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Socioeconomic Variability In Federal Period Overhill Cherokee Archaeological Assemblages, Brett High Riggs

Masters Theses

During the early nineteenth century, Cherokee society rapidly evolved from its traditional state of social and economic homogeneity into a state of marked socioeconomic heterogeneity, This transformation is attributable to differential acculturation of Anglo-American economic strategies, material culture, and ideologies by various sectors of Cherokee society. Such socioeconomic heterogeneity is expected to be manifested in the archaeological record by a high degree of intercontextual variability in Federal Period Cherokee assemblages, contrasting with low levels of variability in Colonial Period Cherokee assemblages. This proposition is addressed in this study through comparative analysis of 13 Federal Period Cherokee assemblages, two Federal Period …

The Effects Of Kinship On Land Transfer: A Study Of Settlement On The Cumberland Plateau Of Kentucky And Tennessee, Jeffrey W. Gardner

Masters Theses

This thesis examines specific aspects of nineteenth century Euroamerican settlement on the Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee. Primary historical documents i.e. county deed records, are used as the principal data source in a study of the effects of kin relationship on the process of land transfer. Blevins family property transfers, recorded between 1800 and 1910 in Wayne County, Kentucky and Scott County, Tennessee are examined systematically to: 1) test previous ethnographic and ethnohistoric empahses placed on kinship as a primary settlement determinant and the principal basis for local group solidarity; and 2) demonstrate the utility of deed record information …

An Archaeological Survey Of Big Bone Cave, Tennessee And Diachronic Patterns Of Cave Utilization In The Eastern Woodlands, George Martin Crothers

Masters Theses

An archaeological survey of Big Bone Cave, Tennessee was conducted by the author from August 1984 to August 1985. Results of the survey indicate that while numerous historic activities, particularly the mining of saltpetre, have disturbed prehistoric deposits in the cave, evidence of aboriginal use of the cave remains intact. The nature of prehistoric remains, their context, and the radiocarbon dated period of activity are used as evidence to support the interpretation that extensive mining of selenite gypsum occurred in the cave, primarily during the Early Woodland period.

The radiocarbon age chronology from Big Bone and other similar cave sites …

Technical Bulletins: Flsa Update No. 1, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin was the first in a series of published updates regarding significant changes made to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Quality Control, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Focuses on issues affecting the quality of information delivered through online technology. Areas in which the quality of a database can be judged; Accuracy of information used to create a database; Quality of the source materials cited; Quality of the telecommunications link; Factors affecting the quality of the online vendor; Quality of the online searchers and the services they provide.

Cd‑Rom In 1986, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Databases on CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory) were the biggest news in the database industry in 1986. During the year, many new CD products became available, others were announced as forthcoming, and some of the big names in the information industry (e.g., DIALOG and H. W. Wilson) entered the CD marketplace. 11 was also a year of uncertainty and flux, with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) entering the market in the spring only to suspend its database distribution in the fall, prices of CD products changing frequently, and the number of users not yet approaching the projected figures. The professional literature …

Municipal Officials Certificate Training Program, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Tennessee Superfund Program Overview, Rules, Regulations & List, Randy Williams

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guidance document is intended to assist in furthering the understanding of Local Government officials and others concerning Federal and State Hazardous Waste Superfund regulations, issues and procedures. This document incorporates regulations and procedures already in use by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Tennessee Department of Health and Environment and attempts to demonstrate where they parallel.

Observations On The Relationships Between Population Changes, Tax Rates And Levels Of Debt, Thomas A. Brant

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report is intentionally characterized as "Observations" in its title. It does not pretend to be a definitive analytical study that leads to unshakable or hard conclusions. It is exactly what it claims to be, i.e. "observations". This does not mean that it cannot be useful. The intent was to present appropriate information in a way that will facilitate a better understanding of an important and complex subject. The purpose was to provide a factual basis for considering the relationships between population growth, local property taxes and levels of debt in Tennessee cities and counties.

Technical Bulletins: Immigration Reform And Control Act Of 1986, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On November 6, 1986, the President signed into law immigration reform legislation. The new law (P.L. 99-603, "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986" ) makes it unlawful for any person knowingly to hire, recruit or refer for a fee any alien not authorized to work. It also requires that employees comply with the employment verification system as outlined by the law.

Online Education: Planning For The Future, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses the future of library school education, particularly with regards to online searching and databases.

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1987-88, 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 1987-88.

Technical Bulletins: Ordinance Prohibiting "Brown Bagging" In Beer Taverns Upheld, Don W. Ownby

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On December 8, 1986, the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld an ordinance of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County which makes it unlawful for the holder of a Metropolitan beer license to allow any alcoholic beverage with an alcoholic content in excess of five percent to be brought onto the licensed premises unless the establishment is also licensed to serve liquor by the drink. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County vs Donald D. Shaw, SW2d (Dec. 8, 1986).

Cd‑Rom Database Update, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents news updates pertaining to CD-ROM database products in the U.S. as of December 1986. Increasing number of database products available on optical digital discs; Digital Equipment Corp.'s decision to exit from the CD-ROM database publishing to produce and market subsets of their databases on CD-ROM; Instability of CD-ROM products.

Technical Bulletins: How To Reduce Phone Costs, Robert W. Freson

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin lists several possible steps intended to help cities reduce their telephone costs.

Technical Bulletins: A Public Official's Guide To Measuring 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.

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.

Faunal Resources, Butchering Patterns, And Seasonality At The Eastman Rockshelter (40sl34): An Interpretation Of Function, Bruce Louis Manzano

Masters Theses

This study presents a model on the role the Eastman Rockshelter (40SL34) played in settlement-subsistence systems of prehistoric human groups who once occupied northeastern Tennessee. Expectations generated from the model are tested through the analysis of a faunal sample recovered from the shelter. These remains date from the Late Archaic to Mississippian time periods. The fauna is well preserved and represents a variety of species including the first archaeological occurrence of an extinct fish, the harelip sucker.

The model assumes a shift in shelter use from earlier residentially mobile hunter/gatherer groups to its later use by task force hunting groups. …

The Value Of A Videotaped Storyboard In A Non-Broadcast, Client Oriented Video Production: A Case Study, Clifton Duane Willard Ii

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the value of using the videotaped storyboard in the pre-planning and pre-production approval of a client oriented, corporate videotaped training program.

The methodology in this study is as follows: (1) to undertake the production of a corporate videotape training program; (2) to gather the necessary pre-production information about the topic, the audience, the manner in which the videotape program will be used; (3) to develop a storyboard based on the information obtained; (4) to present this storyboard for production approval; (5) to videotape the storyboard; (6) to present this videotaped version of …

The Easynet Gateway, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Highlights the EasyNet Gateway computer system for libraries. Features of EasyNet; Vendors of the technology; Method of use; Costs.

Why Don’T More People Use Databases?, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Explores the barriers to the use of databases in libraries. Purchase of hardware; Software problems for the user and the vendor; Unrealized expectations of end users; Problem of costs for databases.

Guide To Compliance With The Fair Labor Standards Act For Tennessee Municipalities, Richard M. Ellis

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The application of the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act to municipal government has proven to be one of the higher impact items with which Tennessee Cities have been required to deal with over the past several years. MTAS has prepared several technical bulletins on this issue and has participated in state-wide briefings that were held in the past year. In an attempt to provide you a comprehensive look at the Fair Labor Standards Act and its overall impact on your municipality, MTAS is providing you with this publication, "Guide to Compliance With the Fair Labor Standards Act for …

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

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

In May, 1985, the Tennessee State Legislature passed the "Hazardous Chemical Right-To-Know Law." This Technical Bulletin goes over the main points of the law and its implications for cities.

Infotrac: A Laser Disc System, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Features InfoTrac, the online database of Information Access Co. Background information on the database; Users' reactions; Document delivery.

Psychological Factors Associated With Minority And Majority Student Status In University Settings, Julie Elizabeth Williams

Doctoral Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate whether minority students, regardless of race, experienced more common emotional stressors, and had more similar behavior and attitudes toward integration than their racial counterparts enrolled in institutions where they were in the racial minority. This goal was accomplished by studying 289 subjects from the following student groups: black minority students (48), white minority students (65), black majority students (90), white majority students (86). Minority status was assigned to black and white students who attended a university where students of a different race from their own were predominant; majority status was assigned …

Drainage Management, Robert Alley, Gene Puett, Cathy Moore-Jansen, Frank E. Kirk

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Surface Artifact Assemblage Variability: A Consideration Of The Natural Factors Influencing Artifact Recovery, William B. Turner

Masters Theses

The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of naturally occurring variables on surface artifact recovery. This was accomplished by isolating and reviewing pertinent variables, which are rainfall and soil factors. Information from this review was incorporated into an experiment designed to measure the effects of rainfall on artifact exposure and recovery. The results from the surface recovery experiment were used to form baseline data that allowed meaningful interpretation of three additional plowzone data recovery exercises. These were (1) artifact detection by shovel test, (2) prediction of surface density from plowzone excavation data, and (3) reliability of surface …

Technical Bulletins: Required Group Health Care Coverage For Former Employees And Dependents, Michael Tallent

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses Title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), which requires cities with more than 20 employees, that offer health care plans, to extend continuing health care coverage to their employees or their dependents when certain "qualifying events" have occurred.

Technical Bulletins: Grease Traps, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses why grease traps are necessary and provides a list of design criteria, as well as a diagram of a typical grease trap and instructions for their maintenance.

Four Options For End User Searching, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Focuses on libraries' options for end user searching in the United States. Front-end software; Access to databases.