This report presents a model developed to examine costs of public library services, such as reference, circulation, and special programs, to be used by librarians in implementing a program budget and planning a budget system. Allocations for personnel costs, materials costs, costs of supplies and services, technical processing costs, reference use…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the average cost per pupil for driver education in Illinois and selected variables. The independent variables were the location of the school; average daily attendance of the school; assessed valuation per pupil in the school district; the use of the driving simulator, the…

The Graphic Arts 1 course which is described, was organized to provide maximum learning with minimum cost to students and to make maximum use of materials, time, and equipment. The units and activities, career opportunities, and costs for each are presented. (Author/BP)

Describes a statistical model that can predict, throughout the fiscal year, the amount of money that will be spent on firm orders against a given fund, thereby predicting the number of orders that must still be placed to totally spend but not overspend that fund. Data tables are included. (Author/JD)

Discusses future possibilities for information technology in public libraries, particularly in view of decreasing computer costs and developmental trends in data processing. The technological developments of the Pikes Peak Regional Library are outlined as an example of feasibility. (CWM)

Advocates a more militant approach to facing problems directly related to certain practices among publishers: discount, delivery, and a general disregard for the significance of libraries in the market. This can be seen by comparing the way publishers treat public and school libraries to the way they treat retail booksellers. (JPF)

In the light of current budgetary restrictions, it is important that librarians deliberate wisely when considering the acquisition of expensive microform collections; some of the issues that must be considered are identified and prioritized. (Author/CMV)

Describes and analyzes the aid given to the Library of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) by the Library of the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) from the latter part of the 1960's to the end of 1974; and concludes with general recommendations for library aid projects. (VT)

An "aged accounts payable" (A/P) summary and a cash disbursements journal are advocated as management measures useful in monitoring the cash flow in a college store. Methods for maintaining the A/P summary and for updating the journal are illustrated. (LBH)

Reports an improved methodology for estimating teacher salary costs well in advance of the fiscal year. The Markov approach, based on probabilistic techniques, provided a more accurate prediction of school district personnel costs than did the traditional deterministic technique for the budget year studied. Includes four tables and nine…

Discussion of the trend of increasing journal prices includes an examination of possible reasons for such price increases and methods by which libraries may alleviate this trend through consumer awareness and competitive market techniques. (CLB)

Summarizes the research findings in this special issue, outlines knowledge gaps, and suggests implications for the U.S. policy on student aid. Examines financial aid's impact on college enrollments, tuition, and expenditures relative to institutional behavior models. Discusses aid to targeted subgroups, the definition of financial independence,…

Describes Project HELP, an innovative community self-help program in Nashville, Tennessee which was developed in response to the inability of certain populations to pay their utility bills, and which is staffed primarily with volunteers and funded exclusively through contributions. Reports on the program's first five years of operation, and…

Steady-state or no-growth library policy and practices and their effects on the academic library are examined in the context of Canada's retrenchment environment. (MSE)