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Charlotte Morford, Dir. of Communications, U.Va. Library
434.924.4254, cwm6z@virginia.edu

 

U.Va. Library Fact Sheet

The Library Background page contains facts and figures to add to your story and includes profiles of individual libraries and service departments, plus a list of "firsts" achieved by the Library. Check back frequently as we are still updating this page.

History of the Library

 

Facts and Figures (2010)

Collections  
Books 5.1 million
Manuscripts and archives 18.7 million
E-books 551,118
Services  
Participants in instruction sessions 16,634
Reference questions 1016,634
Public workshops held at the Scholars' Lab 43
Other  
Percent of students surveyed who said the Library was the most important University service 44%
Staff 224
Volunteers 38
Student Assistants 250
Languages spoken by Library staff 35


 

 

 

 

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