1. What constitutes a 'vintage librarian'?
2. Are librarians better when they've been cellared for a while, or are they at they best when they're fresh off the vine?
Robert L Balliot's email (22 June to Web4Lib) suggests that
For more discussion of vintage librarians, you can browse, of course, but it is a confusing world our there. The Vintage Librarian Shop does not sell librarians, but merely a range of Dewey accessories. Most references to vintage librarians refer to a particular look which one may assume, such as this example or this from Second Life (with illustrations) - stereotypes abound. Perhaps you have your own ideas about how this expression might evolve - a meaning is still emerging, and it is possible to shape it now. Vintage librarians, get online.
3 comments:
Greetings Derek,
The phrase "vintage librarian" is, in fact, two words and I would use happily use it to describe myself. I am posting this comment from my office in the cellar.
- Robert Balliot
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/second/balliot.htm
Dear Robert
This column uses the term word of the day loosely, and many of the words are in fact phrases or runtogethers. I guess many of us could be described as vintage - all it requires is a claim to improve with age.
regards
Derek
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