The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…

The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…

The purpose of the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) computerized regional library system is to provide an on-line system that makes available to faculty and students in individual colleges and universities the library resources throughout a region, while at the same time decelerating the rate of rise of per-student library costs. The research…

Through a generalized application of the principles of programing-planning-budgeting (PPB), a process was devised for describing the methods of resource allocation in a nonprofit institution. By categorizing pupil service inputs according to basic skills, instruction, and supportive services it became possible to identify meaningful service input…

The link between educational expenditure and student achievement remains a lively topic of debate after almost 30 years of study. This paper is designed to help legislators and other state policymakers understand a complex and technical area of research that will play an important role in state funding decisions. The paper examines why the…

Presents data on school district expenditures for budget years 1996-97, 1991-92, and 1986-87, 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.…

This study demonstrates a method for extending debates on the effectiveness of school inputs into the cost-effectiveness realm. This study uses the example of Florida's statewide initiative to reduce class sizes to determine which of many state inputs buys the most effect for the same expenditure. The method includes a three-stage process:…

Author suggests a scheme of school budgeting that reverses the order of assessment--by first establishing the overall limit for school expenditures and secondly assigning funds to various school programs on a priority resource allocation basis. (Author/HB)

The elimination of routine and repetitive tasks by computer arrangement and display can result in clear and identifiable time-savings of library personnel. (Author/PF)

THERE ARE FEWER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSKILLED AND SEMISKILLED PERSONS TODAY, AS MORE OCCUPATIONS REQUIRE SPECIALIZED TRAINING. SUFFICIENT OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WOULD HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFER ONE ALTERNATIVE. OTHER ALTERNATIVES ARE DISCUSSED IN VT 001 353, VT 001 355 - VT 001 358. IN 1963, 6…

AN EXAMPLE OF AN ADOPTED BUDGET FOR A JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDIUM SIZE IS PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM, SHOWING CHANGES IN FINANCES OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, PLUS AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COMING YEAR. THE FIGURES ARE GIVEN IN DOLLAR VALUES AND IN PERCENTAGES FOR ALL SOURCES OF INCOME AND, IN DETAIL, FOR TEN MAJOR CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE. (HH)

In June of 1971 and of 1972, the New York State Department of Education's Division of Teacher Education and Certification, in cooperation with the Department's Information Center, undertook a survey of direct in-service expenditures by local school districts. Seven hundred and one of the state's 735 operating school districts (New York City and…

In November 1973, California voters rejected a proposal by the governor to place constitutional limitations on the amount of State tax collections and expenditures. The initiative provided that the overall expenditure limitation could be increased or decreased by a majority vote of the people in a Statewide election. Such a change was to be placed…

This report presents information on academic libraries of selected institutions of higher education. The institutions are grouped by region: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and West and Southwest, and listed by type of control: (1) public and private universities; (2) public and private 4-year institutions with graduate programs; (3) public and…