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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.

Municipal Law Report No. 5, Dennis W. Huffer

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

A municipality can opt to either pay employee premiums or reimburse employee costs under current Tennessee law. This report provides details on these two options and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each.

The Police Response To Domestic Violence Incidents, Phillip E. Keith

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Within the past few years, domestic violence has come to the forefront in demanding the attention of the criminal justice system. This report explains many of the myths associated with domestic violence, reviews the literature on domestic violence, and provides practical steps for establishing policies and procedures related to domestic violence within law enforcement agencies.

MTAS Municipal Law Enforcement Management Report no. 1

Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1987-88 (Revised), 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.