This report reveals the size and scope of the efforts of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) to meet current and emerging social needs for library-based information service. The current definition of library resources is given, and current challenges are identified. A complete description, to date, of the National Engineering Information…

Faced with dwindling financial resources and increasing instructional and administrative responsibilities, teachers continue to spend considerable amounts of their own money on their classrooms. A survey seeking information about out-of-pocket expenditures on behalf of their teaching was conducted in south central Minnesota. Although the sample…

This volume offers a comprehensive state-by-state look at higher education in the United States using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The book contains 14 basic tables for each state, the District of Columbia, and the nation as a whole. The data for each state is as follows: Table 1 indicates the number and average…

A study was done of State University of New York (SUNY) faculty workloads in relation to administration efforts to deploy faculty in efficient and effective ways. Also evaluated were methods for ensuring that faculty are productive and minimum class enrollments. The study was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing…

This paper presents findings of a study that examined the relationship between structural conditions and parent proclivity to educate their children at home. The term "structural costs" was used to refer to conditions within the district that could be changed by the district. Data were obtained from a survey sent to the departments of education in…

This book presents articles that document the serious funding problems faced by higher education institutions and systems in the Asian and Pacific region, and explores possible strategies to address these problems. It presents an overview of the financial situation faced by higher education in the region, and then discusses two main strategies…

This publication presents indicators of social and economic conditions in Arkansas highlighting urban and rural differences. Initial information includes a discussion of the definition of "rural" and a display of classification schemes used to describe the regions of Arkansas. The remainder of the document contains data for 1990, state…

This report presents non-fiscal information on public elementary and secondary schools for the 1991-92 school year and finance data for the 1990-91 school year (fiscal year 1991). Statistics are based on data from two of the four surveys of the Common Core of Data program of the National Center for Education Statistics. In comparing findings of…

In 1996, the faculty union and administration at Desert Community College District (DCCD) partnered to identify new funds that could be used to improve salaries and augment the budget. The administration entered into a written agreement to support a mutual short-term goal of achieving salary parity with peer colleges. A "Market Basket…

This volume provides supplementary data to the annual report for 43 provincially assisted universities, colleges, and church-related institutions of higher education in Ontario, Canada. The information includes further details concerning various sources of revenue, including grants from the major funding agencies of the federal government, as well…

This booklet provides a variety of demographic information about the Alaska school system covering, in most cases, the past 10 years. The Alaska Commissioners of Education from 1917 to the present are listed, followed by a phone directory of the department, and general district and school information. The section on student information gives…

Findings of a study that incorporated a method for measuring the economic efficiency of K-8 school districts in Illinois are presented in this paper. The quadriform concept was used to identify four categories, or quadrants, for identifying school districts--technically efficient, low service, high service, and technically inefficient. The method…

This paper focuses on the identification and implementation of an adequate and appropriate funding mechanism or mechanisms for the funding of rural library services in Idaho. It is noted that the data for the report were taken primarily from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, with additional data from a 1990 survey of state library officials. The…

This paper examines the expenditure patterns of public doctorate-granting institutions, the tradeoffs made among competing financial needs by these institutions, and how well these expenditure patterns may validate the Carnegie classifications of the examined institutions. The paper presents data collected from 133 institutions in the Research I,…

The data presented in this report from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) were gathered through a questionnaire for fiscal year 1990-91 that was returned by 106 U.S. and Canadian academic libraries out of the 120 U.S. and 5 Canadian academic libraries that were surveyed. These data are designed to complement the data…