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Marvin Herman Scilken (December 7, 1926 – February 2, 1999) was an American librarian and a leader in the field of library science during the 20th century. Scilken dedicated his life to bringing awareness to libraries and improving services for patrons. He encouraged libraries to take a more practical approach to librarianship and to consider libraries as a house of books rather than information centers. In 1999, ''American Libraries'' named him one of the "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century".〔Leonard Kniffel, Peggy Sullivan, Edith McCormick, "100 of the Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century," ''American Libraries'' 30, no. 11 (December 1999): 43.〕 ==Early life and career== Marvin Scilken was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. His parents were Russian immigrants Joseph Scilken and Esther Scilken and he had one sister Marjorie. Scilken attended his local high school, Bronx High School of Science, and then continued his education at the University of Colorado-Boulder where he earned Bachelor degrees in Economics and Philosophy.〔Davis, D. G., & Davis, D. G., Jr. (Eds.). (2003). Scilken. In ''Dictionary of American Library Biography'' (2nd ed., p. 196-199). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited〕 When he graduated in 1948, he had not yet considered pursuing a career in library science. It was not until 1960 that library science piqued his interest. Scilken was originally interested in pursuing his Masters in Library Science degree at Columbia University. However, upon applying to Columbia’s program, he was asked for an essay on why he was interested in becoming a librarian and, as Scilken said, “I dawdled so much that time ran out and I failed to get in” 〔Deitch, J. (2002). A Conversation with Marvin Scilken. In ''Getting Libraries the Credit They Deserve: A Festschrift in Honor of Marvin H. Scilken” (p. 45-58). Oxford: Scarecrow Press〕 As a result, he entered and graduated from Pratt Institute's School of Information and Library Science in Brooklyn instead. Scilken’s career in library science began quickly. In 1964, only a few years after his graduation, he received a directorship at Orange Public Library in New Jersey where he remained until his retirement in 1993.〔 Scilken served five consecutive terms on the American Library Association (ALA) Council, was a prolific writer of letters to the editor, founded his own practical library journal the ''U *N *A *B *A *S *H *E *D Librarian'', and achieved early fame for stopping the price fixing of library books. Scilken died February 2, 1999, from a heart-attack while attending that year's American Library Association midwinter meeting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marvin H. Scilken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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