Eric Moon

Eric Moon
President of the American Library Association
In office
1977–1978
Preceded byClara Stanton Jones
Succeeded byRussell Shank
Personal details
Born
Eric Edward Moon

(1923-03-06)6 March 1923
Yeovil, England
Died31 July 2016(2016-07-31) (aged 93)
Sarasota, Florida, US
EducationLoughborough College
Occupation

Eric Edward Moon (6 March 1923 – 31 July 2016)[1] was a librarian and editor who had a shaping influence on American librarianship in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s as editor-in-chief of Library Journal, president of the American Library Association, and chief editor at Scarecrow Press. Moon was a trailblazer and influential figure instrumental in transforming library professionalism, polity, and social responsibility.[2]

  1. ^ Kister, Kenneth F. (2002). Eric Moon: the life and library times. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 3. ISBN 0786412534.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Eric Moon, Former ALA President and LJ Editor-in-Chief". lj.libraryjournal.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.