To: “Ultrasonic Propagation in Solenhofen Limestone at High Pressures” (August 1978, p. 1014–1017), by I. J. Fritz

Geophysics ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 864-864
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ultrasonic Propagation ◽  
Self Potential

Two recent technical papers were erroneously copyrighted by SEG. The papers were produced by agencies of the federal government and are in the public domain. The papers are: “Ultrasonic Propagation in Solenhofen Limestone at High Pressures” (August 1978, p. 1014–1017), by I. J. Fritz; and “Calculations of Self‐Potential Anomalies near Vertical Contacts” (February 1979, p. 195–205), by David V. Fitterman.

Participants' Reactions to Special Assignment Programs: Favorability and Predictors

1989 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-439
Author(s):  
M. Susan Taylor ◽  
Cristina M. Giannantonio ◽  
Judy S. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
The Public ◽  
Program Administrators ◽  
The Past ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Career Progress

Career experts have long advocated the use of special assignment programs for spurring the career progress of talented individuals. While these programs have existed for many years in the private sector, within the past two decades they have also emerged in the public domain as well. Although special assignment programs generally receive enthusiastic endorsement from the organizations that employ them, there have been few empirical attempts to examine their effects. This article examines participants' reactions to a special assignment program that had operated in the executive branch of the federal government for twenty years. A survey was sent to all 275 individuals who had participated in the special assignment program during any point in its twenty year existence. A total of 131 participants (48%) completed the survey. Results indicated that participants generally react favorably to their experiences and suggested ways to further increase the favorability of such reactions. The article suggests that program administrators, applicants, and sponsoring agencies be aware of the factors that contribute to the success of special assignment programs.

scholarly journals Reforming Crown Copyright in Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Amanda Wakaruk
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
Federal Employees ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Analysts ◽  
Us Federal Government

The public domain status of US federal government works has been a point of envy for librarians working in Commonwealth countries for more than a century. Absent of the constructed barriers of copyright controls, anyone is able to freely reproduce, share, and build upon US federal government publications. This results in greater distribution, and thus greater visibility and impact, for the expertise of federal employees including scientists, policy analysts, and statisticians. It also helps prevent copyright chill, which occurs when legitimate rights are not exercised due to a fear of infringement, real or imagined.

Rewritten or Reused? Originality, Intertextuality, and Reuse in the Writings of a Buddhist Visionary in Contemporary Tibet

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 203-231
Author(s):  
Antonio Terrone
Keyword(s):  
Public Domain ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Way

The study of Buddhist texts can inform us of the way scriptures were composed, as well as illuminate the reasons behind their production. This study examines the phenomenon of borrowing and reusing portions of texts without attributing them to their ‘legitimate authors’ within the Buddhist world of contemporary Tibet. It shows that not only is such a practice not at all infrequent and is often socially accepted, but that it is used in this case as a platform to advance specific claims and promote an explicit agenda. Therefore, rather than considering these as instances of plagiarism, this essay looks at the practice of copying and borrowing as an exercise in intertextuality, intended as the faithful retransmission of ancient truths, and as an indication of the public domain of texts in Tibet.

Motivations of Federal Workers to Volunteer In Public Sector Special Events

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Keon Artis ◽  
Seung Hyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Special Event ◽  
Special Events ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Government Workers

Volunteers are considered a core component of special events and they have proved to be an asset to the execution of special events. Although motivations of volunteers have received a great deal of attention from many organizations and individuals in the private sector, little research has been done on motivations of volunteers in the public sector, or within the federal government. Therefore, this article identified motivational factors that prompt federal government workers to volunteer at a government-related special event. A survey was used to gather data from a volunteer sample of 263 individuals who had volunteered for public sector special events in recent years. Exploratory factor analysis and t test were employed to establish motivations that stimulate public sector employees to volunteer for special events and further determine the differences in motivation between females and males. The results showed that government workers mostly volunteer for purposive motive and external motive. In addition, gender played significant roles on egotistic and purposive motives. Thus, this research provides a unique theoretical contribution to research in event management by advancing our understanding of the process by which factors associated with motivation can lead to federal government workers volunteering at a government-related special event; subsequently, impacting how event planners and organizers of public sector special events market to and recruit volunteers.

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