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Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing Extended Three Years; Rs Handicapped Regulations Become Final, William Gary Head

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses key features of the Local Government Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1983.

Technical Bulletins: Vehicle Use Regulations, William R. Bailey

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses various issues related to municipally-owned vehicles, including disciplinary action for misuse/abuse of vehicles.

Online’83 In Chicago, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents news briefs concerning online databases in the U.S. as of December 15, 1983. DIALOG's effort to add more databases; Full text databases of BRS; Expansion of the information services products of SDC.

Stimulus, Vol. 8, No. 2, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

An Etiological And Epidemiological Study Of Dental Caries In Children Residing In East Tennessee, Deborah Marie Mc Grath

Masters Theses

The present study examines caries variability in children, between the ages of 2 and 17, residing in the eastern portion of Tennessee. The purpose was to identify factors which are associated with dental health status in children.

Biographic data on 99 children and their parents were obtained through the use of a questionnaire which was distributed in the offices of two pedodontists with practices in Knoxville. Dental health status was measured by the number of decayed, missing, and filled (DMF) teeth supplied by each child's dental records. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Nie et al. 1975) was used …

An Etiological And Epidemiological Study Of Dental Caries In Children Residing In East Tennessee, Deborah Marie Mcgrath

Masters Theses

The present study examines caries variability in children, between the ages of 2 and 17, residing in the eastern portion of Tennessee. The purpose was to identify factors which are associated with dental health status in children.

Biographic data on 99 children and their parents were obtained through the use of a questionnaire which was distributed in the offices of two pedodontists with practices in Knoxville. Dental health status was measured by the number of decayed, missing, and filled (DMF) teeth supplied by each child’s dental records. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (Nie et al. 1975) was used …

Technical Bulletins: Steady: A System Providing For The Direct Deposit Of State-Shared And State-Collected Taxes, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about STEADY (Shared Tax Earnings Automatic Deposit for You). STEADY involved the distribution of routinely allocated funds, such as State Sales Taxes, State Gasoline and Motor Fuel Taxes, State Gas Inspection Fees (Street and Transportation Funds), State Income Taxes, State Beer Taxes and T.V.A. Gross Receipts Taxes.

More Publications About Databases, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents publications on online databases. Home information services; Online reference and information retrieval; Government policies or regulations affecting information flow.

Online Information In The Health Sciences, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Features information retrieval system for health sciences. BRS information retrieval system; Full text biomedical databases; BIOSIS Information Transfer System.

End User Search Services: A Comparison, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

There are now several time sharing search systems available to the home computer user. These systems provide to home subscribers access to online information, news stories, bibliographic databases, and many other services. Because some of the systems require start-up fees or charge monthly minimums and because the specific characteristics and offerings vary, it makes sense to examine each system and make choices among them.

The five services I will describe and compare are:

1. KNOWLEDGE INDEX, DIALOG Information Services, Inc.

2. BRS/AFTER DARK, BRS

3. THE SOURCE, Source Telecomputing Corporation

4. COMPUSERVE

5. DELPHI, General Videotex Corporation

The Local Sales Tax Handbook For Local Officials, Municipal Technical Advisory Service, County Technical Assistance Service Agencies Of The Institute For Public Service

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

No abstract provided.

Paleoethnobotany Of The Late Woodland Mason Phase In The Elk And Duck River Valleys, Tennessee, J. David Mcmahan

Masters Theses

A substantial sample of paleobotanical residues from two Late Woodland Mason phase components in southeastern Middle Tennessee were examined. The data were analyzed to determine what plants were available to Mason populations, which of those plants were utilized, the local geographic areas exploited, and the impact of man's procurement practices on the environment. Inferences derived from paleobotanical analysis are used to suggest a pattern of Mason plant utilization that can be integrated with other subsystems to provide definitive statements concerning the cultural whole. These statements provide a basis for comparing Mason with other cultural manifestations in the local cultural sequence …

Harris Lines As Indicators Of Stress: An Analysis Of Tibiae From The Crow Creek Massacre Victims, Steven A. Symes

Masters Theses

Horizontal lines of increased density in bone, or Harris lines, have intrigued scientists for over a century. While earliest Harris line research dealt with medical aspects of line formation, most recent emphasis has been anthropological in nature, utilizing Harris lines as non-specific indicators of stress. The purpose of this study is to test the usefulness of Harris lines as they are applied anthropologically.

A sample of 122 adult distal tibiae x-rays are used in this study. This skeletal sample represents massacre victims from the Initial Coalescent Tradition of the Crow Creek Site in central South Dakota. Each bone was sexed …

The Online Future At Asis, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Reports on trends forecasted at the 12th mid-year meeting of the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) in Lexington, Kentucky themed 'The Online Age--Assessment/Directions.' Issues pertaining to online searching; Changing financial aspects; End user searching and intermediaries; Size and organization of the online service industry; Online education; Impact of developments in software and technology.

Technical Bulletins: Municipal Purchasing Law Of 1983: An Explanation, Jim Leuty

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

During the 1983 legislative session, Public Acts Chapter 451 was enacted to amend Title 6, Chapter 56, Tennessee Code Annotated, to establish the "Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983." This Technical Bulletin gives an overview of this legislation.

Postcraniometric Variation Among The Arikara, Terry Stewert Zobeck

Doctoral Dissertations

The postcraniometrics of the Arikara, a Plains Indian group, are analyzed to determine biological relationships. The sample studied is composed of 634 individuals from 10 archaeological sites, all from the state of South Dakota, and ranging in date from A.D. 1600 to 1832.

The data are analyzed with a variety of statistical methodologies; univariate as well as multivariate.

The results show a consistent patterning to the within-group variation, identifying common elements of postcranial structure. The groups analyzed however, show very little group heterogeneity along the lines of the intrapopulation variation. This is contrary to results obtained by several craniometric studies …

Full‑Text, Downloading, And Other Issues, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Focuses on issues related to online databases for full-text, downloading and frontend processors on services in U.S. libraries as discussed at National Online Meeting held at New York City in April 1983. Pricing policy for full-text databases; Available full text databases; Role of libraries towards online databases; Factors influencing the downloading.

Stimulus, Vol. 8, No. 1, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Survival Strategies For Tusculum College: An Ethnographic Evaluation Of Enrollment, Student Recruitment And School Image, Steven B. Hearn

Masters Theses

Many institutions of higher education have experienced a decrease in their student enrollments. One such institution, Tusculum College of Greeneville, Tennessee, has seen a drastic 55% decline in its enrollment over the past ten years. Unless this trend is reversed, Tusculum College faces a very uncertain future.

The purpose of this study was to develop a strategy which would help Tusculum College attract a greater number of students. To accomplish this, it was necessary to (1) analyze the college's current enrollment trends, (2) identify those geographic areas where the college currently attracts its greatest number of students, (3) determine the …

Technical Bulletins: Estimate Of 1983-84 State Shared Funds For Cities, Ken Joines

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

A summary of what cities could expect to receive from the state shared taxes for the 1983-84 fiscal year.

In‑House Databases Ii: Evaluating And Choosing Software, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Informs that the column 'Online Databases' published in the May 1, 1983 issue of Library Journal will concentrate on evaluation of software for in-house databases. Dependence of software package evaluation on needs analysis; Identification of individual situation and constraints; Suggestion that evaluation should be done by matching the capabilities and characteristics of each package.

Technical Bulletins: Urban Forestry Assistance Available To Tennessee Cities, Carol C. Hewlett

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin provides information about the Tennessee Urban Forestry Program, a service available to Tennessee municipalities, designed to help cities with a variety of tree-related problems and projects.

In‑House Databases I: Software Sources, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses the prospects of creating in-house databases for libraries in view of the advantages of online information access. Use of private file services instead of purchasing a software to create online database; Directories containing information about library-related microcomputer software; Periodicals carrying announcements and reviews of library software; Online directory providing information about library software.

Technical Bulletins: Meeting The End-Of-Fiscal-Year Budget Crunch, E. W. Meisenhelder

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin discusses three techniques that could be used to mitigate some of the adverse effects of economic recession on municipal budgets.

Dialog’S Knowledge Index And Brs/After Dark: Database Searching On Personal Computers, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

DIALOG's Knowledge Index and BRS' After Dark allow microcomputer owners to access these bibliographic databases cheaply at night. Online searching at home, as well as in the library, is now possible. Query languages are simplified, circumventing intermediary need. Both are reviewed.

The Demography, Long Bone Growth, And Pathology Of A Middle Archaic Skeletal Population From Middle Tennessee: The Anderson Site (40wm9), Bonnie C. Joerschke

Masters Theses

A biological examination of the skeletal remains from the Anderson site, 40WM9, Williamson County, Tennessee, was conducted to provide information about the nature of Middle Archaic populations from Middle Tennessee. Vital statistics were reconstructed by means of a life table assuming stable population conditions. Results of this analysis indicate a pattern of low infant/child mortality and high adult mortality. Life expectancy at birth was 23 years and the crude death rate was 43 per 1000 per annum.

The health status of the Anderson population was further inferred through investigations of long bone growth and bone pathologies. The long bone growth …

Mortuary Patterning Within The Dallas Culture At Toqua, Gary T. Scott

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the mortuary patterning at Toqua, a late Mississippian site on the Little Tennessee River in East Tennessee. Analytical considerations included testing an energy expenditure model based on burial pit size, shape, modifications, location, and grave associations.

The sample included 533 individuals from 511 burials. Non-random patterning of intra-site burial traits indicated the presence of social stratification at the chiefdom level of socio-cultural integration. There were five distinct site areas, two mounds, two villages and a structure, which were analyzed and ordered according to relative social ranking. Mound A (N=115) contained individuals with …

Multivariate Discriminant Function Analyses Of The Mandible In American Caucasoid And American Negroid Populations, Dorn P. Kile

Masters Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to develop a statistical method whereby the race and sex of an unknown individual may be ascertained from measurements taken from the mandible alone. Twenty-five such measurements were obtained from 160 mandibles representing, equally, American male and female Negro and Caucasian individuals. The skeletal collection used was the Terry collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

The data obtained were analyzed by nine separate discriminate functions representing various aspects of the mandible, including one which discriminated the samples by race only.

To test the significance and reliability of using such a procedure for …

Databases: Catching Up And Keeping Up, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Presents information related to commercially available online databases of interest to library professionals in the U.S. Textbooks on introductory overviews of online searching; List of monographs on online searching in libraries; Journal literature on databases on online searching; List of bibliographies on online searching; Directories of databases; List of periodicals and vendor periodicals.

Technical Bulletins: Revenue Sharing Actual Use Report: Public Notice, Michael Tallent

MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins

This Technical Bulletin served as a reminder of the requirement for cities to publish a notice that their revenue sharing actual use report had been filed. The publication requirement was noted on Page 5 of the TN-2 form received by Tennessee cities. Included is a sample notice.