In ihrem Artikel „It’s hip to be a librarian“ greift Rachel C. Barawid ein bibliothekarisches „Anti-Klischee-Klischee“ auf: „Today’s new breed of librarians have broken free from those dank and dusty school libraries, the century-old stereotypes, and have evolved into dynamic, progressive and most-sought after career people employed by large corporations, IT companies, hospitals and law firms. Yes, a librarian can now be anyone – from your cute neighbor or cool classmate, to that sophisticated babe or handsome hunk“.