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Technical Bulletins: The 1990 Mtas Salary And Fringe Benefits Survey: A Look At Compensation Of Tennessee Municipal Employees, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The salaries of workers in Tennessee's cities and towns are keeping pace with inflation. That's just one of the findings of the comprehensive salary and fringe benefit survey conducted annually by The University of Tennessee's Municipal Technical Advisory Service. This summary of the 1990 findings is designed to help towns, cities, and others evaluate and compare the data and prepare budgets based on the most up-to-date information.

Technical Bulletins: Do Your Executives Pass The Flsa's Salary (And Duties) Test?, Sid Hemsley, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Certain battalion chiefs in the Kern County, California fire department are not executives under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That's what the 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in Abshire v. County of Kern, 908 F.2d 483 (1990). In March, the U. S. Supreme Court refused to review that decision, in effect upholding it. Some newspapers called that case an expensive disaster for municipalities. The real question is whether the executives in a city's municipal departments are executives as defined by FLSA.

Railroad Deregulation And Rail Rates: A Disaggregated Analysis, Mark L. Burton

Doctoral Dissertations

This investigation first provides a highly disaggregated study of deregulated railroad rates for seventeen commodities. The results indicate that the Staggers Rail Act fundamentally altered the way in which rail carriers price their services. Rates now adhere more closely to incurred costs and exhibit a heightened sensitivity to the presence of both intermodal and intramodal competition. The model is then extended to accommodate the possibility of shipper responses to changed carrier behavior. The results of this extension suggest that shippers have responded eagerly to altered railroad behavior by changing the characteristics of their shipments. Together, the changes in railroad behavior …

The Same Databases On Different Systems, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Decisions made by database producers and online vendors or just plain old errors may result in different versions of the same database. Differences in processing and loading, MEDLINE, spelling variations and CD-ROM are discussed.

The Age-Related Effects Of Reproduction On Bone Mineral Density In Saddle-Back Tamarins (Saguinus Fuscicollis, Callitrichidae, Primates), Rachel A. Power

Masters Theses

This research examines the age-related effects of reproduction on bone mineral density in saddle-back tamarins (Sanguinus fuscicollis). Analyses of variance and bootstrapping statistical techniques were performed on a sample of 69 tamarins (31 males and 38 females) in order to determine the relationship between bone mineral density, age, gender, and reproductive status. The total sample of tamarins exhibits a significant decrease in bone mineral density with age, paralleling the condition observable in humans and Old World monkeys. Of particular interest are the results observable in the female sample relative to reproductive status. A significant increase in bone mineral …

Nailing Down The Pattern In Historical Archaeology, Amy L. Young

Masters Theses

This study suggests that middle-range research has an important role to play in historical archaeology. Three models are developed for interpreting nail assemblages from 19th and 20th century contexts. All models are based upon ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, and direct observations of nails operating in their systemic contexts. The first model allows for discriminating between a nail assemblage from an ephemeral structure site and an assemblage from a dump site. The second model enables the archaeologist to identify whether a building was log, timber frame, or balloon frame construction. The third model is designed to discriminate between nail assemblages where structures …

Technical Bulletins: State And Federal Gasoline Tax Refunds (Revisited), Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Act) passed by Congress imposed increases in federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. The tax on gasoline was increased to 14.1 cents per gallon while the tax on diesel fuel was raised to 20.1 cents per gallon. The new rates became effective December 1, 1990.

Technical Bulletins: 1990 Census Update, Joe Walsh

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Includes a list of Tennessee cities, their 1990 populations, and the census impact on state shared taxes.

The Most Popular Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Notes the proliferation of online databases in the last two decades and suggests publications which can help librarians to make decisions about choosing a database. Discussion of information in the book "Directory of Online Databases," by Carlos Cuadra and "Computer-Readable Databases: A Directory and Data Sourcebook," with a preface by Martha E. Williams; Mention of the most popular databases, including MEDLINE, NEXIS, ERIC, World Patents, Predicasts files, Chemical Abstracts (CA) File, CA Search, and Financial Information Service; Discussion of databases most used by academic, corporate, and law libraries; View that popular databases are sought after because they have been in …

Stimulus, Vol. 15, No. 1, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Wilson Branches Out, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article reports that by March or April 1991, all of the H. W. Wilson Company databases will become available on the Bibliographic Retrieval Service (BRS) online system. After seven years of exclusivity on WILSONLINE, the Wilson databases are branching out and BRS is only the first extension. Starting in 1986, Wilson offered ways to access electronic versions of its indexes. Many libraries have purchased selected Wilson indexes on CD-ROM to emphasize end-user searching. BRS implementation of the Wilson files is planned in stages throughout 1991. Stage 1 will bring up Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Applied Science & Technology …

Technical Bulletins: The Tennessee Contractors Licensing Act And Why Your City's Building Inspector Could Go To Jail, Leslie Shechter, Randy Williams

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information intended to help clarify the provisions of the Tennessee Contractors Licensing Act of 1976. On October 4, 1989, the state attorney general (in opinion number 89-130) concluded that a county assessor was personally liable for fines and penalties in violation of the act.

The Impact Of Cd-Rom On Online, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

CD-ROM has reawakened the term migration, but this time the fear is of migration from online use of databases to CD-ROM. CD-ROM sources and the possible impacts on online databases are examined.

Technical Bulletins: At-Large Electoral Systems And Voting Rights, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses at large electoral systems and voting rights.

Technical Bulletins: Redistricting And The Cities, Harold R. Yungmeyer

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Redistricting is a process that ensures each voting district within a political entity will contain substantially equal populations.

Technical Bulletins: Update On Technical Bulletin 31 (State And Federal Petroleum Tax Refunds And Exemption Options For Local Governments), Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Act) recently passed by Congress imposes new federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. This raises the tax on gasoline to 14.1 cents per gallon and the tax on diesel fuel to 20.1 cents per gallon. The new rates are effective December 1, 1990.

Municipal Law Report 1991, Dennis W. Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

During the 1991 session of the Tennessee General Assembly, more than 1,500 bills were introduced in each house. From these bills, our legislature adopted 523 new public acts. This publication, a joint effort of the Municipal Technical Advisory Service and the 1ML Risk Management Pool, summarizes those acts that affect municipalities and municipal officials. These two organizations feel that if municipal officials know about new laws, they are more likely to conform their actions to those laws.

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1991, 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 1991.

Social Processes In Work Groups: A Model Of The Effect Of Involvement, Credibility, And Goal Linkage On Training Success, Catherine S. Clark

Doctoral Dissertations

The effect of social processes in the work group on training has not been systematically studied. A model is proposed that considers the influence of pre-training social processes and supervisor credibility on expected training utility, training motivation and learning.

Survey data were collected before and after training in organizations from a large southern metropolitan area. Social process variables include group goal linkage, expected supervisor and work group training transfer climates, and involvement in training decision. In addition, job involvement and supervisor credibility were assessed. Dependent variables included expected job and career utility of training, motivation to take training, and learning. …

Librarians As An Online Sales Force, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The role of librarians in the online database market is discussed.

Finding Money For Municipal Water And Wastewater Projects In Tennessee, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

How To Conduct A City Council Meeting Based On Roberts' Rules Of Order, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Anarcho-Capitalist Threads In Modern Libertarianism: The Social Thought Of Murray Rothbard, Larry M. Hall

Doctoral Dissertations

Murray Rothbard's anarcho-capitalism represents an largely unexplored portion of American political thought. Despite an overwhelming array of publications on politics, economics, history, methodology, and other realms of social theory, his writings have received very little attention from the community of social theorists.

A significant reason for the lack of analysis concerns the unique and radical nature of Rothbard's thought. Although this research concludes that his form of anarchism is surely an American phenomenon, he combines the influences upon his writings in ways which ultimately separate him from even his libertarian colleagues. Still, he is an extremely influential figure in the …

Technical Bulletins: Surplus Property Disposal, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses surplus property disposal. Included is a sample resolution establishing procedures for a municipality to dispose of its surplus property.

Technical Bulletins: A City Attorney's Guide To Distance Restrictions In Beer Regulations, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the two principal methods (straight-line and by-the-streets) of measuring distance requirements between beer establishments and churches, schools and, occasionally, other institutions.

Online Without A Modem, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article introduces Faxtex, a series of database products by Searchcraft. Faxtex is being started for the purpose of leapfrogging over the primary three limitations in the industry namely, the need for a computer or a terminal, a modem and a password. Searchcraft's Faxtex service is a series of database products that have the potential to become the first truly mass-market, consumer-oriented database products. Faxtex requires only a touchtone phone to search textual databases. The user dials one of a series of 900 telephone numbers to connect to the Faxtex service. A combination of prerecorded and computer-synthesized voices leads the …

Technical Bulletins: Cities And The Hazardous Right To Know Law, Harold R. Yungmeyer

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 50-3-2001- 2019, the Hazardous Chemical Right-To-Know Law, became a law in 1985. The stated purpose of the law was to "provide access to information regarding hazardous chemicals to enhance the ability of manufacturing and non-manufacturing workers to minimize hazardous exposure to such chemicals; to provide information to emergency personnel to protect the public health, safety and welfare; and to provide information to citizens to enable them to make informed decisions regarding their safety, health, and welfare." This Technical Bulletin goes over the main points of the law and its implications for cities.

Database Quality Revisited, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Eleven components that enable librarians to successfully judge database quality have been identified by the Southern California Online Users Group (SCOUG). These quality control factors are discussed.

Technical Bulletins: Veteran's Reemployment Rights, Leslie Shechter

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses the Federal Veterans Reemployment Rights Law (VRR), under which a person leaving a civilian job, voluntarily or involuntarily, to enter active duty in the Armed Forces, has a right to return to that job after discharge, if that person meets a given set of criteria.

Technical Bulletins: State And Federal Petroleum Tax Refunds And Exemption Options For Local Governments, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin updates a previous bulletin dated April 14, 1988, and describes new procedures for avoiding the payment of state taxes and an update on federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel.