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Legal Aid Clients With General Assistance Problems: A Study Of Housing Conditions, R. K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, Chris Wayne
Legal Aid Clients With General Assistance Problems: A Study Of Housing Conditions, R. K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, Chris Wayne
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The Omaha Legal Aid Society contacted the Center for Applied Urban Research to help assess the housing conditions of clients who had applied for legal aid with a Douglas County general assistance (GA) problem within the past 18 months. Legal Aid wanted to know what proportion of these clients were living in housing that was below minimum health and decency standards.
Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For The City Of Seward, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris
Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For The City Of Seward, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris
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On February 20, 1984, the City of Seward, Nebraska released a request for proposal (RFP) for an in-house, on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming data processing system or comparable on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming time sharing capability.
Request For And Evaluation Of Proposals To Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools For Electronics Data Processing, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Request For And Evaluation Of Proposals To Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools For Electronics Data Processing, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools in Nebraska.
Request For Proposal Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino
Request For Proposal Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino
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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors for computer hardware, software, and support for the City of Wayne, NE. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the City of Wayne as herein described.
Evaluation Of Responses Butler County, Ne For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris
Evaluation Of Responses Butler County, Ne For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris
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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for Butler County, Nebraska.
The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb
The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb
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This volume is about politics, crime, and criminal justice in the United States. As such, it reports on some of the fruits of an increasing amount of research that has been devoted to this topic in recent years. With the exception of one analytical essay on crime as an issue in American politics, all of the articles in the volume are based on original field research.
Analysis Of Economic And Activity Data Reported By Nebraska Non-Profit Organizations, 1983, Murray Frost
Analysis Of Economic And Activity Data Reported By Nebraska Non-Profit Organizations, 1983, Murray Frost
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This report is based on the responses of 125 arts organizations. They range from small limited-interest groups to institutions with multi-million dollar budgets. Some are run out of volunteers' homes while others have marble edifices. The respondents in this report do not include local school districts, although universities are included. A copy of the instrument and totals is included as an appendix.
Caur Publications Of The Center For Applied Urban Research November 1982 To June 1984, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Caur Publications Of The Center For Applied Urban Research November 1982 To June 1984, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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This list is a supplement to the one published in October, 1982. That booklet listed CAUR studies, reports, and Review articles published from June, 1971 to October, 1982.
Bus Ridership: An Analysis Of A Survey In The Omaha Metropolitan Area, Murray Frost
Bus Ridership: An Analysis Of A Survey In The Omaha Metropolitan Area, Murray Frost
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Metro Area Transit (MAT), the operator of the bus system in the Omaha metropolitan area, perceived an acceleration of a continuing long term trend of reduced ridership. They asked the Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to design a study to help them develop a strategy that would halt and reverse these patterns.
A Comparison Of The Corporate Structures And Delivery Of City Services In Omaha And Manila, Roberto Lazaro, Floyd T. Waterman
A Comparison Of The Corporate Structures And Delivery Of City Services In Omaha And Manila, Roberto Lazaro, Floyd T. Waterman
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No abstract provided.
Small Local Governments And Information Management, Donald F. Norris
Small Local Governments And Information Management, Donald F. Norris
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During the past few years, an increasing amount of research has been conducted on the subject of computers and information management in small local governments. These are defined as cities of less than 50,000 population and counties of less than 100,000. Much of this research has been conducted within single states or multi-state regions in the United States. One of its primary purposes seems to have been to assist in the development of training and technical assistance programs on computers and information management for small local. governments.
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Instructors' Manual, Donald F. Norris
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Instructors' Manual, Donald F. Norris
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This handbook, and its accompanying instructor's manual, was written to be used with a one- or two-day workshop on microcomputers and local governments. The handbook was designed· for the local government official with little or no familiarity with microcomputers and their applications to the world of government.
Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Computers and Small Local Governments: Users and Uses," by Donald R. DiMartino and Donald F. Norris.
This is Part II of an article based on a CAUR survey of computing in small local governments in the plains and mountain states. The study was conducted under a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Part I, published in last month's issue, reported on the frequency of computer use by local governments, the types of computers used, system administration, typical uses, and attitudes toward and satisfaction with computer systems.
Part II presents data on …
Residential Investment And Insurance Practices, Jack Ruff
Residential Investment And Insurance Practices, Jack Ruff
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PART I - Literature Review
PART II - Demographic Profiles of Omaha's Areas
PART III - A Comparison of Real Estate Transfers in Three Omaha Areas
PART IV - Insurance Industry Views
Homeowner Insurance In Omaha And The Fair Housing Act: Seeds Of Redlining: A Legal Analysis, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Homeowner Insurance In Omaha And The Fair Housing Act: Seeds Of Redlining: A Legal Analysis, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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The function of this study is to render a legal determination as to whether or not the data developed by the University of Nebraska's Center for Urban Affairs is sufficient to state a claim under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq., commonly known as the Fair Housing Act.
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Participants' Manual, Donald F. Norris
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Participants' Manual, Donald F. Norris
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This handbook has its origins in a conversation between the author and Dr. Theodore Maher in the spring of 1981. The conversation centered on the role that we believed soon would be played by microcomputers in local governments and the concomitant need for training and technical assistance in the acquisition and use of microcomputers.
Caur Annual Report: 1983-84, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Caur Annual Report: 1983-84, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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The Center for Applied Urban Research provided a variety of research, technical assistance, and training services during 1983-1984. Service was provided to clients from local and state governments and to non-profit organizations as well as private industry. Communities across Nebraska were the recipients of CAUR assistance. These included Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Nebraska City, Wayne, Gothenburg, and Scottsbluff. State agencies served included the Nebraska Crime Commission, the Department of Social Services, and the Equal Opportunity Commission. Non-profit organizations included the Legal Aid Society, the Urban League, the Omaha Hospice Organization, the Community Housing Resources Board, and the Local Initiatives Support …
A Study To Determine Programs That Can Be Offered By The Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center, Jack Ruff
A Study To Determine Programs That Can Be Offered By The Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center, Jack Ruff
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This proposed study is in response to a request from the Council Bluffs Senior Citizens' Center Board and staff to gather information from the senior citizens in Council Bluffs concerning the types of programs and activities they would like to see provided by the Senior Citizens' Center. The study will (1) gather survey research information from the senior citizens of Council Bluffs, (2) provide information for program planning and development, (3) provide geographic and demographic information about the types of programs desired by different groupings of the elderly, and (4) provide a data base that can be periodically updated.
A Study Of The Knowledge And Use Of Hospice By Health Care Professionals In Omaha, Carole Davis, Wilda C. Stephenson, Deborah Caulfield
A Study Of The Knowledge And Use Of Hospice By Health Care Professionals In Omaha, Carole Davis, Wilda C. Stephenson, Deborah Caulfield
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The primary objective of this study was to conduct a needs assessment for the Omaha Hospice Organization which would determine the knowledge and/or use of hospice concepts and programs by health care professionals.
The State Of Black Omaha: 1984, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
The State Of Black Omaha: 1984, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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This study analyzed data from existing sources in a number of areas relevant to the Black community. Data were gathered in the areas of population characteristics, employment, education, housing, economic development, health, political participation, and administration of justice,
Market Potential For Automated Data Processing Services In Southeast Nebraska, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris
Market Potential For Automated Data Processing Services In Southeast Nebraska, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris
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This report presents an analysis of computing among local governmental agencies in southeastern Nebraska. The data were collected via telephone interviews with 219 agencies during December, 1983. The study was conducted for the City of Lincoln Data Processing Department to assist in determining whether a market potential among local governments exists for its services.
Foster Parent Training Program: Evaluation Report 1983-1984, Carole Davis
Foster Parent Training Program: Evaluation Report 1983-1984, Carole Davis
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Over the past two years, the Foster Parent Training project, in close cooperation with the Department of Social Services, has been successful in training over 1,000 foster parents and caseworkers in the Basic and Adolescent curricula. A statewide network capable of providing on-going support to local foster parents has been developed. In addition to the 16 regional trainers, over 55 local people interested in foster care have participated as co-trainers. The involvement of other local resource people such as judges, counselors, caseworkers, and attorneys has increased the number involved in training even more. The following report presents a summary of …