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Between the Lines

  1. Between the Lines
  2. BTL 2019 - 2020, Friends of Vanderbilt's Libraries

Friends of Vanderbilt's Libraries

Thank you to Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries Board

If you enjoy literary and musical evenings with notable thinkers, fascinating exhibits, cultural and political discussions and access to world-class resources, then you need to become a friend! The Friends… Keep reading

Remembering Buchanan Library Fellows benefactor

Our Buchanan Fellows great benefactor, Dr. Richard Buchanan will be greatly missed.  Richard was a double ‘Dore, earning both a bachelor of arts and a doctor of medicine from Vanderbilt…. Keep reading

Friends of Vanderbilt’s Libraries play cards with Jane Austen: An Evening of Speculation

A fun crowd came together last fall to learn about and play Speculation, a card game popular in the Regency era. University of the South Professor of English Robin Bates… Keep reading

Veterans Day 2019 recognized with Morton Dean and medevac veterans

Thanks to contributions from The Wild Bunch, Vanderbilt Television News Archive partnered with a number of Vanderbilt departments to bring retired CBS News Correspondent Morton Dean to campus for a… Keep reading

University Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss

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By the Numbers

Research Assistance

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

6,412,039  Library catalog searches

35th  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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