University of Oxford: Bodleian Libraries is One of the Most Visited Attractions in the UK
From the Bodleian Libraries:
This is the third year in a row that visitor numbers have topped three million, with the Bodleian Libraries featuring in the UK’s top 50 visitor attractions and in the top 20 visitor attractions in England.
The Bodleian Libraries welcomed 760,815 visitors in 2019, making it one of the top 50 visitor attractions in the UK. This is the third year in a row that the Libraries have attracted over 750,000 visitors. Exhibitions based on the Libraries’ incredible collections – like 2019’s Talking Maps and Thinking 3D: Leonardo to Present – combined with the Bodleian’s renowned historic spaces proved a huge draw for visitors in 2019.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.