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Bosch, Stephen; Ink, Gary; Greco, Albert N. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Presents: "Prices of United States and Foreign Published Materials"; "Book Title Output and Average Prices"; "Book Sales Statistics, 1998"; "United States Book Exports and Imports: 1998"; "International Book Title Output: 1990-96"; "Number of Book Outlets in the United States and Canada";…
Descriptors: Books, Costs, Foreign Countries, Printed Materials
Sullivan, Sharon G.; Ink, Gary; Grabois, Andrew; Barr, Catherine – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
Includes six articles that discuss research and statistics relating to the book trade. Topics include prices of U.S. and foreign materials; book title output and average prices; book sales statistics; book exports and imports; book outlets in the U.S. and Canada; and books and other media reviewed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Books, Foreign Countries, International Trade
Stratton, Charlotte, Ed. – Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, 1999
"FACTS" is a directory of information about various aspects of New England higher education. In this special issue, state-by-state institutional listings provide relevant information about New England institutions of higher education. Encompassed within each listing are data about tuition and room and board charges, enrollment figures,…
Descriptors: Colleges, Directories, Endowment Funds, Enrollment
Gibson, Duncan, Ed. – World Eagle, 1990
Ten issues of a monthly social studies resource, each with a different topical focus, are included in this document. The issues focus on: the American family; the environment; the developing world; U.S. and world population; U.S. and world energy; the arms race; employment and housing; world product and trade; social programs in the federal…
Descriptors: Graphs, Human Geography, Instructional Materials, Maps
Halstead, Kent – 1998
This report presents comparative data governing the financing of public higher education in each state and the District of Columbia. The model used in data analysis involves the following nine data elements: population, number of high school graduates, public full-time equivalent enrollment, taxable resources, tax revenue collected, state and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Abraham, Sidney; And Others – 1979
This report presents data on dietary intake obtained to assess the nutritional status of the United States population, aged 1-74 years. Age, sex, race, and income level differences in dietary intake are among the variables considered. Data are analyzed for certain groups at high risk of malnutrition (e.g., the poor, preschool children, women of…
Descriptors: Age, Data, Demography, Eating Habits
McKee, Elizabeth Chadbourn – 1978
The information sources on education which are listed were selected from the holdings of the Arkansas University library. Abstracts and indexes, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks, dissertation and thesis sources, and style manuals are listed by material type. The ERIC indexes and thesaurus, and sources for statistical data…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Education, Library Materials, Reference Materials
Lingenfelter, Paul E. – Business Officer, 1983
The analytical problems faced by gross interstate comparisons of higher education funding are reviewed, the overall usefulness to decision-makers of interstate comparisons, and other approaches to comparative analysis are considered. It is claimed that the usefulness of gross interstate comparisons is limited, since both technical and structural…
Descriptors: College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Expenditures
Lakin, K. Charlie; Anderson, Lynda; Prouty, Robert – Policy Research Brief, 1998
This policy research brief summarizes changes in out-of-home placements of children and youth with mental retardation since the implementation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitlements. Statistics are reported for 1977, 1987, and 1997 to show trends. Statistics were obtained from…
Descriptors: Children, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Developmental Disabilities
O'Connell, Martin; Bachu, Amara – Current Population Reports, 1987
Statistics are presented in chart and graph form on an estimated 26.5 million children under the age of 15 whose mothers were employed either part-time or full-time during the winter of 1984-85. How these children were cared for while their mothers worked, the complexity of these arrangements, the accompanying daily disruptions in the mother's…
Descriptors: Children, Costs, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Wooding, Janet E; Lisowski, Lori A.; Gilliam, Bo; Chute, Adrienne; Fischer, Audrey; Cole, John Y.; Tarr, Susan M.; Norris, Brian; Mehnert, Robert; Brandhorst, Ted; Sherman, Andrew M.; Willard, Robert S. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Presents reports from: National Technical Information Service; National Archives and Records Administration; United States Information Agency; National Center for Educational Statistics Library Statistics Cooperative Program; Library of Congress; Center for the Book; Federal Library and Information Center Committee; National Agricultural Library;…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Government, National Libraries, Public Agencies
Symons, Ann K.; Platt, Judith; Webster, Duane E.; Smith, Kathlin – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Provides reports from the following national associations and organizations: American Library Association (ALA); Association of American Publishers (AAP); Association of Research Libraries (ARL); and Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). (AEF)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Government, Library Associations, Organizations (Groups)
Ponessa, Joan M. – Public Affairs Focus, 1991
The numbers of students receiving a high school diploma in New Jersey and differences in graduation rates for males and females and for minority and non-minority students are examined. Conclusions are based on graduation totals reported by the school districts. In the country as a whole, 71% of all students receive a high school diploma by age 18…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Enrollment
Smith, Marshall S. – ASAP Notes, 1984
Educational indicators are statistical input/output measures providing information on the health of the educational system. This report for the consideration of the Council of Chief State School Officers characterizes the current state of educational indicators as in "shambles." It proposes a three phase framework for developing a sensitive and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators
Halstead, Kent – 1998
This report presents two large tables showing trends in the financing of public higher education since 1977-78. Introductory information explains how to use the tables, the data-time relationship (whether fiscal year, academic year, or calendar year), and includes a sample chart constructed from one state's data. The raw data used for these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Finance, Enrollment
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