Eskind Library Website
The library's website is a valuable tool for answering patron questions. As a library employee, you must have the ability to find information using the website, as well as the ability to show our users how to do so.
Library Catalog
The new library catalog provides a one-stop search option for all library resources, such as:
- books/e-books
- media
- digital collections
- special collections, etc.
as well as most content from online research databases such as:
- journal, newspaper, and magazine articles
- book chapters
- legal documents, etc.
Item Status
Here is a list of different item statuses in the Library Catalog. They provide information on the location of the item.
Checked out: the item is currently checked out by a patron.
Annex request: the item is held at Vanderbilt Library's offsite storage, and the patron must request it from there.
In process: the item has been ordered, received, and is being processed.
In Transit: the item is in the process of being delivered
At bindery: the item is at the bindery.
On order: the item has been ordered and the Library is waiting to receive it.
Hold: the item is on hold for a patron.
Lost: the item has been lost.
Billed: a lost item that has been billed to a patron.
Bk-repair: item is at the book repair lab being repaired.
