In response to a legislative resolution, the State Council established a Student Financial Aid Study Advisory Committee composed of public and private college representatives and outside consultants to develop a comprehensive study of student financial aid programs in higher education in Virginia. This study makes available for the first time an…

When applying for federal funding of an academic project, the writing of the proposal is important and should include a description of the institution and its population, a statement of the problem to be alleviated, an outline of the proposed attack on the problem, a specific catalog of each necessary item, and an itemized statement of the…

In order to identify long-obscured patterns of concentration in grants made by large private foundations to various types of colleges and universities in this country, a computer program capable of annual trend analyses was developed and utilized with data from the currently most comprehensive and accessible source, the grants index of "Foundation…

The Wisconsin Library Association Round Table of Hospitals and Institutional Librarians became concerned about adequate funding of institutional libraries; the right of institutionalized persons to read and to have educational, legal, and recreational materials; and the development of staff libraries for treatment, rehabilitation, and research…

Various methods of financing interlibrary loans were investigated in this study requested by the Association of Research Libraries and funded with a grant from the National Science Foundation. The history and background of interlibrary loan service is examined, and existing financing methods and the cost of service in academic libraries is…

The purpose of this project is to encourage innovative teaching through support and reward systems; specifically, its objectives are the generation, implementation, and sharing of innovative curricular ideas and classroom procedures. Participants are teachers, students, parents, other school staff and the community. The following elements are…

This document presents statistical data by state for 1974-74 appropriations of state tax funds for operating expenses of higher education. Two points stand out in summarizing the encouraging aspects of the state appropriations picture as shown in this document: (1) Many institutions show increases that are far greater than the necessary standstill…

This application, under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act covers the following areas: "Needs Assessment," which looks at how priority needs were determined, the use of standardized tests data, and the priority needs of educationally disadvantaged children; "Project Planning," which discusses eligible…

This document, a review of financing postsecondary education in Washington, emphasizes the need for the users of postsecondary education and the state to carry most of the financial burden and provides a cost-benefit analysis, information on pricing and student aid, current practices in state financing, and data on student loans. Options for…

Public library financing has recently become an increasingly important concern with shrinking resources, substandard services, and urban problems. The situation has become so acute that the very survival of the institution is at issue. The quality and utilization of services are serious matters, and states and localities must recognize their…

This guide is designed to provide summary information about assistance programs of the National Science Foundation, and is intended as a source of general guidance for institutions and individuals interested in participating in these programs. Program listings describe the principal characteristics and basic purpose of each activity, eligibility…

State aid to private higher education goes back to the beginning of higher education in this country. The forms of financial support for private higher education run the gamut from contracts for special services to general student aid available to students at both public and private institutions. By far the most important from the standpoint of…

This paper is a followup study of freshman on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. The first study was done in 1968 on the 1967 freshman class. The present study uses basically the same data as the 1968 report including distribution by college and sex, age distribution, parental occupations, paternal education, maternal…

Hearings were held on a "Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House conference on library and information services in 1976." The purpose of the conference would be to develop recommendations for further improvement and growth of the nation's libraries and information centers in order to make information…

The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze some of the problems American Indian students confront in Minnesota colleges. Data was obtained by a closed questionnaire sent to 100 Indian students attending Minnesota colleges or universities. All questionnaires were mailed after the final quarter of the school term had begun. There was a…