The United States General Accounting Office reviewed prime sponsor use of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds for activities related to membership organizations. Data was gathered by mailed questionnaires to 474 prime sponsors (89 percent response rate), site visits to national membership organizations, attendance at conferences…

The National Center for Education Statistics has tabulated common library data elements and then related them to relevant institutional variables to provide the first analysis of college and university library trends in over a decade, and to supplement annual biennial reports of academic library statistics. Seven surveys provided the information…

The verified successful business practices described in this booklet were being used by Massachusetts schools in the late 1970s. The practices have resulted in cost savings, are generally easy to replicate, and usually do not require major capital outlay. The practices listed are largely conservation practices or relate to food service management,…

This preliminary edition bibliography was designed as a working tool for librarians who require a representative collection of references on library budgeting, cost effectiveness, costing, fees, funding, insurance, prices, and financial management generally. It contains entries for 850 English language documents on economic aspects of information…

Requirements of a study of a school's economic impact on the community are reviewed and adjustments to the American Council on Education, or Caffrey-Issacs, model of economic impact studies suggested, based on the experiences of the University of Pittsburgh. Revisions to sections of the model dealing with tax loss to local governments, impacts on…

This interim report of the EISO project concentrates on the early phases of the project responsible for the operation of an online bibliographic search service for educators in Ontario. Implementation of services involved providing access to data bases maintained by SDC and Lockheed through a terminal located in the Ontario Institute for Studies…

This report of the EISO project, the responsibility of which is the operation of an online bibliographic search service for educators of Ontario, concentrates on research findings collected after EISO had been operational for 16 months. The organization, role, and level of satisfaction of EISO users are treated, the system's impact on a school…

This study is the first of five studies assembled by the budget committee of the Iowa general assembly to provide information regarding the financing of education by state government. It analyzes general appropriations in the state of Iowa between 1960-76 and compares Iowa's appropriations with those of other states. The results indicate increased…

Using the expenses reported for 1976-77 in a government survey, and the revenues reported by Catholic diocesan offices, this document presents an analysis of financial data for Catholic elementary schools in the country. Data are reflected for about 80 percent of the 8,281 Catholic schools in 1976-77. Twelve tables supply figures for the…

This document is an updated edition of an annual publication issued by the American Institute of Physics. It is designed for an audience of graduate students, faculty advisors, and persons interested in graduate programs in physics, astronomy and related fields. The publication has 2 parts and 4 appendices. Part I has a geographic listing of…

This annual report reviews state supported library programs and services for FY 1979 and presents a comprehensive summary of the state library system over the past 50 years. A highlight of the year was the South Carolina Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services. Resolutions, debated and enacted, on specific library needs, funding,…

This collection of statistics provided by the directors of 26 Jesuit college and university libraries in answer to a survey contains numerical information on (1) library collections, including number of volumes and titles held, periodical subscriptions, government documents, microforms, and audiovisual materials; (2) library expenditures,…

A teaching module or student-oriented learning outline on budgeting in higher education is presented. The module is designed for either group or individual student use and is specifically for the study of higher education. Objectives of the unit are as follows: define "budget," list and describe several types of budgets, cite the three phases of…

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE TRENDS AND THE RISING PROBLEMS IN THE FINANCING OF HIGHER EDUCATION. SPECIFIC TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE--THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION AND NATIONAL INCOME, THE DETERMINANTS OF EXPENDITURES ON EDUCATION, THE TREND IN DIRECT SUBSIDIES VERSUS SCHOLARSHIPS, THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES ON PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS…

TWO HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED--(1) NO SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ROLE AND THE LEVEL OF LOCAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND (2) NO SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF EXPECTATIONS FOR SELECTED EXPENDITURES AND THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THESE…