AN EXAMPLE OF AN ADOPTED BUDGET FOR A JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDIUM SIZE IS PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM, SHOWING CHANGES IN FINANCES OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, PLUS AN ESTIMATE FOR THE COMING YEAR. THE FIGURES ARE GIVEN IN DOLLAR VALUES AND IN PERCENTAGES FOR ALL SOURCES OF INCOME AND, IN DETAIL, FOR TEN MAJOR CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE. (HH)

In June of 1971 and of 1972, the New York State Department of Education's Division of Teacher Education and Certification, in cooperation with the Department's Information Center, undertook a survey of direct in-service expenditures by local school districts. Seven hundred and one of the state's 735 operating school districts (New York City and…

In November 1973, California voters rejected a proposal by the governor to place constitutional limitations on the amount of State tax collections and expenditures. The initiative provided that the overall expenditure limitation could be increased or decreased by a majority vote of the people in a Statewide election. Such a change was to be placed…

This report presents information on academic libraries of selected institutions of higher education. The institutions are grouped by region: Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and West and Southwest, and listed by type of control: (1) public and private universities; (2) public and private 4-year institutions with graduate programs; (3) public and…

The Association for Institutional Research conducted a survey of all institutions of higher education in the U.S. and Canada in order to assess the number, size, and financial support of institutional research offices. Data were requested for the 1969-70 academic year. This report is based on the responses of 1,444 institutions that returned the…

This booklet lists 319 measures that colleges and universities have taken to meet the financial crisis. The measures are listed under: (1) "Increasing Income," and include raising tuition and student fees, changing investment policies, and administration and use of plant and facilities, and other income-producing procedures; and (2) "Decreasing…

Describes a line item budgeting system for libraries which relates costs to services and priorities, thereby facilitating direct comparisons among institutions. Also outlined are the potential benefits of such a system, including increased accountability, better definition of programs, and more information about expenditure per program for…

Apportioning materials budgets is a collection development problem. Failure to grasp that fact has, for over 70 years, misdirected efforts to find a workable solution. (Author)

How the Sellers Memorial Library added over 3,000 new items to its file at a cost of under one hundred dollars is told. (NH)

Although parents paid the largest share, a College Scholarship Service study reveals that their support usually was less than half of the total expenses. (Editor)

Since the ACRL "Standards for College Libraries are at best a questionable guide in budget preparation, the writers attempted to arrive at a more objective formula for a basic budget for current acquisitions. A minimum figure for books is proposed, based on an examination of reviews in seventy-one professional journals. (Editor/JB)

The inventory of a special library collection imposes an appreciable work load on the library staff. It should be done only after careful planning and after the users have been advised of the necessity of the activity and the procedures to be followed. The inventory procedure in a mechanized library is described. (Author/NH)

It does not appear that there will be significant improvements in library funding for the foreseeable future. Public libraries will have to adjust their services and programs to the reality imposed by fiscal constraints. (10 references) (Author)