About two-thirds of the nation's public and private, two-year and four-year institutions of higher education were in some financial difficulty in 1970. How they responded to their plight is reported in this objective, analytical survey. (MJM)

This document reports available statistics relevant to science and technology in Great Britain. The 52 tables are arranged in nine sections: (1) Scientific Research and Development in the United Kingdom, (2) Central Government Expenditure on Scientific Research and Development, (3) Overseas Technological Royalty Transactions, (4) New Supply of…

This study and analysis of the literature on the costs and benefits of graduate education (the GRADCOST study) is organized into 4 parts: (1) The Economics of Higher Education (Behavioral Models, Planning and Budgeting, the Financing of Higher Education); (2) Outputs and Benefits of Higher Education (Conceptual Literature, Measurements of Outputs…

A STATISTICAL STUDY WAS MADE OF THE LIBRARIES OF 669 UNITED STATES LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES. DATA WERE DISPLAYED IN FIVE DIFFERENT WAYS--(1) ALPHABETICAL LISTING, (2) EXCELLENCE QUOTIENT, (3) NUMBER OF BOOKS, (4) NUMBER OF BOOKS PER STUDENT, AND (5) TOTAL LIBRARY BUDGET FOR SALARIES. EXCELLENCE QUOTIENT WAS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF A THREE-DIGIT…

Effects of budget adversity on acquisitions procedures in research libraries were studied through visits to ten ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries, interviews with more than 100 individuals, a literature search, and consultation of current ARL library annual reports. (Author)

Since 1910 academic libraries have been essential resources to the colleges and universities they serve. These libraries have demonstrated an extraordinary ability to adapt to an everchanging environment. It may be time now for academic libraries to define and shape the environment as well as adapt and respond to it. (Author)

Discussion of the future of academic libraries is presented. (AP)

Offers a series of financial statements presenting the fiscal position of the North Central Association on June 30, 1985 and 1984 and the results of its activities and changes. (AYC)

Comparative data are given on prices of periodicals within subject authority groups. Price comparisons for foreign and domestic periodicals and average prices paid by different types of libraries are also given. (PF)

This report estimates the economic impact of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) on Utah County, Utah, in 1996-1997, using the Ryan-New Jersey model, a model that estimates economic impact on the local economy by summing the total expenditures of the college, employees, and students. UVSC is a state college composed of two interdependent divisions, a…

This report estimates the economic impact of Utah Valley State College (UVSC) on Utah County, Utah, in the 1999-2000 school year, using the Ryan-New Jersey model, a model that estimates economic impact on the local economy by summing the total expenditures of the college, employees, and students. UVSC is a state college composed of two…

This study examined the administrative expenditures of a group of universities, the Research I Universities (RU1) (the designation of the Carnegie classification scheme before 2000), the most comprehensive and research-intensive universities in the United States. The study explored the expenditure patterns of universities new to the RU1…

This study analyzed the impact tuition savings plans are likely to have on household savings. State-sponsored college savings programs rely mainly on tax incentives to motivate parents to save for their children's education in earmarked accounts. The first such programs were prepaid tuition plans, and other types of qualified tuition savings…

This paper studies the trends in the financing of elementary education in India over the past decade. In 1994 the Indian Supreme Court issued a directive to universalize free and compulsory elementary education, but that in a changing economic milieu where social service expenditures have often been reduced in other countries, it is important to…