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This issue of Australian Academic & Research Libraries celebrates Warren Horton's long and exceptional contribution to Australian librarianship. Throughout his life Warren made many firm friends and a few just as resolute enemies: often challenging, frequently charming, sometimes difficult, he was impossible to ignore.
The contributions to this issue trace an arc from personal recollections through to discussion of some of the wider professional issues with which Warren was so deeply involved. He made an enduring contribution to three major Australian libraries, to the professional association, to Australia's place in the profession internationally, and to the lives of many of its members.
Ian McCallum records his commitment to assisting younger librarians though the Aurora Leadership Foundation. I recall his commitment to those about to enter the profession, librarianship students. Every time I asked Warren to speak to students, he accepted, and every time the performance was somewhat similar. First, he'd ask me to confirm that everyone present was a student; he didn't want to risk any colleagues hearing what he was ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Warren Horton 1938-2003.(Biography)