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September 17, 2003
Zach S. Henderson Library Number 105 Georgia Southern University

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* Charles Seabrook to Speak About Cumberland Island at Friends of Library Luncheon

* Recent Additions to ICPSR Database


Charles Seabrook to Speak at Friends of Library Luncheon

Charles Seabrook, environmental writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and author of the book Cumberland Island: Strong Women, Wild Horses, will discuss the history of Cumberland Island and sign copies of his book at a luncheon on Friday, September 26, noon to 1:30, in the Family and Consumer Science Building dining room.

The four course menu will include: Plank Roasted Lemon Pepper Flounder with Creamy Southern Style Grits, Fried Green Tomato Mescaline Salad with Honey Herbed Vinaigrette, Cumberland Pork, Pecan Rice Pilaf and Sweated Southern Style Collard Greens, and Brandied Peach Custard Pie.The luncheon is sponsored by the Friends of Henderson Library, and the meal will be prepared and served by students in Georgia Southern University's Hotel and Restaurant Management program. Copies of Mr. Seabrook's book will be on sale before and after the luncheon.

Tickets are $20 each and available from the Dean of the Library's office, fourth floor of the Library, 681-5115.



Recent Additions to ICPSR Database

Henderson Library pays for a membership in the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, allowing Georgia Southern faculty and students to access ICPSR's enormous archive of social science data. Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:

New Additions:

  • 03438 International and Domestic Trends in Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States, 1999-2000
  • 03729 Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [United States]: Arrests by Age, Sex, and Race, Summarized Yearly, 2001
  • 03802 National Judicial Reporting Program, 2000: [United States]
  • 13511 Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: Public Use Microdata Sample: 1-Percent Sample

    Updated Collections:

  • 03025 National Survey of Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health Problems [Healthcare for Communities], 1997-1998
  • 09397 Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of the Lifestyles and Values of Youth, 1989

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