Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-430) and index.
Growing up in Southampton -- Entering librarianship -- Defending home and country -- Learning at Loughborough -- Advancing in British libraries -- Ruffling establishment feathers -- Rabble-rousing in Canada -- Reviving Library journal -- Exploding the silent subject -- Remaking library journalism : techniques -- Remaking library journalism : triumphs -- Capturing Ilse's heart -- Feeding a Scarecrow -- Moving from backbench to president -- Taking sherry at Westminster Abbey -- Reforming the American Library Association -- Retiring in the sun -- Summing up Eric Moon