Entries from October 2006

October 30, 2006

Elections Guides

Federal, state, and local elections are only eight days away. Do you know the candidates and their positions? Well, if not, then check out these voting guides;
For the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, check out the NC Board of Elections 2006 Non-Partisan Judicial Elections Voter Guide at http://www.ncvoterg uide.org/ general_election /2006/general. pdf.
For [...]

October 30, 2006

The Politics of Public Fund Investing

Until now, there has never been a book to help public fund managers direct fixed-income portfolios while simultaneously balancing politics, or the need to preserve principal, with economics, or the need to optimize income. The Politics of Public Fund Investing approaches public fund management from the lay perspective, providing much-needed guidance to modify Wall Street [...]

October 26, 2006

State Constitutions for the Twenty-First Century: The Politics of State Constitutional Reform

Through illuminating case studies of reform efforts in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, New York, and Virginia, this book—the first of three volumes—provides the first systematic analysis of the political obstacles to state constitutional reform. For those seeking constitutional reform, this useful resource can spell the difference between success and failure, and for those interested in [...]

October 26, 2006

Forms Catalog

The Forms Catalog provides a common access point to federal agency forms. Over 5,000 business and citizen forms are represented on the web site and the number is growing as data is continually added and updated by agency partners. Searches are possible by agency, form number, title, or keyword. http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/citizen.portal

October 19, 2006

Welcome To Our New Blog

Welcome to the new blog for the Joseph Palmer Knapp Library. You can check this blog at any time to get the latest news on what’s happening at the library. We will make regular posts announcing recently acquired books. We will also update you on newly available resources that may interest public administration students, researchers, [...]

October 19, 2006

News Feeds

The Knapp Library Blog has set up an account with Bloglines.com to monitor news feeds from many news outlets and other organizations. Just click on the News Feeds link under the Blogroll. The link takes you to a new page where you can read all the day’s headlines from many different sources. The page also [...]

October 19, 2006

Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government

In recent years, private neighborhood associations (”community associations” ;) have become an important part of local government. From 1980 to 2000, half the new housing in the United States was built in a development project governed by a neighborhood association. More than [...]

October 19, 2006

Notary Public Guidebook for North Carolina, Tenth Edition, 2006.

A convenient reference work containing laws, practices, and forms essential to notaries public in North Carolina. Also valuable for registers of deeds, clerks of superior court, and practicing attorneys.
The new edition contains updated text and forms since publication of the ninth edition, 2004, including Session Laws 2005-391 (Senate Bill 671) [...]