This report provides data on Federal R&D funding as reflected in the 1978 budget. The analysis includes historical background for the determination of trends and offers comparisons with a number of economic indicators outside the scope of the Federal Funds survey. An attempt is made to assess the future direction of specific areas of Federal…

Twenty per cent of 8400 questionnaires distributed in 1977 to a representative sampling of public libraries throughout Massachusetts were returned and analyzed. Those returned were entirely representative of the state's population and of the size of library services represented, although communities with the most "active" library…

The role of endowments in academic finances of higher education is examined. Two effects of the decline of endowment funding, their failure to keep pace with inflation and loss of income for innovative programs, are cited. The historical role of endowments in institutional finances is reviewed. Present concepts of endowment management are…

Support for work in the arts is examined, noting the specific ways of obtaining this support from both the public and private sectors. The major sources of information on grants and grantsmanship are listed, including libraries and their resources, professional associations, workshops, institutes, subscription information services, news media,…

The Federal government can meet its responsibility to ensure a certain minimum level of living for its citizens in two ways. An income-tested approach provides minimum standards of income, goods, and/or services for only the poor. A non-income-tested approach provides minimum standards for all citizens, regardless of income. This paper reports on…

Topics of interest to the library manager in locating potential library support, soliciting support, and managing "friends" and volunteers are covered in the 12 papers presented at the 1979 Allerton Park Institute of the University of Illinois. The papers begin with an assessment of the library context for private financial support,…

A financial survey views the net effect of California's Proposition 13 as effectively lowering financial support of libraries 25 percent. After three years, this reduction in income has resulted in a 22 percent drop in the number of library outlets, a 23 percent reduction in operating hours, and an 18 percent loss in library staffing. Funds for…

The role of state organizations in instructional television programming, program selection, production, and distribution are discussed and the overall management, funding, and cost forecasting for ITV are explored. Instructional television in Virginia, as discussed in this paper, is defined as the presentation via video format of information to be…

THIS REPORT IS THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN MONTANA AND IS A RESULT OF THE STUDIES CONDUCTED FOR THE MONTANA COMMISSION FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES ACT OF 1963. EACH INSTITUTION IS REPRESENTED IN A SECTION OF THE REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE TITLE OF THE FACILITY, ITS CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY, THE COST…

NINETY PERCENT OF THE TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION AMERICANS WHO DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN 1956 WERE FROM RURAL AREAS, WHILE ANOTHER FIFTY-THREE MILLION HAD ACCESS ONLY TO INADEQUATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE. THE PROBLEM ARISES FROM THE APPARENT DIFFICULTY OF PROVIDING GOOD LIBRARY SERVICE WHERE TOWNS ARE SMALL AND RURAL PEOPLE ARE…

THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS PAPERS PRESENTED AT A COLLOQUIUM HELD BY THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE IN 1965. THE PAPERS DEAL BROADLY WITH THE QUESTION OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS OF FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION, AND WITH THE ROLE AND PROBLEMS OF THE EDUCATIONAL CONSUMER. THE PAPERS DEAL WITH--(1) THE ECONOMICS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (2) PRICING…

AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MATHEMATICS CURRICULUMS ON ALL LEVELS, THE NEED FOR INSERVICE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS IS CRITICAL. THIS CONFERENCE MET IN ORDER TO STUDY EXISTING PROGRAMS AND TO REPORT PROMISING PRACTICES, TO EXPLORE WAYS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR PILOT PROGRAMS IN STATES WHERE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. IN…

THE HYPOTHESIS THAT PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES ARE RELATED TO THE RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION OF A COMMUNITY WAS TESTED STATISTICALLY. EIGHTEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM A TOTAL OF 130 HAVING MORE THAN 300 PUPILS IN ADA WERE USED FOR THE STUDY. QUESTIONNAIRES ON RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES WERE SENT TO 50 RANDOMLY…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS (JUNE 1961) IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO WERE PLANNING TO ENTER POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN PREPARATION FOR SUCH PROFESSIONS AS MEDICINE, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TEACHING. THE SURVEY SOUGHT TO--(1) IDENTIFY FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE CHOICES OF FIELD, (2)…

Rural education should be targeted as a national priority as it affects urban and suburban populations with increasing directness. Policymakers, officials, and education researchers need to examine all existing programs, policies, regulations, and guidelines from the rural schools' point of view. Those elements that inhibit local initiative and…