitchen.

[stefa barauskienė]

puiku

[ewintertyler]

I would love to see MST3K riff this

[AmusedChild]

Well, I am pleasantly surprised how well this holds up today! Of course, one must change books to "information" and the Circulation Librarian to clerk/assistant, add a bank of computers and a Collection Management department, and throw Office 2010 assistance, web design, and digitization into the mix, but on the whole this is still a great introduction to the profession. I love the emphasis on people skills; those are foremost.

[L. Lindauer]

I worked with a Librarian that SO loved books and hated people that he took a whole collection home out the door, never to be seen again.

[pussadee11]

Thanks for posting the interesting film. Awesome!

[galaxyfaraway2000]

When I saw we had to watch a video on You Tube for class, I was pleasantly surprised. This video must have been made in the 50's or so! I vaguely remember watching videos in black and white, instructional, with narrative voice overs a looooong time ago. I got a kick out of seeing this! (And learned a little something too... ) :-)