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2012

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2012), Richard Stokes Dec 2012

The Fair Labor Standards Act: Revised And Updated (2012), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This document details the specifics of the act: what the act requires, who is covered and who is not covered, hours worked and compensation, overtime pay, record keeping, and penalties.


Technical Bulletins: Online Data Backup (2012), Justin O'Hara Dec 2012

Technical Bulletins: Online Data Backup (2012), Justin O'Hara

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This publication describes how city data may be lost or compromised and practical ways to protect data with a backup.


Technical Bulletins: Developing Your City's Archival Policy For Electronically Stored Information (2012), Josh Jones, Justin O'Hara Dec 2012

Technical Bulletins: Developing Your City's Archival Policy For Electronically Stored Information (2012), Josh Jones, Justin O'Hara

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This publication is intended to provide guidance, especially to smaller cities, in the creation and implementation of a practical and cost-effective archiving policy for Electronically Stored Information (ESI).


Promoting And Developing Oromummaa (Power Point), Asafa Jalata Dec 2012

Promoting And Developing Oromummaa (Power Point), Asafa Jalata

Sociology Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.


Executive Summary Report, Ua/Sc Wg Dec 2012

Executive Summary Report, Ua/Sc Wg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

This report contains information on attendance, work completed, and work planned for the Usability andAssessment and Sociocultural Working Groups at the DataONE All Hands Meeting that was held September 2012 in Albuquerque, NM.


Municipal E-News: Issue 43: December 2012, Mtas Dec 2012

Municipal E-News: Issue 43: December 2012, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.


Exchange December 2012, Institute For Public Service Dec 2012

Exchange December 2012, Institute For Public Service

The Exchange Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Scwg Lightning Talk Talking Points: Dataone Ahm 2012, Scwg Nov 2012

Scwg Lightning Talk Talking Points: Dataone Ahm 2012, Scwg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

Talking points for the DataONE Sociocultural Working Group on challenges and trends identified prior to the 2012 All-Hands Meeting.


Fleet Management Tips For Municipal Decision Makers, Sharon Rollins Nov 2012

Fleet Management Tips For Municipal Decision Makers, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication informs municipal decision makers on how to manage and fund fleet operations; includes a sample vehicle replacement plan.


Fair Credit Reporting Act (2012), Richard Stokes Nov 2012

Fair Credit Reporting Act (2012), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The FCRA requires employers who use outside agencies to perform credit or other background checks (including criminal, reference, or driving record checks) to comply with comprehensive notice, consent, and disclosure obligations both prior to doing the checks and after the results are reported.


Municipal Court Appeals In Tennessee, Melissa Ashburn Nov 2012

Municipal Court Appeals In Tennessee, Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication answers several questions about city court appeals and includes a sample appeal bond form.


Technical Bulletins: The Five Basic Steps For Registering A Domain Name For Your Municipality (2012), Justin O'Hara Nov 2012

Technical Bulletins: The Five Basic Steps For Registering A Domain Name For Your Municipality (2012), Justin O'Hara

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

An explanation of how a city may register a domain name for a website.


Technical Bulletins: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers (2012), Al Major Nov 2012

Technical Bulletins: State Tax Rate On Utility Sales To Manufacturers (2012), Al Major

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State law limits both state and local sales taxes on water, gas, electricity, and other energy sources used by manufacturers. Your city needs to ensure that your utility billing system reflects these different rates. The streamlined sales tax act is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2013.


Circle Park News November 2012, College Of Communication And Information Nov 2012

Circle Park News November 2012, College Of Communication And Information

Circle Park News

No abstract provided.


Municipal E-News: Issue 42: November 2012, Mtas Nov 2012

Municipal E-News: Issue 42: November 2012, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.


Usability Phase Ii: Understanding The Dataone User Experience, Uawg Oct 2012

Usability Phase Ii: Understanding The Dataone User Experience, Uawg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

Poster on DataONE UX.


Municipal Courts Manual, Rex Barton, Melissa Ashburn, Karen Beyke Oct 2012

Municipal Courts Manual, Rex Barton, Melissa Ashburn, Karen Beyke

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide was developed for municipal courts with the authority to enforce municipal ordinances.


The Iso Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule, Jody Dwyer Oct 2012

The Iso Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule, Jody Dwyer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

ISO works with municipal building-code authorities to assess and enforce building codes through its Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) program. The BCEGS program assesses the building codes in effect in a community and how that community enforces them, with special emphasis on mitigating losses from natural hazards.


Finding Money (2012), Sharon Rollins Oct 2012

Finding Money (2012), Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This guide provides an overview of various financing programs available to Tennessee's local governments for water, wastewater, solid waste, and other project needs.


Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2012, Ut College Of Social Work Oct 2012

Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2012, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Scoop Magazine Fall 2012, College Of Communication And Information Oct 2012

Scoop Magazine Fall 2012, College Of Communication And Information

SCOOP

No abstract provided.


Interface, Fall 2012, School Of Information Sciences Oct 2012

Interface, Fall 2012, School Of Information Sciences

Interface Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Good Service Requests Keep Customers Happy (2012), Justin O'Hara, Steve Wyatt Oct 2012

Good Service Requests Keep Customers Happy (2012), Justin O'Hara, Steve Wyatt

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Automated service request systems are proven to be cost-effective, labor-saving devices that greatly enhance management efficiency. By using the chief components outlined in this report, your city can develop an efficient automated request system.


Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008 (Gina), Bonnie Jones Oct 2012

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008 (Gina), Bonnie Jones

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

The purpose of GINA is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.


Baker Center Journal Of Applied Public Policy - Vol. Iv, No.Ii, Theodore Brown Jr., J Lee Annis Jr., Steven V. Roberts, Wendy J. Schiller, Jeffrey Rosen, James Hamilton, Rick Perlstein, David B. Cohen, Charles E. Walcott, Keith Whittington Oct 2012

Baker Center Journal Of Applied Public Policy - Vol. Iv, No.Ii, Theodore Brown Jr., J Lee Annis Jr., Steven V. Roberts, Wendy J. Schiller, Jeffrey Rosen, James Hamilton, Rick Perlstein, David B. Cohen, Charles E. Walcott, Keith Whittington

Baker Center: Publications and Other Works

This special edition includes articles from speakers at a 2010 conference - "Howard H. Baker, Jr: A Life in Public Service" and a special addendum including photographs and cartoons from Sen. Baker's career.


Circle Park News October 2012, College Of Communication And Information Oct 2012

Circle Park News October 2012, College Of Communication And Information

Circle Park News

No abstract provided.


Municipal E-News: Issue 41: October 2012, Mtas Oct 2012

Municipal E-News: Issue 41: October 2012, Mtas

Municipal E-News

The “Municipal E-News” was created by MTAS in 2009 as part of our continuing efforts to meet our mission of providing timely, valuable information and assistance to Tennessee cities.


Gender Intersections And Environmental Concern, Carmel E. Price, Stephanie A. Bohon Sep 2012

Gender Intersections And Environmental Concern, Carmel E. Price, Stephanie A. Bohon

CSSJ Working Papers

The work presented here provides an exploration into the complexities of gender when considered in conjunction with other socio-demographic variables. Our goal is to look at how gender moderates several socio-demographic characteristics (age, race, class, education, political orientation, residence, marital status, number of children, religious beliefs, and scientific knowledge) as these characteristics predict several measures of environmental concern. Previous researchers suggest that inconsistencies in findings regarding gender as a predictor of environmental concern are largely due to differences in question wording and the various types of environmental concern that can be measured. We do not disagree that the framing of …


Universities Should Rethink The Publishing Model, Linda L. Phillips Sep 2012

Universities Should Rethink The Publishing Model, Linda L. Phillips

Other Library Publications and Works

In response to Chronicle of Higher Education article ("Documents Show U. of Missouri Press Suffered Years of Mixed Signals, Aug 3, 2012, pp. A-16-17) letter advocates for universities to develop business models to protect their investments in scholarly publishing.


Scwg: Research Support / Data Services Ecosystem (Academia & Federal), Scwg Sep 2012

Scwg: Research Support / Data Services Ecosystem (Academia & Federal), Scwg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

Presentation on academic and federal research ecosystems.