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The Science of the Cover Letter: How to Apply for an Academic Librarian Job 求职信的科学:如何申请学术图书馆员的工作

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2023-09-27 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v67i1.657

Elizabeth Price

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Orientation: Laying Out the Welcome Mat (or Not) for New Employees 方向：为新员工布置（或不布置）欢迎垫

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2023-06-23 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v67i1.641

Clenise Platt

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Charting a Course: Volume 66 of Virginia Libraries 绘制路线:弗吉尼亚图书馆第66卷

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v66i1.649

Julia Feerrar, T.G.F. Berning, Andrea M. Castillo, Emily Correa, Stephen Leist, Bettina Peacemaker, E. Weir

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From Berkeley to Beloved: Race and Sexuality in the History of Book Censorship in Virginia 从伯克利到宠儿:弗吉尼亚图书审查史上的种族和性别

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v67i1.651

Keith Weimer

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Upgraded and Grounded: Alexandria Library’s Experience in the ALA Pilot Program, Resilient Communities 升级和扎根:亚历山大图书馆在ALA试点项目中的经验，弹性社区

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v66i1.648

Megan L. Zimmerman

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The State of Online and Remote Work of Academic Librarians in Virginia 弗吉尼亚州学术图书馆员在线和远程工作的现状

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v67i1.660

Christine E. Woods

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Experiencing Teranga: A Library Fellowship in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa 体验特兰加:西非塞内加尔达喀尔图书馆奖学金

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v66i1.635

Olivia Hasan

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Libby App Curation for the Virginia Librarian 维吉尼亚图书馆Libby App策展

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v66i1.642

J. Minor

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Recovery and Revival: A Letter to VLA’s Membership 复苏与复兴:致VLA会员的信

Virginia Libraries Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.21061/valib.v66i1.645

K. Vaughan