“PUNK ASS BOOK JOCKEYS”

LIBRARY ANXIETY IN COMMUNITY AND

PARKS AND RECREATION

EAMON TEWELL REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

PCA/ACA ANNUAL CONFERENCE | MARCH 29, 2013

CONTEXT

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CAUSES OF LIBRARY ANXIETY

MELLON (1986) a. Relative size of the library b. Lack of knowledge about location of materials c. Lack of knowledge about initiating library research d. Lack of knowledge about how to proceed with search

BOSTICK (1992)

• Barriers with staff; affective barriers; comfort with library; knowledge of library; mechanical barriers.

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“RON AND TAMMY”

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LESLIE KNOPE

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AMY POEHLER

“The library represents that branch of government that’s like the smart kid—the teacher’s favorite…and the library always wins. People who work in the library think they are so much better than everyone else.

“And what’s really funny is we’ve been doing Q&A’s about our show, and people from local governments have said, ‘You guys nailed it about the library.’ We were just making it up as a joke, but I guess everyone hates the library.

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JEFF WINGER

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TROY AND ABED

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CONCLUSION

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