D'Israeli, on the one hand, invites us to consider the distinctions between a bibliopole, bibliothecaire, bibliognoste, bibliographe, bibliophile, bibliotaphe, and a bibliomane ("an indiscriminate accumulator, who blunders faster than he buys,
cock-brained, and purse-heavy!"), while Bendorf suggests provocatively that university "librarians have now set themselves apart, with their own reward systems and with technological skills that many faculty members could not begin to comprehend."