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Cohen, Elaine; Young, Margo – Optical Information Systems, 1986
Describes a model enumerating cost factors for comparing costs for paper, online, and CD-ROM indexes and abstracts. The model is applied to start-up and annual costs, and to the cost of storing and providing access to ERIC, Applied Science and Fisheries Abstracts, and Excerpta Medica, based on anticipated academic library usage. (MBR)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Kaynor, Robert K. – 1985
The value of microcomputer modeling tools and spreadsheets to help college institutional researchers analyze proposed capital projects is discussed, along with strengths and weaknesses of different software packages. Capital budgeting is the analysis that supports decisions about the allocation and commitment of funds to long-term capital…
Descriptors: Budgets, Campus Planning, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Planning
