Background
Lucker, Jay K. was born on February 23, 1930 in New York City. Son of Joseph Jerome and Ella (Schwartz) Lucker.
Lucker, Jay K. was born on February 23, 1930 in New York City. Son of Joseph Jerome and Ella (Schwartz) Lucker.
Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, City Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, 1951; Master of Science, Columbia, 1952; postgraduate, New York University, 1955-1957.
Head procurement branch, acquisition division, New York Public Library, 1954-1957;
first assistant, acting chief, science and technical division, New York Public Library, 1957-1959;
assistant university librarian for science and technical, associate professor, Princeton University Library, 1959-1968;
associate university librarian, professor, Princeton University Library, 1968-1975;
director libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1975-1995;
visiting professor Graduate School Library. and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, since 1995. Chairman, Board Of Directors Captain Library. Superior vena cava syndrome Corporation, 1972-1975.
Visiting lecturer Drexel U. Graduate School Library. Svc., 1962-1967; vice chairman New England Library. Information Network, 1978-1979, chairman, 1980-1982.
Board of directors Boston Library. Consortium; member of advisory committees Brown U., Tufts U., Washington University, St. Louis, Library. Congress, Engineering Information Inc.
Served with Signal Corps United States Army, 1952-1954. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Library Association (council 1978-1982), American Society Information Science, New Jersey library association (Distinguished Service award college and university section 1975), Association Research Libraries (chairman interlibrary loan committee 1976-1980, dir.1977-1980, president 1980-1981), Special Libraries Association Beta Kappa, AlphaPhi Omega, Beta Phi Museum
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Married Marjorie Stern, August 17, 1952 (deceased August 1997). Children— Amy Ellen, Nancy Judith.