All of the contributions in this volume, except the last, were presented at a conference sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, held in Chicago, April 17-18, 1975. Entitled "Touching Bottom in the Bottomless Pit," the conference was intended to open a national debate on space, growth, and performance problems of…

A short history of the Library of Congress since its establishment in 1800 is traced in the introduction, which also contains a brief narrative overview of the year's activities including special services, a Bicentennial program, exhibits, publications, appropriations, copyright, and automation. Separate chapters are devoted to the activities and…

The primary use for the papers presented in this report is to provide ideas and information to the Rural Affairs Study Commission members. The 1st paper is an analysis of some factors caused by inadequate financing. It is noted that rural communities have smaller, less efficient schools; less well-prepared teachers; smaller salaries; fewer…

The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) was awarded a grant by the Bureau of Libraries and Learning Resources of the United States Office of Education to identify library and information needs of Indian people and to establish, operate, and evaluate three demonstration sites. Phases one and two of the project consisted of the…

The statistics presented in this report were compiled from the annual statistical report forms sent to all North Dakota public libraries by the State Library Commission. Summaries are presented for the eight library regions of the state and for each public library within the regions. For individual libraries data includes population served; income…

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, established by Act 194 of the General Assembly in 1967, was created as the agency of the state government specializing in higher education. The commission's primary concern is the strengthening of all the state institutions of higher learning, to the end that quality education and training beyond high…

To assist the budgeting process at the Stanford University Libraries a study was undertaken to determine the extent to which the cost of obtaining scholarly publications was increasing and the degree to which the volume of scholarly publications grows annually, affecting the number of documents which the library must purchase to ensure adequate…

In July, 1974, questionnaires were mailed to 90 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries, to determine their collection development methods: the degree of structure and formalization of the process, the role of collection development offices or committees, participation in certain decisions, the form and use of policies,…

Current school finance problems are discussed in three papers. The first presents an analysis of the Illinois school finance reform law, providing insights into the operation of the law and an evaluation method for examining finance laws in other states. In the second paper, the relationships between selected features of Michigan school districts…

The field review edition of the Information Exchanges Procedures Manual describes a set of meaningful measures, a structure for organizing the data, and standard procedures to collect, aggregate, and display the data for information exchange purposes. The IEP steering committee, task force, and NCHEMS staff recommended two types of information for…

This survey proposes a course of action to overcome the problems currently facing public libraries in Delaware. Included is information on (1)patterns of population, occupational and educational change in the state; (2)public library collections, personnel, finances, and deficiencies; (3)the role of the Library Commission for the State of…

Procedures and machinery were developed for a statewide, 5-year follow-up of high school and post-secondary vocational students for quality and cost effectiveness analysis purposes. The system calls for specific information about the student to be gathered while he is in school by means of a Student Exit Form. Information is accumulated on…

The methodology of costing an education program by identifying the resources it utilizes places all costs within the framework of staff, equipment, materials, facilities, and services. This paper suggests that this methodology is much stronger than the more traditional budgetary and cost per pupil approach. The techniques of data collection are…

This directory of Oregon libraries lists public libraries, college and university libraries, and special libraries in an alphabetical order. Each listing includes a telephone number, an address, and the librarian responsible. It also lists Oregon communities and their populations which are served by the libraries. Statistical data are presented in…

This report details the history and characteristics of the Health Start program, explains the evaluation design and methodological problems in the study, describes the background and health characteristics of approximately 10,000 children enrolled in the program, and delineates the conclusions and recommendations emerging from the evaluation. Data…