Reviews the existing federal budgetary processes to illustrate that educational programs in general have been hurt by impoundment during the last two years. Indicates that the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1973 would provide the Congress with anti-impoundment machinery. (CC)

The position taken is that convenient free access to information from all types of libraries is one guarantee that we will have the kind of society we want. Private endowments, foundation support, and federal funds should be sought. Specialized libraries ought to be considered national resources and funded accordingly. Other access problems…

The immediate future will probably be a time of austerity for graduate education and will demand strong leadership from the graduate deans. Several developments will characterize that period: (1) an overreaction to the Ph.D. glut, such that graduate programs will be indiscriminately condemned for producing unemployables; (2) the shift of emphasis…

This study comprises a capsule history of American public television broadcasting, an inside account of recent developments, and consideration of how public broadcasting might be supported without partisan political control. The book is an expanded version of the Gaither Lectures given for the Center for Research in Management Science, University…

About two-thirds of the nation's public and private, two-year and four-year institutions of higher education were in some financial difficulty in 1970. How they responded to their plight is reported in this objective, analytical survey. (MJM)

When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster. (Author)

Conducted descriptive analysis of 31 private long-term care insurance policies. Examined policies for premium rates, extent and levels of coverage, restrictions of eligibility to purchase a policy, and indemnity payment levels. Findings suggest that policies are expensive, impose numerous restrictions, offer limited coverage for certain services,…

Colleges and universities are facing difficult choices as insurance companies cancel coverage or demand premium increases of up to 800 percent. The current crisis is blamed on the way the industry has been managed. Financial managers, rather than underwriters, took over the industry. (MLW)

Mutual funds may be the answer to higher education's financial problems. (PG)

Interlibrary loan traffic in academic libraries has doubled in the past five years. Concurrently labor costs have risen substantially. This growing inequity is forcing discussion of programs for charging fees for interlibrary loan service. This paper raises some of the considerations that should figure into any such discussions. (4 references)…