Measures equity of per-pupil revenue distribution across jurisdictions in Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Virginia, using conventional equity statistics and alternative measures (an Index for the upper half of the revenue distribution and the "Angle of Inequity"). The study, including state and local revenues only, showed that…

Discusses new pricing and payment options for libraries in light of online products. Topics include alternative cost models rather than traditional subscriptions; use-based pricing; changes in scholarly communication due to information technology; methods to determine appropriate charges for different organizations; consortial plans; funding; and…

Federal Communications Commission (FFC) chair Reed Hundt was interviewed regarding the criteria the FCC should adopt to determine telecommunications rate discounts for libraries. Hundt believes that while the American Library Association has been very active in communicating ideas, individual librarians have not participated enough in the process.…

Summarizes the current literature on whether money matters in education and the allocation and use of educational resources. Offers suggestions for districts seeking to focus on instructional purposes. How money is spent matters more than how much is spent. Since 80% to 90% of a district's funds are spent at the school level, most savings or…

Using data from the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System relational database, assessed the financial resources and expenditure patterns of members of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities and compared them to non-metropolitan peers. Verified that metropolitan institutions have fewer resources to work with than others in…

Reports on the 21st annual survey, which received 1,488 responses from a sample of 3,303 employers. Charts depict annual expenditures on training, training delivery methods and topics, who controls training purchases, outsourcing, and technology-based training. (SK)

Discusses the need for public libraries to improve their collections for and services to beginning readers. Suggests that public libraries should reconfigure their children's departments and budgets based on the three stages to reading fluency, of which level two is the learning to read years that includes beginning readers. (LRW)

Analyzes trends in costs paid by postsecondary institutions to provide education, prices paid by students and their families, and revenues received by institutions. Also explores relationships among these variables. Universe data are primarily from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. (SLD)

Argues that the full cost and complexity of providing library services to support open and distance education tend to be underestimated. Three fundamental questions are addressed: Why is it necessary to determine the role of libraries in supporting learning? Who meets these costs? and How institutionally independent should access to library and…

Discusses budgeting in corporate libraries as a basic tool of financial management. Highlights include focusing on goals; developing a list or matrix of services; resources needed for each service; shared costs; types of budgets, including operating budget, capital budget, and cash budget; and approaches to budgeting, including incremental…

Results of a national survey suggest a downturn in college investment returns is accompanied by reduced spending and concern that institutions will use endowment income rather than increase tuition. Endowments of 367 institutions are ranked and market values on June 30, 1989 and June 30, 1990 are listed. (MSE)

British university expenditure patterns for computing in the last 20 years are explored and current spending and facilities are surveyed. The recent Computers in Teaching initiative is described and present trends in computing with implications for universities are outlined. Some assessment of the overall finance of university computing is…

Summarizes the topics discussed at a series of seminars examining the problem of the high cost of research journals. Areas discussed included the extent of the crisis, coping strategies, the potential of electronic publishing, the publish or perish issue, the formation of coalitions among libraries and association and university presses, and…

In developing an endowment spending policy, the college or university governing board should seek both endowment protection and growth while providing reasonable current budgetary support. A sound policy should include built-in features that adjust to budgetary requirements, changing economic conditions, and the dynamic investment market…

Examines whether state supreme court decisions declaring education a fundamental right and invalidating school finance systems lead to increases in total state education spending. After two decades of school finance litigation, per-pupil education spending varies widely within a state. This study found no increased state education spending in…