麦维尔·杜威在美国被尊誉为“图书馆学之父”,他对图书馆事业和图书馆学的贡献是举世公认的。对这位大师的思想及生平的研究一向是美国图书馆界十分感兴趣的。在杜威为图书馆事业呕心沥血奋斗的一生中,1890年是最为辉煌的一年。 1890年,杜威和他的夫人安妮以及三岁的大儿子定居在纽约州阿尔伯那的315号街。当时杜威已经接受了三项职务:纽约大学摄政委员会的秘书、会计员和纽约州立图书馆理事。作为纽约图书馆的理事,他参与了该馆的设计的装璜工作。他提出用四等分的栎木装 Michelle Dewey is best known in the United States as the “father of library science,” and his contributions to library science and library science are universally acknowledged. The study of the master’s thought and life has long been of great interest to the American library community. In Dewey for the cause of the library to make painstaking efforts in life, 1890 is the most brilliant year. In 1890, Dewey and his wife, Annie, and her three-year-old son settled at 315th Street in Albany, New York. At the time, Dewey had accepted three positions: secretary and accountant at New York University’s Regents Board and director of the New York State Library. As director of the New York Library, he participated in the design of the museum’s decoration. He proposed a quartet of oaks