Feedback on UT Arlington Librarian vs. Stereotype videos!

Looke what a Twitter search on 'Librarian Stereotype' brings up!

UT Arlington Library Outreach (YouTube Channel & Facebook)

Occasionally, after we meet with students we will get feedback like "I wish I had come talked to you sooner" or "I did not know that you helped undergraduates" and so we have talked about ways in which we could reach out to students to say "Hey! We are here for you! Come ask us questions, we love that stuff, for we are librarians!"

We started with the idea of maybe making a facebook fan page but we wanted to have something to put on the page. Then we thought of making mini-ad-type videos to show how accessible! and fun! and helpful! librarians can be!

And so, BEHOLD! The UT Arlington Library YouTube channel!


Here are some blogs that have mentioned our videos (positively, even). Yay!

Promoting & Poking Fun @ Your Libary at CogSci Librarian

Librarians vs. stereotypes + Rock Band at Karen Munro, Learning Librarian

Librarian vs. Stereotype at Please Be Quiet


If you have any comments, or you see us mentioned anywhere else let us know!

ETA: (4/19/09) We are also mentioned here and here(in german) at libtab der/die/das Blog des LibraryTable

Library Guide - Communication

If you would like to integrate a library presence into your department or class web page, I would be happy to provide you with the code for a LibGuides widget. This code will enable you to embed LibGuides content into any web page in the same way you would embed a YouTube video or a chat widget.

I can make adjustments based on:

• What color widget box you prefer (blue, gray, orange, etc.)
• What size widget box you prefer (small:190 x 270 px, large:400 x 370 px or wide: 500 x 200 px) The example on this page is small: 190 x 270 px
• What libguides you want included. Right now it specifically lists the Communication LibGuide, as well as the FAQ and Technology workshops LibGuides, but I can link to all the library LibGuides if you like.

Please click here to see an example of what this would look like on a web page.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I would be happy to discuss this with you. I also check comments on the blog, so you can also leave a comment here and I will respond.

Library Guide - English

If you would like to integrate a library presence into your department or class web page, I would be happy to provide you with the code for a LibGuides widget. This code will enable you to embed LibGuides content into any web page in the same way you would embed a YouTube video or a chat widget.

I can make adjustments based on:

• What color widget box you prefer (blue, gray, orange, etc.)
• What size widget box you prefer (small:190 x 270 px, large:400 x 370 px or wide: 500 x 200 px) The example on this page is small: 190 x 270 px
• What libguides you want included. Right now it specifically lists the English LibGuide, as well as the FAQ and Technology workshops LibGuides, but I can link to all the library LibGuides if you like.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I would be happy to discuss this with you. I also check comments on the blog, so you can also leave a comment here and I will respond.