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Technical Bulletins: Update: The Amusement Tax, Dennis Huffer
Technical Bulletins: Update: The Amusement Tax, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin goes over the status of Tennessee's amusement tax, including exemptions, as of December 1984.
Stimulus, Vol. 9, No. 2, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus, Vol. 9, No. 2, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus Alumni Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Online Searching In The Popular Literature, Carol Tenopir
Online Searching In The Popular Literature, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Comments on issues relevant to the use of online searching tools and technology in popular literature. Online database searching challenges; Overview of articles that indicate the insufficiency of online tools.
Technical Bulletins: Antitrust Update: The Local Government Antitrust Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
Technical Bulletins: Antitrust Update: The Local Government Antitrust Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin looks at the Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, which was approved by Congress on October 11.
Technical Bulletins: Cable Tv Update: The Cable Communications Policy Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
Technical Bulletins: Cable Tv Update: The Cable Communications Policy Act Of 1984, E. W. Meisenhelder
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin outlines the major provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
"Other" Bibliographic Systems, Carol Tenopir
"Other" Bibliographic Systems, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Focuses on the closure of the bibliographic search network of the Institute for Scientific Information in the United States. Recommended sources bibliographic information; Tips on the selection of bibliographic system.
Technical Bulletins: Filing Requirements For Revenue Sharing Handicapped Regulations, Jerry Robinson
Technical Bulletins: Filing Requirements For Revenue Sharing Handicapped Regulations, Jerry Robinson
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin served as a reminder of the October 17, 1984 deadline for completing the "Self-Evaluation" and "Transition Plan" required by the Office of Revenue Sharing pursuant to regulations published on October 17, 1983.
Database Access Software, Carol Tenopir
Database Access Software, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Describes the In-Search database access software or gateways which are used for online searching. Packaging; Capabilities; Search process; Contents of the database cards; Limitations; Use of function keys and cursor movements.
The Local Sales Tax Handbook For Local Officials, Municipal Technical Advisory Service, County Technical Assistance Service Agencies Of The Institute For Public Service
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.
The Tennessee Mayor-Aldermen Charter, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
The Tennessee Mayor-Aldermen Charter, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
No abstract provided.
Microcomputer-Based Library Catalog Software, Gerald W. Lundeen, Carol Tenopir
Microcomputer-Based Library Catalog Software, Gerald W. Lundeen, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
There are now numerous commercially available microcomputer software packages for library catalog creation. The features and capabilities of these packages vary, as dog the costs. The article discusses factors that should be considered when comparing microcomputer software for library catalogs and discusses eight specific packages. The packages discussed are: BRS/Search Micros/Mini Version, Card Datalog, Golden Retriever, INMAGIC, TEQLIB, FINDER, SCIMATE, and STAR.
H.W. Wilson: Online At Last!, Carol Tenopir
H.W. Wilson: Online At Last!, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Reports on the decision of the H.W. Wilson Co. to provide online access to all of its indexes and catalogs. Testing of the system; Indexes included; Reliance of the company on controlled vocabulary and use of authority files; Multidatabase searching capability; Search protocols; Print out options.
Technical Bulletins: Use Of Citation In-Lieu Of Continued Custody, Joe Muscatello
Technical Bulletins: Use Of Citation In-Lieu Of Continued Custody, Joe Muscatello
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin describes Chapter 553 of the Public Acts of 1984, which amended Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-7-118 by requiring a citation be issued to an arrested person to appear in court in lieu of continued custody and taking of the arrested person before a magistrate.
Technical Bulletins: Survey Shows Risk Management Study Value, Michael Tallent
Technical Bulletins: Survey Shows Risk Management Study Value, Michael Tallent
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
To assist municipalities in Tennessee with implementation of a risk management program, the Municipal Technical Advisory Service has conducted "risk management studies" (12 since Fall 1979, as of July 1984) . This Technical Bulletin describes some of those risk management studies and also provides the results of a survey of the 12 municipalities who had received an MTAS risk management study.
Technical Bulletins: Pin Advisory Reports Provide Purchasing Information Useful To Local Governments, Becky Cleland
Technical Bulletins: Pin Advisory Reports Provide Purchasing Information Useful To Local Governments, Becky Cleland
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin includes an annotated bibliography of the Advisory Reports published by the Product Information Network (PIN). PIN was developed by the International City Management Association and McGraw-Hill, Inc., to provide local government officials with a nationwide network of information and ideas in the field of purchasing.
Personnel Management: A Manual For Small Municipalities, Harold R. Yungmeyer
Personnel Management: A Manual For Small Municipalities, Harold R. Yungmeyer
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The management of human resources is becoming the most significant task of elected and appointed municipal officials. As we are all aware, the greatest proportion of most of our budgets is composed of the salaries and benefits necessary to retain competent and productive employees. This manual provides information relating to the understanding and development of a basic municipal personnel management system. The manual is not intended to answer every question that might occur as a result of personnel management problems, but it can point a municipal official in the correct direction as that official attempts to develop a legal and …
The Basics Of A Water & Sewer Rate Study, Joe Muscatello
The Basics Of A Water & Sewer Rate Study, Joe Muscatello
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The publication of the Information contained in this document is an attempt, on the part of MTAS, to provide meaningful and understandable guidelines for the development of reasonable and adequate water and sewer rates. One of the most difficult decision processes that elected and appointed officials must deal with is rate-making. No action of an elected body receives more attention and scrutiny than the utility rate process except, of course, the property tax rate process. Likewise, where appointed utility boards are mandated to set rates, the same pressures come to bear at rate increase time. We believe this publication contains …
A Guide To Public Works Standards & Specifications, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
A Guide To Public Works Standards & Specifications, Municipal Technical Advisory Service
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
In May, 1982, MTAS published the Local Government Public Works Standards & Specifications, a comprehensive document which provided a wealth of information to municipal engineering and design personnel. In order to make the document more usable and understandable by elected and appointed officials, it was determined that a supplemental companion document should be produced to accompany the Standards & Specifications. The result is this publication, A Guide To Public Works Standards—An Introduction to Local Government Public Works Standards & Specifications, which provides a basic conceptual foundation to the entire subject. It should be especially helpful to elected officials, planning commissions …
Tennessee Municipal Handbook Third Edition (1984), Mtas
Tennessee Municipal Handbook Third Edition (1984), Mtas
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This Tennessee Municipal Handbook is intended for use as a reference guide by Tennessee municipal officials. It is primarily a summary of the state's laws affecting municipalities under a rough kind of subject matter classification, with a sprinkling of other information considered to be relevant. It is not a textbook on municipal government.
Pricing Policies, Carol Tenopir
Pricing Policies, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Surveys database and online systems pricing policies and explores ramifications for searchers. SDC Information Service's billing charge for its ORBIT search service; NLM MEDLINE; Mead Data Central's pricing policy for LEXIS and NEXIS; CAS ONLINE by Chemical Abstracts Service; BRS and DIALOG; Search strategy.
Technical Bulletins: Litter Got You Stumped? Try Clean Community Systems' Attitude Change Approach!, Edith W. Beaty
Technical Bulletins: Litter Got You Stumped? Try Clean Community Systems' Attitude Change Approach!, Edith W. Beaty
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin by Edith W. Beaty, State Coordinator of the Clean Tennessee program, discusses an initiative called the Clean Community System (CCS). Beaty describes the CCS as a workable, realistic approach that applied behavioral science principles to the problem of littering. Memphis, Bristol, Jackson, Chattanooga, Kingsport, and Knoxvllle-Knox County were among the participants in the CCS.
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Purchasing Laws Amended, William R. Bailey
Technical Bulletins: Municipal Purchasing Laws Amended, William R. Bailey
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin describes an amendment to the Municipal Purchasing Law of 1983. The amendment was secured primarily through the efforts of Tennessee Municipal League officials in an attempt to clarify some points in the original law and to make the law less cumbersome for municipal officials to administer. The amendment also provided for more cooperative purchasing activity among units of government.
Iac’S Document Delivery And More, Carol Tenopir
Iac’S Document Delivery And More, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Focuses on products for library market introduced by Information Access Co. to help solve the problem of document delivery. Features of ASAP databases; Provision of integrated access to publications from many different publishers through ASAP files; Role of ASAP files in full text searching; Microcomputer software package introduced by the company to simplify searching.
Stimulus, Vol. 9, No. 1, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus, Vol. 9, No. 1, Ut College Of Social Work
Stimulus Alumni Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Technical Bulletins: Changes To Local Sales And Use Tax Legislation-Tax Rate Increase, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
Technical Bulletins: Changes To Local Sales And Use Tax Legislation-Tax Rate Increase, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses a major change in the application of the Local Sales and Use Tax Law.
Technical Bulletins: Cities Authorized To Increase Sales Tax Base, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
Technical Bulletins: Cities Authorized To Increase Sales Tax Base, Jim Leuty, Dennis Huffer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses Chapter 729, Public Acts of 1984, which permitted cities located in counties with a county-wide local sales tax to increase the base of the sales tax on the sale or use of any single article of personal property within the city's corporate limits. A sample ordinance for raising the limit on the sale or use of a single article of personal property is attached to this publication.
Technical Bulletins: Computer Gatekeeper Committees, Pam Jones
Technical Bulletins: Computer Gatekeeper Committees, Pam Jones
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin looks at the way three cities (Chattanooga, Johnson City, and Maryvllle) were responding to the increasing use of computers in municipal government.
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities, Mike Tallent, Robert W. Freson
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities, Mike Tallent, Robert W. Freson
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document was designed to assist in the preparation of the typical municipal budget and to provide a basic guideline for the municipal official in budget development. The manual is basic and straight-forward, providing the necessary information to aid novices in the budget process as well as giving meaningful assistance to experienced budget managers.
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities (1984), Michael Tallent, Robert W. Freson
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities (1984), Michael Tallent, Robert W. Freson
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document was designed to assist in the preparation of the typical municipal budget and to provide a basic guideline for the municipal official in budget development.
In‑House Training And Staff Development, Carol Tenopir
In‑House Training And Staff Development, Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
Discusses the importance of staff development and in-house training programs for online database searching in libraries. Advantages and need of in-house programs for libraries; Different levels of in-house programs for libraries; Contents of online searching programs; Limitations of basic online search programs.