Thanks to a recent collaboration between the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), the Library of Virginia, and “Lyrasis” (a regional organization for libraries and information professionals), job seekers in Rappahannock Community College’s service region will soon be able to tap new online resources. The partnership is creating a customized collection of more than 250 electronic books and reference materials, which will include valuable information on careers, business, test-taking strategies, résumé writing, and many other subjects. This collection supplements existing offerings at libraries across the state.

“Virginia’s public libraries increasingly are seen as the place to find the resources needed to learn about a new or better career,” says Librarian of Virginia Sandra G. Treadway.
Initial access to the collection will be available at any community college or public library in Virginia, through a link on these libraries’ online catalogs. Users will be prompted to establish a free account which will allow them to reach the site, on future occasions, from any computer with Internet access.
“Through technology, we are able to supplement the traditional ‘hands on’ assistance that is provided on our campuses,” says VCCS chancellor Dr. Glenn DuBois. “In these times, we want people who are job hunting to have as many resources as possible.” Virginia’s Community Colleges Workforce Development Services used federal stimulus funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support this praiseworthy effort to provide needed information for its students, as well as for other job seekers.

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