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Users And Uses Of Full Text Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The increasing variety in full text databases and wider availability means a variety of users and uses. Recent research has suggested that full texts are being used for many different reasons, including: document location, fact retrieval, paragraph retrieval,browsing, and document delivery. The studies reported in this paper show that search strategies may need to differ for different uses or for different types of full text. The reported studies focus on full texts of non-technical magazine articles.

Technical Bulletins: When Is A Mobile Home Not A Mobile Home?, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about the definition of a mobile home and about mobile home statutes.

Database Selection Tools, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Recommends tools for librarians in selecting databases for library patrons. Directory of online periodicals; Online dictionary files; Automatic database selection procedures.

Municipal Courts In Tennessee - A Constitutional And Statutory Primer, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This paper will first examine the constitutional and statutory underpinnings of municipal courts in Tennessee. Then it will briefly review the jurisidiction of municipal courts, the selection of municipal court judges, and municipal court penalties. Finally, it will take a look at the recent case of Summers v. Thompson, Tenn. Sup. Ct., No. 23, filed May 23, 1988. That case has a significant bearing on all of those topics, and it has some implications for what municipal courts will look like in the future. No pretense is made that every important thing is said or every important case is cited …

The Sparta/White County Experience: An Attempt To Unify Governments, Ron Fults, Joe Muscatello

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report is an account of the unification efforts between the governments of the City of Sparta and White County, Tennessee. The compilation of records and the documentation of events leading up to and through the consolidation attempt in White County inc1uding the election results of the referendum is the basis of this report.

Search Strategies For Full Text Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Managing Text: Software Choices For Textual Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Decision Making By Reference Librarians, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents guidelines for choosing alternatives for reference materials in the library. Effects of adding technological reference sources to a library; Use of online searching in academic research; Benefits of online database; When to choose CD-ROM and printed reference materials.

An Interface For Self‑Service Searching, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Features the self-service database searching interface developed under a Council on Library Resources grant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Chamapaign. Developers of the system; Capabilities; Link to the university's online public access catalog (OPAC); Description of a typical search session; Continuous testing of the system.

Software Choices For In‑House Databases., Carol Tenopir, Gerald W. Lundeen

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

A number of software packages are available to help create an in-house database on a microcomputer. Because these packages vary so widely and because different programs are suited to different applications, it is useful to categorize packages by general characteristics. In-house database software can be divided into 2 broad types: 1. general purpose, which includes text retrieval, file managers, and database management systems, and 2. special purpose, which covers information storage and retrieval (IS&R) packages, integrated bibliographic systems, and library automation applications. Each type of software is appropriate in different circumstances. For example, INMAGIC and Personal Librarian, both IS&R packages …

Evaluating Online Systems, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Focuses on the importance of evaluation skills in relation to studying library online systems. Factors that should be considered in selecting an online system; Various systems used by libraries.

Technical Bulletins: Information System Funding Available For Municipal Law Enforcement Agents, Phillip A. Keith

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses opportunities for Tennessee municipalities to obtain funding for the purpose of developing or enhancing computerized information systems. The available funding aimed to provide Tennessee law enforcement agencies with newly developed technology and to upgrade the quality of law enforcement data across the state.

Searching Full‑Text Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Provides information on full-text databases and how to use them. Commercial online systems that offer a number of full-text databases and that are used in U.S. libraries including Lexis and Nexis, BRS, DIALOG and STN International; Types of full-text databases; Search strategy and uses.

Availability Of Japanese Scientific And Technical Periodicals In Major English Language Databases, Carol Tenopir, Keiko Ikushima

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Technical Bulletins: 1988-89 State Revenue Estimates / Local Sales Tax Outlook, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides the per capita amounts that Tennessee cities were expected to receive for the fiscal year 1988-89. At the time this bulletin was published, the State General Assembly had not yet adjourned and the state budget had not been passed. Therefore, the per capita amounts presented in the bulletin were estimates only and subject to change.

Five Years Into The Past... Five Years Into The Future, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Examines the issues affecting online databases. Quality control; In-house databases; Changes in database visuals; Pricing policies; Market changes.

Art, Science, Areté, Neil Greenberg

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

No abstract provided.

Is Connect Time Pricing Obsolete?, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses the growing obsolence of connect-time pricing in the library system. Transmission speeds; Downloading and uploading; Chemical abstracts service; Flat-fee pricing.

Infant Mortality And Social Work: Legacy Of Success, Terri Combs-Orme

Social Work Publications and Other Works

Although it is not widely known, social workers have had a substantial part in the impressive reduction in infant mortality achieved in the United States during this century. This article reviews that contribution, noting a decline in interest in infant mortality in the profession beginning in the 1950s. Recent trends are noted that seem to suggest a renewal in the profession's interest in this important subject.

Technical Bulletins: Report On Permitting Requirements For Municipal And Industrial Stormwater Discharges, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information on the background and current status (as of February 1988) of the Clean Water Act of 1987. The bulletin also discusses Chattanooga's efforts to abate water pollution.

Other Ways To Access Dialog, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Focuses on various ways librarians can access DIALOG databases from Knowledge Index (KI). Aim to expand market for the KI products; Business and Medical Connections; DIALOGLINK Communications Manager; Gateway services; On-Disc MEDLINE and On-Disc NTIS; Instructional videotape 'Introduction to Searching DIALOG.'

What About Pit Bulls, Don W. Ownby

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This report is designed to help municipalities identify what their legislative response should be to the considerable media hype about pit bulldogs. Samples of publications, ordinances, and court opinions are included in appendices.

Legal Considerations Involved In The Hiring Decision (Or "Do I Really Have To Hire That Person?"), Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Covers such topics as the employment contract in Tennessee; state employment legislation affecting hiring; and various types of discrimination.

Technical Bulletins: Improving Financial Responsibility Through Budget Amendment Control, Ken Joines, Tom Brant

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information intended to help city councils and their individual members be more financially responsible. Included is a sample ordinance that establishes a requirement that any additional expenditures resulting from an amendment to a city's budget must be accompanied by a resolution identifying a corresponding increase in income and/or expenditure reduction.

Technical Bulletins: Group Insurance For City Personnel, Don W. Ownby

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 3, of the Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA), entitled "Insurance for Employees and Officials of Municipal Corporations and Special School Districts", which was enacted in 1961 and expressly authorized municipal corporations to provide group life, hospitalization, disability, or medical insurance for all their employees and officials.

Technical Bulletins: Nonpoint Sources Of Water Pollution, Sharon Rollins

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Nonpoint sources of water pollution are defined as land and air use activities that contribute to pollution of ground and/or surface water as a result of runoff, of nonpoint source pollution leachate from septic tanks seepage, or percolation. Major sources are agriculture runoff, urban runoff, and landfills, runoff from forestry and mining operations, and hydrologic modifications. Nonpoint sources of water pollution are responsible for approximately three-fourths of the water quality problems in Tennessee.

The Clean water Act of 1987 (Act) requires states to begin addressing the problem of nonpoint sources of water pollution.

Online Services, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

The Sci‑Mate Software System: A Review, Carol Tenopir, Gerald W. Lundeen

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The Sci-Mate Software system consists of three software packages that together provide a total database system. The SciMate Searcher is designed for searching remote databases and downloading from them, the Sci-Mate Manager facilitates the creation and maintenance of private databases, and the Sci-Mate Editor creates formatted bibliographies. The Searcher does not substitute for knowledge of online databases but, when used in conjunction with the other modules, provides an excelIent and easy way to create localIy held databases. AlI three modules are reliable and easy to use.

Guided Discovery: Playing And Winning The Economic Development Game, Municipal Technical Advisory Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Guided Discovery is a strategic planning approach to economic development. It is intended to serve communities by providing a process for examining strengths and weaknesses, and developing realistic strategies for actions to improve economic conditions.

Small Cities Police Manual Guide, Joe Muscatello

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.