Presented are results of a survey which collected statistics for 1973-74 library operations in the 82 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic library members. Data tables cover the following categories: (1) collections; (2) interlibrary loans; (3) expenditures; (4) personnel; (5) microform holdings; and (6) rank orderings for each of…

Over the last five years Michigan has worked on a comprehensive library services plan. A review of the goals, organization, and financing of local public libraries, existing system libraries, and college and university libraries suggested a number of changes to be mandated through two pieces of proposed legislation. One proposed bill encouraged…

This document has been extracted from the same author's "Toward a Rational Educational Policy," which is an econometric analysis of the components of educational expenditure in the Ontario educational system. The author outlines some substantial changes in approach to educational policy that will be necessary if desirable educational…

Ohio Wesleyan University has demonstrated that a small private college can apply cost accounting to instructional activities. For more than six years, Ohio Wesleyan has calculated the unit cost of instruction per student and per credit until for each individual course section as well as the average unit costs for each academic discipline. Only…

The study shows the regional cost per pupil and the percentage of net current expenditure figures for maintenance and operations for ten regions of the United States and six district size groupings. (Author/MLF)

The author names the seven deadly myths of education and explains why they are myths rather than facts. (Editor)

Describes the detrimental effect the passage of a tax cutting bill has on institutions of higher education especially on supplies and on recruiting top new faculty members. (GA)

Shows how administrators at a community college were convinced of the importance of purchasing computerized phototypesetting equipment for use in training journalism students. (GW)

Institutions of higher education are faced with difficult decisions on the allocation of funds between decentralized minicomputers and computer centers. The Computer Policy Committee at the University of Michigan provides a useful example of policy formation and decision-making regarding the acquisition and utilization of computers. Acquisition…

Discusses the continuing educational and political controversy that is taking place in Soweto, South Africa. Considers some student opinions, some administrator attitudes, and a number of the educational disparities in the apartheid policy responsible for death and educational inequality in that country. (RK)

This study sets out to clarify two questions within the context of a non-industrial society's educational system: (1) In what areas would there be measurable variation in physical facilities between primary schools? (2) Is any of this variation statistically related to the academic performance of children on the national selection examination…

The areas discussed relate to materials costs, collection development, circulation trends and patterns, comparisons of use in various department and/or school libraries, and identification of user groups within the Purdue University Libraries. (LBH)

The study compared states identifying either many or few students as behaviorally disordered on the variables of (1) average per pupil expenditure, (2) size of minority population, (3) number of students identified as learning disabled. No significant differences between the two groups of states were found for the three variables. (Author/DB)

A survey suggests that mail surveys may yield more accurate responses regarding important personal financial information than more costly telephone interviews. Increasing pressures to integrate studies of short-term economic impacts with analysis of higher education's impact on long-term regional economic development are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Presents a model that calculates the conditions under which a library may adopt a highly service-oriented online catalog access policy at minimum additional cost. The use of arrival rates, service rates, and queueing calculations to arrive at a cost-effective policy is explained. (Author/CLB)