The Ward Edwards Library of Central Missouri State University attempts to collect the materials necessary to support classroom needs and faculty research. This assessment gauges how well the library print collection supports the Department of Communication, in which undergraduate majors and postgraduate degrees are offered in a total of 85…

This report presents data for the 108 university libraries and 11 public or private, independent research libraries that were members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) during the 1992-93 fiscal year. Data are reported in alphabetical order on collections (volumes in library, gross and net volumes added, monographs purchased, current…

This report presents an overview and a preliminary analysis of the legislative decisions made during 1987 for the 1988 fiscal year (FY) on state tax appropriations for higher education in the 50 states. The data are aggregated from GRAPEVINE, a monthly research report of state tax appropriations for operating expenses of higher education.…

This report presents an overview and a preliminary analysis of the legislative decisions made during 1988 for the 1989 fiscal year on state tax appropriations for higher education in the 50 states. The data are aggregated from GRAPEVINE, a monthly research report of state tax appropriations for operating expenses of higher education. Following an…

This report presents an overview and a preliminary analysis of the legislative decisions made during 1989 for the 1990 fiscal year on state tax appropriations for higher education in the 50 states. The data are aggregated from a monthly research report of state tax appropriations for operating expenses of higher education. Following an…

This report presents an overview and a preliminary analysis of the legislative decisions made during 1990 for the 1991 fiscal year on state tax appropriations for higher education in the 50 states. The data are aggregated from a monthly research report of state tax appropriations for operating expenses of higher education. Following an…

This paper examines effects of combining long-range planning and computer-based modeling in institutions of higher education, with examples from application at Butler University (Indiana). The model was developed due to a need to obtain a 5-year forecast of revenues and expenditures and consists of eight dynamic submodels--one for each of the five…

Updated information is provided in this addendum to an original report that assessed the equity of the Kansas School District Equalization Act (SDEA) from 1973 to 1988. This consultants' analysis on behalf of Turner School District in "Mock v. State of Kansas" consists of five parts. Following an introduction, section 2 reviews the…

After noting that library processes are continually becoming more automated and that services are being introduced at an ever-increasing rate, this paper goes on to describe the composition and functions of Brigham Young University's Integrated Library System (ILS) Committee, which was established by the library administration to advise it on…

This paper theorizes on the pattern in which investment in human capital affects the well-being of the rural community and is affected by public policy on education finding. Outmigration from rural regions is more likely for individuals with the highest educational achievement. Therefore, remote school districts tend to underinvest in education.…

The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 1 in 1990, which gave all school districts the option to offer prekindergarten programs for 3-year-old disadvantaged children. The financial feasibility of implementing such programs in the Texas public schools is analyzed in this report. A brief review of the economic impact of program implementation…

Results of a study of financial conditions and the functioning of 93 U.S. colleges and universities are presented. Institutional data were collected every third year between 1967-1968 and 1979-1980. Samples of faculty at each institution were surveyed in the late 1960s or early 1970s and again in 1980-1981. The Educational Testing Service's…

A comparison of the findings of an annual telephone survey of all 15,000 United States public school districts, which was conducted to update a computer database, with the results of the previous year's survey indicates that microcomputer use is growing very rapidly in schools. Since the first study, the number of schools using microcomputers has…

This report on the economic impact of Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) uses a modification of the Caffrey and Isaacs model to assess SCCC-related local business volume, SCCC costs and benefits to the Schenectady County government, and the likely impact on the county if SCCC did not exist. Part I provides background to the study,…

The purpose of this bulletin by the Kentucky Department of Education is to provide local school districts and administrators with general and specific information concerning the method by which each district's formula-adjusted pupil transportation program cost is calculated for fiscal year 1983-84. The figures for each district also serve as a…