SomeOne writes “A Fun Read For Your Friday. This is from a poster presentation, presented at the Annual Conference of the Medical Library Association in San Diego, CA in May, 2003. Here’s what Sunny Worel did:
Auction on eBay in the clothing, shoes, and accessories category were monitored for modern and vintage garb listed with the word librarian in the title or description. Sellers were asked a question about their item followed by a question about why they indicated that their item was “for a librarian.” A database was set-up to track auction descriptions, pictures, and sellers’ responses. Each seller’s sex and geographic location were noted to identify possible trends. Adjectives used by eBay sellers about their auction items and librarians were recorded.
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