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Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Access

Easier access to Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery collection through ArtStor
Making searching easier and smarter
Digital preservation progress

Collections

New acquisitions from The Joseph L. May History of Prints Fund
New in the Gallery: Joseph Pennell, The Woolworth, through the Arch
New in the Gallery: Childe Hassam, The Chimneys, Portsmouth

Friends of Vanderbilt's Libraries

Thank you to Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries Board
Remembering Buchanan Library Fellows benefactor
Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries play cards with Jane Austen: An Evening of Speculation

Hot off the Press

Afro-Hispanic performing arts collection of Delia Zapata Olivella receives grant
Libraries acquire important addition to the James M. Lawson, Jr. Papers

Inspiring Spaces

Tipper Gore commemorates Peabody library centennial
Peabody Library brief history given at centennial celebration
Preparing our library spaces for fall semester 2020

Partners in the Educational Mission

Our librarians don’t just go the extra mile–they go around the world
Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery receives Kress Foundation award
The Poppy Pickering and Richard D. Buchanan Library Fellowship

Vanderbilt Libraries Outreach

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Residential Faculty Vanessa Beasley
Thank you to the members of the University Arts Collection Governance Subcommittee
Student Outreach and Engagement Committee: A year in review

University Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss

Read the University Librarian’s Letter

By the Numbers

Research Assistance

55% Increase in transactions over FY2019 (13,822 transactions)

6,412,039 Library catalog searches

35^th Moved up one spot in ARL index rankings (up 22 places since 2016)

Instruction and Remote Learning

3,639 Live Chat and LibAnswers sessions

20% Increase in classes over FY2019 (1,196)

11% Increase in attendees over FY2019 (12,442)

Resource Sharing Services

12,536 Total ILLs provided to other libraries

12,490 Borrowed from other libraries

2,714 Document deliveries (scans of VU material for VU patrons)

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