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Hot Topic: The 1993 Mt As Salary And Fringe Benefit Survey, Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The MT AS annual salary and fringe benefit survey for 1993 is complete and shows salary increases for city employees grew at a rate higher than 1992. Hot off the laser printer, here's a summary of the findings.

The Task Force On Race Relations Recommendations: Progress To Date, Commission For Blacks

Major Studies and Reports

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Laws Governing City Budgets Changed, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

A city's ability to choose which budget law it follows was removed when the General Assembly passed Chapter 448, Public Acts of 1993, applying the general budget law to several additional cities. The general budget law, formally known as the Municipal Budget Law of 1982, is detailed in Tennessee Code Annotated §6-56-201 et seq.

Target, Freestyle, Win: Searching Takes On A New Look, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Compares three new search techniques available on major online systems: DIALOG's Target, Mead's Freestyle and West's WIN. Their advantages over their Boolean precursors; Details of what they each offer.

Local Government Documents: A Checklist For Tennessee Public Libraries, Carol C. Hewlett, Barbara Groves

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

One of the major services a public library provides for Its communities Is access to Information generated by local government. This service benefits local governments as well as the community they both serve. Each public library In Tennessee should contain copies of Important city and/or county documents of use and Interest to the residents of the community.

Pb1024-Control Cockroaches In The Home, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Insects, Pests, Plant Diseases and Weeds

Cockroaches are the number one pest in homes or other buildings They have successfully adapted to living wherever people live and are common on ships, in warehouses, restaurants, stores, apartments, offices, hotels and one-family dwellings. In fact, cockroaches are often the first occupant in a new building.

Cockroaches are frequently carried into buildings in bags or boxes. They can live outside in water meters, garbage dumps or sewage systems and then migrate into buildings.

Cockroaches hide in sheltered, dark places during the day. Because they avoid light, they may not be detected in a home for months. Most homes have …

Hot Topic: Attention Cities--Heads Up On Solid Waste!, Sharon Rollins, Leslie Shechter

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Time is running out to finalize regional solid waste plans. Make sure your city's interests are represented!

Teaching Adult Learners, John A. Henschke Edd

IACE Hall of Fame Repository

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Annexation Always A Hot Topic In Tennessee Cities And Towns, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

This is a compilation of recent annexation events in Tennessee. It includes information sent in by various municipalities -- complaints, briefs, cases, etc.-- supplemented by material already in the MTAS annexation files.

Quality In Distribution Channels, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses how quality relates to the information distribution channels of databases, with emphasis on the links between the database content or producer and the users. Choices for access; Assuring quality; Tendencies and prospects; Progress.

Special Censuses: Ruminating About Enumerating?, Rebecca G. Crowder, Mary Beatty

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Information about how and why a city should conduct a special census.

Technical Bulletins: Irs Regulations On Personal Use Of City-Owned Vehicles: Complying With The Final 1989 Rules, Mark Pullen

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

On July 6, 1989, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations on the Taxation of Fringe Benefits, including taxation on personal use of a city-owned vehicle. This Technical Bulletin summarize the rules and advises cities on how to follow them.

Tcwp Newsletter No. 197, Tennessee Citizens For Wilderness Planning

Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Hot Topic: Irs Rules Change Regarding Diesel Fuel Purchases, Mtas

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (P.L. 103-66), enacted in August 1993, changed the collection point for the excise taxes on diesel fuel to the same as gasoline.

Full-Text Retrieval: Systems And Files, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Much of the development in the first 30 years of library automation has been in solving the problem of identifying relevant sources. Automation of the library's card catalog provides a finding tool for the library's collections. The books, journals, films, and other materials located through the catalog still mostly reside in their original form, with no direct connection to the automated finding tool.

Most of the early development in electronic publishing was also aimed solely at identifying information sources. Secondary publishers, notably publishers of indexing/abstracting serials, were the first to provide their resources in electronic form. Throughout the 1970s and …

1994 Chancellor's Response To Safety And Student Issues Raised By The Cfw, Office Of The Chancellor

Issues, Proposals, and Recommendations

No abstract provided.

1994 Chancellor's Response To Concerns Raised By The Commission For Women At Utk, March 1994

Issues, Proposals, and Recommendations

No abstract provided.

1994 The Status Of Women At The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, Commission For Women

Major Studies and Reports

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The President, The University Of Tennessee To The Board Of Trustees, 1993-1994: Celebrating 200, Joseph E. Johnson

President's Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Networker 1994 Winter Issue, Commission For Women

The Networker

No abstract provided.

State Street Aid Fund Expenditures: On The Road To Understanding, W. Ken Jones

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Tennessee Public Acts 1994: 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.

Center Of Excellence Annual Report, July 1993-June 1994, College Of Veterinary Medicine

Center of Excellence Annual Reports

The center was created in 1984 to promote interdisciplinary activities designed to improve the quality of human life through better animal health; expand livestock disease research capabilities in the College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) and the Institute of Agriculture; identify and characterize animal diseases that are similar to human disease; and develop new strategies for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.

Since 1984, the center has developed successful programs that affect the understanding, treatment, and prevention of livestock and human diseases. These programs predominately focus on molecular and cellular approaches to research in infectious diseases, toxicology, host defense, molecular …

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1994, 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 1994.

Continuum...The History Of The Department Of Art At The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, Sam Yates, Dale G. Cleaver, Donald Kurka, Norman Magden

Faculty Catalogues

Faculty members: Sandra Blain, Michael Brakke, Sally Brogden, Richard Daehnert, James F. Darrow, Joe Falsetti, Marcia Goldenstein, William C. Kennedy, Baldwin Lee, Richard J. LeFevre, Whitney Leland, Philip Livingston, Pam Longobardi, Beauvais Lyons, Norman Magden, Susan E. Metros, Philip Nichols, Dennis Peacock, Thomas J. Riesing, Cary Staples, F. Clark Stewart, David Wilson, Dorothy Metzger Habel, Timothy W. Hiles, Fred H. Martinson, Frederick C. Moffatt, Amy L. Neff, and Sam Yates.

1994 - 1995 Networker Advisory Committee Bylaws, Commission For Women

Other Works

No abstract provided.

Utk Library Record 1993-94, University Of Tennessee Libraries

UTK Libraries Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Fact Book: 1994-1995, The Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

UTK Fact Book

Welcome to the fifth annual Fact Book of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This edition commemorates the bicentennial of the founding of the University. Over the past 200 years, the institution has matured into one of the country's eminent state universities and land grant colleges. This compendium helps describe the "multiversity," as former University of California President Clark Kerr has described the modem university, into which UTK has evolved.

As with all the previous issues, the staff of the Office of Institutional Research is grateful for the assistance we receive from our colleagues who collect and maintain the various university …

The Utk Librarian, 1993-94

The UTK Librarian

No abstract provided.

Fy 1994 Original Budget Document, University Of Tennessee

Budget Documents

No abstract provided.