This document presents data on personnel in New Hampshire public libraries in 1998. Libraries are arranged by town in alphabetical order and by the following ranges of population served: 30,001 and over, 18,001-30,000, 12,001-18,000, 9,001=12,000, 6,001-9,000, 3,001-6,000, 1,001-3,000, and under 1,000. The following data are provided for each…

This survey of 464 junior college teachers from 60 institutions was designed to determine the relative importance to faculty members of four categories of employee benefits--security, teaching, research, and income supplement. (NF)

Sabbatical and unsalaried leave programs serve as a principal means by which universities and colleges provide for intellectual and professional renewal of faculty. Economic conditions make liberalization of current leave policies very difficult. An examination of the leave policies of 25 liberal arts colleges is presented. (MLW)

A personnel benefits program that allows employees to combine all paid days off, including holidays, into a block of time that has cash value is highly flexible and beneficial. Several different plans are illustrated. (MSE)

An annual salary report, from salary and compensation studies for individual colleges and universities, and from other studies is presented. The report is based on data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. The economic position of the professoriate is shown to have further deteriorated. (MLW)

Long-term disability income coverage is seen as the most rapidly growing staff benefit in recent years. A Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association's survey of existing long-term disability plans, which provide adequate income replacement, is discussed. (MLW)

Data on the economic status of faculty members in preclinical departments of medical schools are provided. The data include number of full-time faculty members by rank, average salary by rank, and benefits as percentage of average salary. (MLW)

Suggestions for effective use of part-time faculty include: define the role; establish a list of persons eligible to teach part-time to ensure legitimacy of those hired; provide part-timers with the same fringe benefits, proportionately, as full-timers; and include part-timers in the intellectual life of the department. (LC)

The current IRS tax treatment of fringe benefits is seen as inadequate, and the judicial precept confusing, because groups of employee benefits are inappropriately excluded from taxation as perquisites. A tax equalization approach is proposed. Available from Suffolk University Law Review Office, 41 Temple St., Boston, MA 02114. (MSE)

It is proposed that retaining and promoting membership in alumni associations should have equal attention. An attractive membership benefits package can help retain members. Direct-mail promotion can take a number of forms, capitalizing on alumni's varied perceptions and motivations. A calendar is given for targeting promotions. (MSE)

Data on current retrenchment policies and practices of liberal arts colleges are reported and analyzed, including information on the existence of a retrenchment policy, retrenchment between 1974-75 and 1977-78, the retrenchment process, and the impact of retrenchment on affirmative action and employment rights and benefits. (MLW)

Considers some of the economic, sociological, technological, and psychological factors influencing the shape of work in America during the 1980s. Critical issues are pay, employee benefits, job security, alternative work schedules, occupational stress, economic participation, and democracy in the workplace. (CT)

Lists benefits to the student, benefits to the employer, benefits to the school, benefits to the community, criteria in selecting students, responsibilities of the student, responsibilities of the school district, and responsibilities of the employer in a cooperative vocational agricultural program. (HD)

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 provides vesting requirements for private pension plans but not transfer of vested monies to the new employer when an employee changes jobs. Unless problems of increased employer costs and possible employee benefit losses are resolved, a mandatory portable pension concept is unlikely. (MF)