Brenda Moon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brenda Moon

British library leader active in Scotland

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1931

Place of Birth: Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Mar-2011

Profession: librarian, organizational founder

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Brenda Elizabeth Moon (11 April 1931 – 7 March 2011) was Librarian to the University of Edinburgh from 1980 to 1996.
She was the first female chief of a university library in Scotland, and one of the first female librarian chiefs of a major UK research university.
During her tenure, she played a role in bringing Edinburgh University Library into the digital age.
Under her guidance, Edinburgh became one of the first major UK university libraries to tackle issues of automation at scale.