Totally divorced from reality?

This response to my blog entry "Why librarians should be in charge of educational technology" summarizes feelings I hear a lot:

I think that the person you describe should be determined by the characteristics not the job title. If a person has all of the characteristics you describe, they are perfect for implementing technology.

There are unfortunately, some librarians who are so difficult to work with and short sighted that they will not implement a new technology until it was written about in their favorite library journal five years a go.

I agree with your characteristics but not necessarily the job title assigned with those characteristics. I'm sure in your school, it is you. However, in my school it wouldn't be.

Quite a few people had a similar response - "You sure aren't describing MY librarian as a potential tech partner!" I hear this a lot when talking to teachers and administrators. Obviously my experiences and perceptions of school librarians aren't the same as others. Am I totally divorced from reality?

 The librarians I work with are probably among the most competent, caring, progressive, and tech-savvy people I know. Granted, I DO only work with the ones in my district (who I have helped hired), the ones who attend my workshops, and ones who I meet and work with in my professional organizations. The creme de la creme of the library field, perhaps? I can honestly say that most of the librarians I know are, well, hot!

So here is my question: Is the library field, more than any other, divided between the  competent and incompetent? It's not like if I said, "My dentist is really good since he uses anesthetic" that people would respond, "Yeah, well maybe your dentist does, but ours still gives you a slug of whiskey and pulls the tooth with a rusty pair of pliers." Or if I said, "My account files my taxes online," you'd say, "My accountant? He doesn't even own a computer!"

So why do I think "competence" when I think "librarian" and the rest of the world thinks I'm insane?