ho ho On Sat, 16 Sep 1995, James B. Morrison, Jr. wrote: > >To: [log in to unmask] (James B. Morrison, Jr.) > >From: [log in to unmask] (Gideon Mizell) (by way of > [log in to unmask] (James B. Morrison, Jr.)) > >Subject: Re:ALEX jobs database > >Cc: > >Bcc: > >X-Attachments: > > > > > >-=Gideon Mizell responding to Don Fort=- > > > >GM>Job Service has a nice database of jobs: local, state, > >>regional, national. But you must go into the Job > >>Service office to access it. > > > >DF> ALEX _IS_ on-line if you're willing to call the Virginia Job Service > >DF> access number. I'd say get on your county delgation, Mike Rose or > >DF> whomever represents you in the State Sentate and your house rep and > >DF> tell them how vital you feel this is. Also drop a note to both David > >DF> Beasley and Bob Peeler by snail or FAX stressing the need to have this > >DF> access via home PC or PCs in county libraries which will allow one to > >DF> access the databse for more hours than the Job Service office is open! > > > >The library idea sounds good, but I would guess each and every county > >would have to make that long distance call. Now, if the State library > >had some sort of dedicated line connecting all the various SC county > >libraries, maybe some affordable citizen access could be worked out. > > > >Actually connecting the county libraries statewide could have many > >other uses: sharing local collections through ILL, state-wide > >book talk programs, shared reference expertise, etc. > > > >As for contacting Gov. Beasley or Sen. Rose by snail mail, surely > >they must be monitoring this ever expanding forum, if not perhaps > >their successors will do so ;) > > > > > >... Hootie whoo! > >___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 > > > > >