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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones Dec 2010

Social Media As A Tool For Tennessee Municipalities, Bonnie Jones, Josh Jones

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication will provide your city with information relative to social media for purposes of communicating with employees, interacting with your community, and using social media as a hiring tool. Includes sample social media policy.


Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus Dec 2010

Hot Topic: Irs Releases 2011 Withholding Tables, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The new withholding tables are to be implemented as soon as January 1, 2011, but no later than January 31, 2011.


Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus Dec 2010

Hot Topic: Federal Mileage Rate Effective January 1, 2011, Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

The optional standard mileage rate increased to 51 cents per mile for all business miles driven after December 31, 2010.


Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes Dec 2010

Hot Topic: Uniformed Services Employment And Reemployment Rights Act (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Up-to-date information on employee military leave for employees who are National Guardsmen, in the Reserve, are planning to enlist, or are drafted.


Dataone Strucure And Potential Partnership As A Member Node, Dataone Dec 2010

Dataone Strucure And Potential Partnership As A Member Node, Dataone

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Municipal E-News: Issue 21: December 2010, Mtas Dec 2010

Municipal E-News: Issue 21: December 2010, 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.


Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes Nov 2010

Interviewing And The Law (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

Congress provided federal legal enforcement for equal employment in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with strengthening amendments added in 1972. Unlawful discrimination in the employment process also is enforced through the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.


Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes Nov 2010

Technical Bulletins: Osha Changes Forms And Procedures For Reporting Occupational Injuries And Illnesses (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The 2002 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping rules require employers, subject to the rules, to record and report work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses.


Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden Nov 2010

Technical Bulletins: Irs Rules For Diesel Fuel And Gasoline Purchases (2010), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Gasoline, diesel, and certain other fuels purchased for the exclusive use of a state or local government are exempt from the federal excise taxes on those fuels.


Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden Nov 2010

Technical Bulletins: Hotel-Motel Tax In Tennessee Cities (2010), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The proceeds from the hotel-motel tax can be used for purposes authorized in your enacting ordinance, private act, or general law.


Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn Nov 2010

Technical Bulletins: Municipal Travel Policy (2010), Melissa Ashburn

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

State law requires all municipalities with populations less than 100,000 to adopt and file with the state comptroller a travel policy that covers expense reimbursement for elected and appointed officials.


Preliminary Executive Summary: Aserl Interlibrary Loan Needs Assessment And Best Practices Survey, David P. Atkins Nov 2010

Preliminary Executive Summary: Aserl Interlibrary Loan Needs Assessment And Best Practices Survey, David P. Atkins

Other Library Publications and Works

A working group of ASERL librarians designed a survey to assess resource sharing issues and identify best practices. The results will assist ASERL in identifying programming and project areas to support resource sharing. The survey will also produce ILL and resource sharing benchmarks useful for future planning and assessment. The survey inquires into fundamental resource sharing outputs, networks, and technologies. To measure current best practices, the survey also incorporates Rethinking Resource Sharing "STARS" A Checklist Interlibrary Loan Assessment, devised by ALA/RUSA/STARS.


Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes Nov 2010

Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

President Bush signed a spending bill that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.


Usability & Assessment Working Group: Working Group Outcomes & Follow-Up Actions, Uawg Nov 2010

Usability & Assessment Working Group: Working Group Outcomes & Follow-Up Actions, Uawg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

Presentation on upcoming milestones and actions for the DataONE Usability and Assessment Working Group.


The Oromo In Exile: Creating Knowledge And Promoting Social Justice, Asafa Jalata Nov 2010

The Oromo In Exile: Creating Knowledge And Promoting Social Justice, Asafa Jalata

Sociology Publications and Other Works

Although it has been impossible to freely study, write, and publish on the issues of the Oromo people in the Ethiopian Empire because of political repression, activist Oromo scholars in the Diaspora have been engaging in the development critical Oromo scholarship to address the political, economic, cultural and social problems of this down-trodden people for almost two decades. As a member of the Oromo Diaspora, I have been participating in and observing the development of Oromo scholarship. Successive Ethiopian governments have been targeting for imprisonment or elimination activist Oromos suspecting their participation in the Oromo national movement for national self-determination, …


Usability And Assessment Working Group Ahm 2010, Uawg Nov 2010

Usability And Assessment Working Group Ahm 2010, Uawg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Surveying Citizens: A Handbook For Municipal Officials Who Want To Know What Their Citizens Think, David H. Folz Phd Nov 2010

Surveying Citizens: A Handbook For Municipal Officials Who Want To Know What Their Citizens Think, David H. Folz Phd

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This handbook describes the process getting valid and reliable information from a citizen survey. It's intended for readers who don't have a substantial background in survey research or statistics. The basic premise is simple: Do it right or don't bother to do it at all. The necessary steps to "do it right" allow for few shortcuts in planning, designing and implementing a high-quality citizen survey or in analyzing responses. Following the procedures and suggestions described here should yield questions that are valid (measures what you want to measure), reliable (consistent), and useful (results that relate to the survey objectives.


Wg Report: Socio-Cultural Working Group Ahm 2010, Scwg Nov 2010

Wg Report: Socio-Cultural Working Group Ahm 2010, Scwg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Circle Park News November 2010, College Of Communication And Information Nov 2010

Circle Park News November 2010, College Of Communication And Information

Circle Park News

No abstract provided.


Municipal E-News: Issue 20: November 2010, Mtas Nov 2010

Municipal E-News: Issue 20: November 2010, 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.


Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden Oct 2010

Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Revenues And Expenditures On The Road To Understanding (2010), Ron Darden

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

The Tennessee Legislature authorized the state to distribute a portion of the proceeds from the state gasoline fuel taxes to incorporated cities and towns for use on municipal streets. The current allocation to cities is based on $26.08 per capita.


Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2010), Dick Phebus Oct 2010

Hot Topic: Changes In Federal And State Reimbursement Rates For Travel (2010), Dick Phebus

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Summary of changes in the federal and state lodging and meals reimbursement rates for travel.


Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris Oct 2010

Technical Bulletins: City Recorder Certification Update (2010), Margaret Norris

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

Municipal clerks and recorders are required to become certified by completing 100 hours of education and maintain the certification by obtaining 18 hours of continuing education every three years.


Working Group: Usability & Assessment, Uawg Oct 2010

Working Group: Usability & Assessment, Uawg

DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups

No abstract provided.


Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook Oct 2010

Hot Topic: Unemployment Insurance: Who Is Not Covered? (2010), Gail Cook

MTAS Publications: Hot Topics

Unemployment insurance is a program that provides up to 26 weeks of benefits to Tennessee workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.


The Impacts Of European Colonial Terrorism On Africans, Asafa Jalata Oct 2010

The Impacts Of European Colonial Terrorism On Africans, Asafa Jalata

Social Work Publications and Other Works

This article critically explores the essence and characters of European colonial terrorism and its main consequences on various African peoples during racial slavery, colonization, and incorporation into the European-dominated capitalist world system between the late 15th and 20th centuries. It employs multidimensional, comparative methods, and critical approaches to explain the dynamic interplay among social structures, human agency, and terrorism to critically understand the connections among terrorism, the emergence of globalization, and African underdevelopment. The piece focuses on four central issues: First, it conceptualizes and theorizes terrorism to clarify its roles in creating and maintaining the global system. Second, it focuses …


European Colonial Terrorism And The Incorporation Of Africa Into The Capitalist World System, Asafa Jalata Oct 2010

European Colonial Terrorism And The Incorporation Of Africa Into The Capitalist World System, Asafa Jalata

Sociology Publications and Other Works

This article critically explores the essence and characters of European colonial terrorism and its main consequences on various African peoples during racial slavery, colonization, and incorporation into the European-dominated capitalist world system between the late 15th and 20th centuries. It employs multidimensional, comparative methods, and critical approaches to explain the dynamic interplay among social structures, human agency, and terrorism to critically understand the connections among terrorism, the emergence of globalization, and African underdevelopment. The piece focuses on four central issues: First, it conceptualizes and theorizes terrorism to clarify its roles in creating and maintaining the global system. Second, it focuses …


Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2010, Ut College Of Social Work Oct 2010

Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2010, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Circle Park News October 2010, College Of Communication And Information Oct 2010

Circle Park News October 2010, College Of Communication And Information

Circle Park News

No abstract provided.


A Longitudinal Study Of U.S. Network Tv Newscasts And Strikes: Political Economy On The Picket Line, Mark D Harmon, Lee Shu-Yueh Oct 2010

A Longitudinal Study Of U.S. Network Tv Newscasts And Strikes: Political Economy On The Picket Line, Mark D Harmon, Lee Shu-Yueh

School of Journalism and Electronic Media Publications and Other Works

News media coverage of labor traditionally has been used as a supporting example for Political Economy Theory. It holds that that content production and distribution, and hence the news content itself, is subtly influenced by ownership and control. Certainly one can notice over the past few decades a dramatic decline in the journalistic resources devoted to labor coverage. This has lead some observers to suggest the growing corporate concentration of media ownership correlates with strike coverage that has declined beyond any ratio suggested by the declining power of unions and the reduced number of strikes. This research examined whether U. …