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Familiar Faces, New Places, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Data base industry developments in 1993 include the launch of Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals and the 'Gale Directory of Databases.' Knight-Ridder has acquired Data-Star, and CompuServe is taking over Knowledge Index.

Quality Of Abstracts, Carol Tenopir, Peter Jasco

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Printed, online, and CD-ROM indexing and abstracting publications are familiar reference tools in libraries. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognizes 3 types of abstracts: 1. indicative or descriptive, 2. informative, and 3. combination (indicative and informative). The quality of the abstracts in 3 major CD-ROM general periodical indexes that contain abstracts - Reader's Guide Abstracts, Resource-One, and Magazine Article Summaries - was tested using quantitative or objective tests to provide a generalized view of quality. The abstracts were examined for: 1. consistency of style and readability, 2. the extent to which the ANSI standard was observed, and 3. informativeness. …

An Examination Of The Locus Of Illness Control Scale Using Data Collected In Brazil And Appalachia, Robert Lawrence Patrick Jr.

Masters Theses

(From the Introduction) In recent years it has become increasingly apparent that the prevention and cure of disease can no longer be viewed as the province of the physician alone. The patient plays as much or more of a role in his or her health status as the medical professional, and the behavior of the patient is a vital force in health care. All the efforts of the medical profession can to waste if the patient does not play a recovering role. Yet some individuals are far more willing than others to cooperate in the maintenance of their …

The Palm Landscape Of Belize: Human Interaction With The Cohune Palm (Orbignya Cohune), Kendra Mcsweeney

Masters Theses

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A Bias In Skeletal Sexing, Karen Elizabeth Bone

Masters Theses

Weiss (1973) documented the existence of a bias in skeletal sexing. Through the use of 43 archaeological populations he discerned that there was a bias towards males. The purpose of this research is to determine if the bias in skeletal sexing is still in existence today if not, to determine what factors may be explain the disappearance of biased sex ratios.

This study examines 49 archaeological site reports from North and South America. Four different factors were gathered from each site report because they are believed to affect sex ratios. Those four factors are: (1) when sites were excavated; (2) …

A Study In Training For Applied Anthropologists Working In Business And Industry, Cherie Ann Black

Masters Theses

This research attempted to shed some light on one of the currently central issues in applied anthropology, that of training for applied anthropology students specializing in business anthropology. The data for this project came from a sample of anthropologists currently practicing in the domain of business and industry. This "panel of experts" was chosen because of their uniquely emic point of view. Much of the information concerning this subject has come from the academic community, there is very little from the practitioners themselves. The data was gathered from the respondents with two questionnaires; An initial survey was sent out to …

Technical Bulletins: The 1992 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefits Survey: Inflation Outpaces Pay, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

In 1992, salary increases for city employees slowed from the accelerated rate of last year to more accurately reflect the figures reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index. This Technical Bulletin summarizes the findings of the annual salary and fringe benefit survey conducted by The University of Tennessee's Municipal Technical Advisory Service.

Author’S Privilege, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Important events in the use of electronic resources in libraries from 1983 to 1993 include the development of end user search services, test retrieval software, CD-ROM data bases and full-text data bases.

Ten Loose Guidelines For Online Searchers, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Over the past 20 years, guidelines to online searching have developed as databases and online systems have developed. Ten guidelines for new online searchers or experienced searchers who want to check their established style include: 1. Pre-plan the search, but do not overplan. 2. Know the purpose and motivation for the search. 3. Choose the best database or databases for each search. 4. Use cost-effective search techniques. 5. Use special care when searching for corporate or personal names. 6. Know and understand the difference between databases. 7. Plan the search strategy to match the type of database. 8. Know and …

Electronic Access To Periodicals, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents a column based on a speech presented at the American Society for Information Science 1992 Annual Meeting of October 1992 in Pittsburgh discussing full text, the most prolific type of database. Reasons full text is increasing; Periodicals available in `Fulltext Sources Online'; Formats; The big players; Impacts on libraries; Details.

Flat-Fee Pricing And Other Choices, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Libraries that frequently use online databases have several options for controlling costs. Pricing options offered by online systems include flat fee per search and flat-fee pricing per year.

Technical Bulletins: Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management, Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the components of both financial management systems and work order systems, and the benefits of each.

Technical Bulletins: Cable Tv Bill Carries Significant Changes, Jim Finane

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, which Congress passed over President George Bush's veto. Rate increases, a lack of competition among cable operators, and other changes in the cable and broadcast television industry were the driving forces behind Congress' action. The 1992 act used two definitions of effective competition.

Tennessee Public Acts 1993: Summaries Of Interest To Municipal Officials, Dennis Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication summarizes the year's public acts that have the most significant impact on municipal operations. Users of this publication are cautioned that much judgment is involved in determining which Public Acts to summarize and how to summarize them. Before taking action or giving advice based upon any Public Act summarized here, one should consult the act itself and not rely on the summary.

Predicting The Online Future, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Major changes will mark the future of online. Five major forces are shaping online searching and the online industry. These forces are at work now and will continue to shape online in the future.

The five forces are:

1. developments in telecommunications;

2. improvements in scanning and storage technologies;

3. expansion of database distribution options (CD-ROM fits here as well as many other formats);

4. a broader user base with new needs; and

5. changes in the dynamics of database production.

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1993, Mtas

Municipal Directories

A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date, for 1993.

Sociocultural Origins Of The Oromo National Movement In Ethiopia, Asafa Jalata

Sociology Publications and Other Works

This paper examines social and cultural factors that have necessitated the emergence of the Oromo national movement. Since their incorporation into Ethiopia, the Oromo have lost their autonomous cultural and social development. With the help of the European colonial power, the Ethiopians effectively occupied Oromia, expropriated Oromian economic resources, established settler colonialism, and repressed Oromo culture and negated Oromo history. The colonial settlers created oppressive institutions that facilitated the extraction of Oromo produce and labor. The Oromo have become second class citizens and lost political freedom and institutional power. Recently Oromo cultural resistance has been transformed into the Oromo national …

Health Effects Of Adolescent Pregnancy: Implications For Social Workers, Terri Combs-Orme

Social Work Publications and Other Works

Adolescent pregnancy carries significant risks to the health of the pregnant adolescent and her child. These risks, which include pregnancy complications, low birth weight, and infant mortality, are due in large part to the behavior of the adolescent and her socioeconomic circumstances. Early and consistent use of health care can minimize risks by permitting the detection and management of serious problems. Human service professionals should use every opportunity to encourage good prenatal care, while keeping in mind the developmental and personal needs of the pregnant adolescent.

Technical Bulletins: Good Service Request Systems Keep Customers Happy, Beth Birmingham

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Essential elements to ensure a successful system handling daily service requests and complaints.

Attitudinal And Perceptual Differences Between Experienced And Novice National Park Users, Rebecca Lynne Van Cleave

Doctoral Dissertations

One of the primary goals of the National Park Service is to protect the natural environments of its parks. At the same time the Park Service must provide quality experiences for its visitors. At times these two goals may seem mutually exclusive. For the Park Service to maintain a balance between protection and use management must possess a thorough understanding of the visitors to the parks. The present research sought to extend this understanding.

The goals of this research were: to explore differences in attitudes towards and perceptions of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) by different user groups; to …

Online Searching With Internet, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Librarians use Internet for its E-mail function and for remote access to online catalogs, electronic publications, databases and commercial online systems. The file transfer protocol allows transfer of information from another site.

Eminent Domain In Tennessee: An Attorney's Guide, James L. Murphy

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A comprehensive guide to eminent domain in Tennessee.

Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication explains what a municipal charter is, what it does, and how it may be changed.

Exploring Archaic Settlement In The Midsouth: The Surface Archaeology Of Cannon And Cheek Bends Of The Duck River, Tennessee, Charles L. Hall

Doctoral Dissertations

During the late 1970s and early 1980s the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville conducted an inventory and assessment of archaeological resources potentially affected by the proposed Columbia Reservoir on the Duck River in Middle Tennessee. Two environmental subdivisions of the Nashville Basin were present in the reservoir area: the patchy Inner Basin and the more homogeneous Outer Basin. As the majority of the archaeological material found was referable to the Middle and Late Archaic Periods, the research design focused on an investigation of Archaic adaptation in this environmentally variable landscape.

Two river bends selected as …

Georgian Worldview: Its Definition, History, And Influence On The Material World Of Thomas Jefferson, Madison Scott Shumate

Masters Theses

The research of this thesis has been that of two directions. The first of these attempted to both define and expand that ideological concept known as the Georgian Worldview. By referencing the opinions of current authority and by examining the very origins of this concept's many attributes this thesis would suggest that the term "Georgian" encompasses far more than symmetry in architecture alone. With this said, however, it must yet be acknowledged that architecture, and particularly the balanced and refined Palladian examples of the eighteenth century, often represented the most clearly recognizable material manifestation of this particular pervasive mind set. …

A Morphometric Study Of Sex Differences In Fetal Ilia, Susan Marie Cera Holcomb

Masters Theses

Considerable debate has concentrated on whether human fetal skeletal remains exhibit sexual dimorphism. Most attention has focused on the greater sciatic notch of the ilium, since it is a gross morphological characteristic with known sex differences in the adult and is easily seen in fetal skeletal remains. Previous traditional morphometric analyses of the fetal sciatic notch have, however, led to ambiguous results. The purpose of this study is to determine whether differences between the sexes can be discerned when modern morphometric techniques are applied.

Photographs of the ventral side of 133 fetal ilia of known age and sex from the …

"The Road Not Taken": A Phenomenological Investigation Of The Experience Of Regret, Daniel Matthew Gordon

Doctoral Dissertations

The Purpose of this study was to investigate the human experience of regret in order to discover and describe the essential nature of the experience. A phenomenological approach was taken, employing a dialogical interview method. Twelve participants volunteered for an unstructured, open-ended interview in which they were asked to describe their personal experiences of regret.

Analysis of the interview transcripts by thematizing significant statements revealed three essential themes of the experience of regret. The experience of regret is comprised of opportunities/consequences, blaming oneself, and looking back/looking forward.

Opportunities consist of an awareness of a choice, feelings of uncertainty, and a …

Anthropometric Variation Of The Cherokee, Choctaw, Kiowa, And Pawnee Amerindians, Richard P. Bigee

Masters Theses

This thesis provides an overview of Anthropometric variation among six groups of American Indians: The Eastern Band of Cherokees, the Eastern Band of Choctaws, the Western Band of Cherokees, the Western Band of Choctaws, Kiowas, and Pawnees. Anthropometric variation among these groups is analyzed using a combination of historical and statistical information.

The history of the study groups was analyzed to determine the general level of health during the period leading up the point when they were measured under the direction of Dr. Franz Boas. It is revealed that all the study groups experienced considerable stress, which effected anthropometric measurements …

Gender Ideology And Drinking Norms: Content Analysis Of Alcohol Advertisements In Selected Magazines, 1973 To 1988, Sherry Jo Walker

Doctoral Dissertations

This content analysis compared gender-alcohol associations presented in alcohol advertisements in Ms. and Sports Illustrated from 1973 to 1988. Analysis focused on (1) changes in gender representations during a period of transitional female roles, (2) relative frequencies of cognitive and emotion-inducing themes appearing in sex specific alcohol advertising, and (3) drinking norms presented by alcohol advertisers during a period characterized by criticism of alcohol marketing.

Portrayals of women did not accurately reflect the actual employment status of women. Images of feminism were superficial portrayals of women imitating men (e.g., whiskey consumption) or presented feminists as decorative objects. From 1973 to …

Technical Bulletins: Mutual Aid And Emergency Assistance: An Update, Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin was prepared by the Tennessee Municipal League (TML) Risk Management Pool loss control staff, and it discusses the importance of mutual aid agreements. With these pacts, cities and various other governments (other cities, counties, etc.) agree beforehand about helping each other when aid is needed. Most importantly, these agreements authorize such aid and thus protect the entities from unlimited liability.