This manual for librarians offers both background information and practical advice on library budgeting. Seven chapters make up this book: (1) Numbers, Your Library, and You; (2) Kinds of Budgets; (3) Measuring Ourselves; (4) Alternate Resources: Grants and Endowments; (5) More Alternate Resources: Volunteers, Fund Raising; (6) Fees for Library…

This document provides detailed tables of the operating budget appropriation for the Illinois public community college system for fiscal year 2002. This document reflects final audited data and revised decision criteria affecting the appropriation for the community college system. Figures detailed in this report include basic instruction resource…

Provides data on school maintenance and operations (M & O) costs in the United States. Costs are expressed in dollars per student and per square foot. Data show school districts are spending more to maintain and operate their buildings, but M & O budgets are not rising by the same rate. (GR)

Presents 1997 maintenance and operations (M&O) cost summaries from a sampling of chief business officers at public school districts across the United States. Nationally, results show 9.59% of a school district's net current expenditure was appropriated for M&O in the 1996-1997 school year, up slightly from fiscal year 1995-1996. Costs are shown to…

This report provides historical data on revenue and expenditures for the 15 community colleges in Iowa, focusing on fiscal years (FYs) 1993 and 1994. Following a brief introduction, the first section provides tables for individual colleges comparing revenue sources and expenditures by function as approved by the state Board of Education to…

The Council of Ontario Universities' 1978 brief on operating support is presented. Section I compares funding recommendations for 1978-79 put forward by the Council on Ontario Universities (COU) and the Ontario Council on University Affairs (OCUS) with the provisions made for that year by the Minister of College and Universities (MCU). Section 2…

This report analyzes the New York City Board of Education's planned expenditures for the 1977-1978 fiscal year. The report is designed to give the public a brief yet understandable overview of the Board of Education's annual budget. Allocations for eight functional areas (direct instructional programs, indirect instructional programs, ancillary…

The survival of the alumni magazine in its traditional format and the ability to find money to continue publishing during inflationary times are discussed. The "voluntary subscription," direct mail campaign, and the use of advertising are described. (MLW)

This discussion paper identifies how the New England Facility could be established to offer service for the blind and physically handicapped. Following a premise which outlines typical library services, the New England Facility is described in terms of its approach to service; facility size (total square footage); staffing needs and…

THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE USED BY PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES IN APPRAISING AND IMPROVING THEIR FISCAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT. DATA RELATING TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE PATTERNS OF PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE TRANSLATED INTO PERCENTAGES SO THAT COMPARABLE RELATIONSHIPS COULD BE DETERMINED…

Investment and endowment policies for educational institutions are shown to be greatly influenced by the size of the endowment and of the school budget. Administration of pooled funds is discussed with particular reference to procedures at Smith College. Establishment of an independent investment committee, separate from the finance committee, is…

Colleges and universities have special budgetary needs and problems and while their business support systems can benefit from many cost-saving measures, their core operations--teaching and research--cannot. Colleges are labor-intensive, must stay abreast of knowledge, must adjust to inflation and have been increasing student aid. (MLW)

This report provides data on the 1999-2000 cost allocation schedules of Wisconsin's technical colleges. Cost allocation information is used to calculate the distribution of state aid to the colleges and prepare financial and enrollment reports, including state statistical summaries and reports on the financing of Wisconsin's technical colleges.…

Presents data on school district expenditures for 1984-85, 1989-90, and 1994-95, gathered by the Educational Research Service (ERS). Provides information on budgets; intragroup variations; trends in allocation patterns; personnel costs; school district revenues; and trends in revenue available from local, state, and federal sources. Three tables…

This report presents a proposed budget for the California State University (CSU) system (1991-92) which concentrates on three critical needs: financing enrollment increases; staffing new facilities; and restitution of funds removed from the basic budget for 1990-91. The budget proposal represents $1.94 billion, 13.7 percent over 1990-91, on…