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Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Computing in Local Governments in Southeast Nebraska," by David R. DiMartino and Donald F. Norris.

In December of 1983, CAUR undertook a survey of computing in local governmental agencies in southeastern Nebraska in order to identify the type and extent of data processing services used by these governments. Data were gathered by telephone interviews with five types of jurisdictions in southeast Nebraska. These included all city governments with a population of 2,500 or more, all county governments, all school districts with enrollments of 1 ,000 and greater, all electric utilities with …

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The Papio Natural Resources District, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the Papio Natural Resources District, Nebraska.

Automated Word Processing Requirements For The City Of Omaha, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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On April 1, 1984 the Center for Applied Urban Research initiated a study of the requirements for automated word processing for the city of Omaha. The study involved the collection and analysis of information regarding the amount and kind of typing activities in each city department in the civic center. The purpose was to determine whether automated word processing would be feasible and practical in these departments and, if so, how many word processing work stations and printers would be required.

Request For Proposal Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For The Papio Natural Resources District, Donald F. Norris

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors of computer hardware, software, and support for the Papio Natural Resources District. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the Papio Natural Resources District as herein described.

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Automated Data Processing System For The City Of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the city of Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Request For Proposal Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For The City Of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

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On June 4, 1984, the City of Gothenburg, Nebraska released a request for proposal (RFP) for an in-house, on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming data processing system or comparable on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming time sharing capability.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For Hall County Nebraska, David R. Dimartino, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of Hall County, Nebraska. It was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated October, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Hall County Board of Supervisors.

Enrollment Potential For St. James Church School During The 1980s, David R. Dimartino

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This analysis was designed to estimate the trend in St. James school enrollments through the 1980's. The trend was determined by analyzing the actual and estimated population of elementary school age from 1980 through 1989 for the area included within St. James and st. Elizabeth Ann Parishes.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Nebraska City, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of the city of Nebraska City, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the city of Nebraska City.

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The Clerk Of District Court And County Attorney's Offices, Dawson County, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the Dawson County , Nebraska, Clerk of District Court and County Attorney's Offices.

Fort Ross: Russian Colony In California, 1811-1841, Kathryn E. Mitchell

Dissertations and Theses

The essential objective of this study was to fill a bibliographic void of secondary source material concerning Russian California. This was accomplished by combining available translations and more specific studies on the subject into one extensive work. Introductory chapters provide: (1) a brief statement regarding Russia's massive eastward expansion through Siberia, to Kamchatka and Alaska; (2) an examination of the nature of the Russian-American Company; and (3) a detailed look at the programs instituted by the Company to provision Alaska and Kamchatka. The establishment of Fort Ross in 1811 is viewed as one of those programs. The settlement's primary function …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Decency vs. Affordability: A 'Catch-22' in Housing for Douglas County GA Clients?"

This is Part I of an article based on a CAUR study of housing conditions and availability concerning rectplents of Douglas County General Assistance payments. Part I investigates housing conditions and is based on an original CAUR report entitled, "Legal Aid Clients with General Assistance Problems: A Study of Housing Conditions," by R.K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, and Chris Wayne.

Part II, which will be published in a subsequent issue, will investigate housing availability and costs.

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The City Of Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the city of Wayne, Nebraska.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1984, Vol. 12, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "An Analysis of the Omaha Apartment Market," by Donald A. Nielson and F. Don Olsen.

This article is an update of the Omaha apartment market study that was published in the September, 1981, issue of the Review of Applied Urban Research, Volume IX, Number 7. The purpose is to examine the historical construction ... of apartments in the Omaha area as a result of fluctuating interest rates, rising raw materials and energy costs, and to identify the market conditions operating in today's economy that have hampered expansion.

Training Materials For A Study Of Housing, Vacant Land, And Neighborhood Conditions In The City Of Lincoln, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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Training materials and instructions for studying the housing, vacant land, and neighborhood conditions in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Request For Proposal Microcomputer Equipment And Programming For Dawson County, Ne, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors of computer hardware, software, and support for the Clerk of District Court and County Attorney's office, Dawson County, Nebraska. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the county as herein described.

Evaluation Of Proposals For An Electronic Data Processing System For The City Of Seward, Nebraska, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the City of Seward, Nebraska.

New High-Value Housing In Douglas County: An Analysis, David R. Dimartino, Donald F. Norris, Jack Ruff

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Understanding the contemporary housing market or submarkets requires knowledge of the current supply of and demand for housing stock. The purpose of this study is threefold: 1) to determine the current supply of lots and platting trends, 2) to characterize the occupants of new higher value housing through the use of census data, and 3) to estimate growth and locational preference of managerial personnel through a survey of large employers.

Computing In Small Local Governments In Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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A 1983 study found that patterns of computer use among small local governments (cities under 50,000 and counties under 100 ,000) in seven plains and mountains states were not substantially different from the patterns of computing detected in earlier studies of larger governments. The 1983 study also found that, among other things, basic "housekeeping" functions were the most frequently automated activities; that computer adoption was associated with governmental size, form, type, and metropolitan status; and that most governments owned in-house minicomputers.

Survey Of Corporate Government Affairs Departments, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

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This summary obtained information on the role of corporate government affairs departments in 22 corporations both within and outside the field of energy and from all regions of the United States.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendation For The Papio Natural Resources District, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis of and recommendations on the data processing needs of the Papio Natural Resources District (N.R.D.). The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated December, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Papio N.R.D.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For The City Of Gothenburg, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of the city of Gothenburg, Nebraska. The analysis was undertaken pursuant to an agreement dated November 7, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the city of Gothenburg.

Final Evaluation Of Responses To The City Of Scottsbluff Rfp For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Legal Aid Clients With General Assistance Problems: A Study Of Housing Conditions, R. K. Piper, Robert Meyerson, Chris Wayne

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The Omaha Legal Aid Society contacted the Center for Applied Urban Research to help assess the housing conditions of clients who had applied for legal aid with a Douglas County general assistance (GA) problem within the past 18 months. Legal Aid wanted to know what proportion of these clients were living in housing that was below minimum health and decency standards.

Data Processing Analysis And Recommendations For Dawson County, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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This report presents an analysis with recommendations regarding the data processing needs of Dawson County, Nebraska. It was undertaken pursuant to a contract dated November 7, 1983 between the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Dawson County Board of Supervisors.

Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For The City Of Seward, Nebraska, Donald F. Norris

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On February 20, 1984, the City of Seward, Nebraska released a request for proposal (RFP) for an in-house, on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming data processing system or comparable on-line, real time, multi-user or multiprogramming time sharing capability.

Request For And Evaluation Of Proposals To Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools For Electronics Data Processing, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools in Nebraska.

Request For Proposal Automated Data Processing Equipment And Software For Wayne, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

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This Request for Proposal (RFP) is submitted to solicit proposals from qualified vendors for computer hardware, software, and support for the City of Wayne, NE. In order to receive consideration, a proposed system must meet the requirements of the City of Wayne as herein described.

Evaluation Of Responses Butler County, Ne For An Electronic Data Processing System, Donald F. Norris

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An evaluation of proposals submitted by multiple companies for an electronic data processing system for Butler County, Nebraska.

The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb

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This volume is about politics, crime, and criminal justice in the United States. As such, it reports on some of the fruits of an increasing amount of research that has been devoted to this topic in recent years. With the exception of one analytical essay on crime as an issue in American politics, all of the articles in the volume are based on original field research.