Everyone -
 
Good Day!  I want to announce some improvements to the Library of Virginia's web-based General Schedules, available at:
 
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/records/sched_local/index.htm for Locality General Schedules
 
and
 
http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/records/sched_state/index.htm for State Agency General Schedules.
 
The first improvement you will notice is that the schedules are now offered in one format, Adobe Acrobat pdf.  These pdf schedules are mirror images of the official, signed schedules that are on file with the Library, not an html variation.  Adobe Acrobat readers are free to anyone with a web connection, so if you can access these pages you can access the schedules.  However, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact any of the Records Analysts at the library for assistance - we are glad to help.
 
The second improvement is with our search option, which is available on the index page. Instead of linking to html pages, the search now links to word documents, which are themselves mirrors of the official schedules and pdf pages.  For some, it may be easier to browse these word documents when compared to browsing pdf files.  However, Adobe has really improved their searching functionality, and one is able now to copy selected text from adobe files as well.
 
These changes were made to improve the Library's service to all government agencies, state or local, and we believe they will ultimately make searching and accessing our schedules more efficient. 
 
Please remember, if you had made bookmarks or links to our now defunct HTML schedules, you will need to change and update those links.  We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we believe the improvements outweigh any hassels.
 
Thank you,
Tom Wellman
 
J. Thomas Wellman
Records Analyst
Library of Virginia
(804) 692-3609
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- Aristotle
 
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