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May 18, 2009
What is a Group of Librarians?
I asked an idle question on my Facebook wall and it generated some interesting, fun and funny responses . . .
What do you call a group of librarians?
Some of the quick suggestions include:
A gaggle of librarians
A collection of librarians
A catalogue of librarians
A catalog of librarians
A shush of librarians
A volume of librarians
A flap of librarians
I wonder WWGD - What would Google do? I searched < collective nouns librarians >. . .
For a hundred or more . . .
Collective Nouns for Librarians #1
Collective Nouns for Librarians #2
Wikipedia says:
But WikiAnswers says:
I like the above ideas . . .
How about . . .
A shelf of librarians
A drawer of librarians
A disc of librarians
An answer of librarians
An ask of librarians
A value chain of librarians
And if you're Facebook policies, Twitter changes, Elsevier journals, OCLC licenses, or whomever is on the hotplate this week . . maybe we're an:
An affront of librarians
And since if you put five librarians in a room, within three hours you'll get at least three associations, five committees, six meetings, and one manifesto, why not call ourselves . . .
A network of librarians.
So, what do you call a group of librarians? It doesn't matter. Just call us. Ask.
Just call us smart and valuable and we'll smile.
Stephen
Posted by stephen at May 18, 2009 8:43 AM
Comments
A directory of librarians.
Posted by: Tijl Vandersteene at May 16, 2009 3:06 AM
A HUSH of librarians, is a collective noun I came up with years ago. Surprised not to see it.
Posted by: Elizabeth Bowman at May 16, 2009 12:18 PM
How about a wiki of librarians - moving from a read-only to read-write collective?
Posted by: Carolyn Wood at May 17, 2009 9:33 AM
A category of librarians? A genre of librarians? A literacy of librarians?
Posted by: diane ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 17, 2009 2:42 PM
A query of librarians.
Posted by: Lutie at May 18, 2009 3:41 AM
A search party of librarians...
Posted by: Emily Lloyd at May 19, 2009 11:21 AM
Haha!! And who said that Librarians are boring?! not! lol
Posted by: Patrick Cormier at May 19, 2009 10:32 PM
Not a gaggle, but a google of librarians ;)
Posted by: Joanne Lustig at May 20, 2009 3:52 PM
from the POV of the FBI - a coven of librarians.
OMG, my own post made me realize - an acronym of librarians!
Posted by: no one in particular at May 20, 2009 10:07 PM
A treasure trove of librarians!
Posted by: Megan Sheils at May 21, 2009 10:36 AM
Anyone who has ever worked with a large group of librarians would immediately realize that the best collective noun for the group as a whole would be a cacophony of librarians or a confusion of librarians.
Posted by: Ed Thomas at May 21, 2009 1:36 PM
A Lek of Librarians
Posted by: Liam Hegarty at May 22, 2009 10:00 AM
An order of librarians.
Posted by: George Williams at May 25, 2009 2:47 PM
An INDEX of librarians!
Posted by: Dorothea Coiffe at August 6, 2009 11:03 AM