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SIS INFO
Vol. 15, No. 3
May 2001
Info Newsletter Index
SIS INFO
Vol. 15, No. 3
May 2001
Editor’s Corner
Future Meetings
If you would like to host a future meeting, or if you have a suggestion for a future program, contact Wanda Barrett, SIS Vice-President, with your ideas. Wanda can be reached by email at wanda@everlove.net or by phone at Everlove & Associates, 727-345-8180.
News to Share
The SIS Newsletter is a great way to share news, conference announcements, achievements, and items of interest with all organization members. Please send your news to the Editor, Nancy Becker, so we can include it in our next newsletter.
From the Editor
Summer will soon be here and thoughts and plans turn toward vacations. With that in mind, some of the interesting websites I've included below can be used to help you plan your vacation or maybe, explore some options you hadn't thought about.
If you have any news or items of interest or information you'd like to see in the next newsletter, send them to me via email at: beckern@thpl.org or nanbecker@hotmail.com.
Sites of Interest?
Approved Holiday Cottage Guide
http://www.cottageguide.co.uk/
On your next trip to England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, the
Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, go beyond the traditional bed and breakfast
and get to know the locals by booking a country cottage, a farmhouse, or even a
castle. This site features over 2000 Tourist Board approved properties, mostly
in country or village settings, available by the week. Called
"self-catering" in Great Britain, these accommodations can be searched
by town or county or browsed using drop down menus or by clicking on a map. Each
entry includes a picture, detailed description, prices, and the particulars on
how to book direct. Subjects: Vacation rentals -- British Isles
Vacation Rental Mangers Association:
VRMA Directory
http://www.vrma.org/directory/
Travelers can use this site to find vacation property rental companies by
location or keyword throughout North America. Directory listings include links
to company Web sites with descriptions of individual vacation rentals. The site
also provides news and industry updates of interest to property managers.
Subjects: Vacation rentals
State of the Cities Data Systems
http://socds.huduser.org/
This site "...provides data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central
Cities, and Suburbs." State of the Cities 2000 Fast-Look gives access to
specific cities' historical census data, current employment statistics, and
county business pattern databases. Separate sections for those topics and for
FBI crime data go into more detail. Definitions of criteria, methodologies, and
statistically defined areas are provided. Subjects: Cities and towns -- United
States -- Statistics | United States -- Population -- Statistics
from LIIWeek, April 19, 2001
April Minutes
April meeting minutes will be available at the June meeting.
June Meeting
Wednesday, June 6. 6 p.m.Lexis/Nexis has offered to sponsor our June meeting on Wednesday, June 6 at 6:00 pm. A buffet dinner will be served - similar to what we enjoyed at our December meeting. Deidra Payne will present a program on Time Management. Because we are meeting at CAE (formerly BAE Systems and Reflectone) in Tampa, you must arrive on time for the guard to let you in.
RSVP to kingb@cftnet.com or leave a voice mail at 813-887-1658 no later than Friday, June 1. In fairness to our sponsor, we still need to consider your positive response an obligation to attend, even though there will be no cost to us for the meal. Late reservations will be accepted only as space allows.
The CAE facility is a secured facility, so all attendees must enter the front lobby between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served beginning at 6 p.m. If you can not make it prior to 6:30 p.m., please contact Betsy to make advance arrangements. Anyone arriving late can still get into the building. However, those who anticipate getting here after 6:30 should let Betsy know in advance if possible, so we can be on the lookout for them.
Deidra is the Librarian Relations Consultant for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Deidra came to LEXIS-NEXIS after five years as a librarian at the firms of Brown, Todd & Heyburn and Alston & Bird. Deidra is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries, Special Libraries Association, and several regional law library associations. Deidra received her M.L.I.S. from the University of Kentucky.
See the maps below for directions or call Betsy King at 813-887-1658.
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