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Moon's stature, his grace and wit as a writer, and the important ideas and issues that he discusses make this highly personal work a truly significant contribution to profession. Wilson Library Bulletin ...a readable survey of many of the issues that have faced our profession over the past decades on which Eric Moon spoke out including Vietnam, fees for library services, and segregation in libraries and library associations. American Libraries Moon constantly urges his readers to take a stand--to act; if some of the causes have faded into history (though many have not), the prose remains a joy to read. Journal Of Academic Librarianship ...a good primer of selected writings of the chief gadfly of American librarianship, Eric Moon. The Library Quarterly Moon's papers do not cover a wide range of topics. But the matters with which they deal are so important and so often neglected, that this book deserves to be widely read and taken to heart, especially by those who believe market principles should apply to all information or that it will and should lead to the demise of libraries... Journal Of Documentation I would commend the volume to anyone who believes libraries, and librarianship, have a real role and value in society. Journal Of Librarianship and Information Science ...a unique, historical overview of the profession...thought-provoking...Moon writes honestly and eloquently expresses his thoughts and opinions as he writes about important issues which were and continue to be relevant to this ever-changing profession. This diverse collection of writings is a most enlightening overview of the profession. Public Library Quarterly Such voices are rarely heard today: not in politics...not in public life--and certainly not in the professional one. Australian Library Review

Moon's stature, his grace and wit as a writer, and the important ideas and issues that he discusses make this highly personal work a truly significant contribution to profession. Wilson Library Bulletin ...a readable survey of many of the issues that have faced our profession over the past decades on which Eric Moon spoke out including Vietnam, fees for library services, and segregation in libraries and library associations. American Libraries Moon constantly urges his readers to take a stand--to act; if some of the causes have faded into history (though many have not), the prose remains a joy to read. The Journal Of Academic Librarianship ...a good primer of selected writings of the chief gadfly of American librarianship, Eric Moon. The Library Quarterly Moon's papers do not cover a wide range of topics. But the matters with which they deal are so important and so often neglected, that this book deserves to be widely read and taken to heart, especially by those who believe market principles should apply to all information or that it will and should lead to the demise of libraries... Journal Of Documentation I would commend the volume to anyone who believes libraries, and librarianship, have a real role and value in society. Journal Of Librarianship and Information Science ...a unique, historical overview of the profession...thought-provoking...Moon writes honestly and eloquently expresses his thoughts and opinions as he writes about important issues which were and continue to be relevant to this ever-changing profession. This diverse collection of writings is a most enlightening overview of the profession. Public Library Quarterly Such voices are rarely heard today: not in politics...not in public life--and certainly not in the professional one. Australian Library Journal

Moon's stature, his grace and wit as a writer, and the important ideas and issues that he discusses make this highly personal work a truly significant contribution to profession. * Wilson Library Bulletin * ...a readable survey of many of the issues that have faced our profession over the past decades on which Eric Moon spoke out including Vietnam, fees for library services, and segregation in libraries and library associations. * American Libraries * Moon constantly urges his readers to take a stand-to act; if some of the causes have faded into history (though many have not), the prose remains a joy to read. * Journal of Academic Librarianship * ...a good primer of selected writings of the chief gadfly of American librarianship, Eric Moon. * The Library Quarterly * Moon's papers do not cover a wide range of topics. But the matters with which they deal are so important and so often neglected, that this book deserves to be widely read and taken to heart, especially by those who believe market principles should apply to all information or that it will and should lead to the demise of libraries... * Journal Of Documentation * I would commend the volume to anyone who believes libraries, and librarianship, have a real role and value in society. * Journal Of Librarianship and Information Science * ...a unique, historical overview of the profession...thought-provoking...Moon writes honestly and eloquently expresses his thoughts and opinions as he writes about important issues which were and continue to be relevant to this ever-changing profession. This diverse collection of writings is a most enlightening overview of the profession. * Public Library Quarterly * Such voices are rarely heard today: not in politics...not in public life-and certainly not in the professional one. * Australian Library Journal *

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