The paper demonstrates that fee schedules have quite large cost-reducing effects, that utilization rates are responsive to the availability of physicians, and that non-whites use fewer Medicaid-financed services than whites. (Author)

The Brooklyn Public Library presents information concerning its organization, goals, expenditures, utilization, services, special programs, and holdings each year in an annual report to the Mayor and City Council of New York. This collection of five reports covers the activities of the library in the fiscal years beginning in 1972, 1973, 1974,…

This paper provides background information for SUNY librarians, in particular those in the four-year colleges, concerning the budget preparation-implementation process. Included is a step-by-step summary of that process, in the form of timetables illustrating the interrelationships between the executive and legislative units of state government,…

THIS REPORT LISTS TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW YORK STATE AND NOTES THEIR EXPENDITURES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966. TITLE I FUNDS, MORE THAN $109 MILLION, WERE SPENT ON SPECIAL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. (LB)

In the 1967-68 annual report of the Canadian Association for Adult Education, an account is given of organizational expansion, financial and related problems, and activities both in Canada and abroad. Organizational concerns include facilities, university extension, new staff members, and the director's request for a leave of absence to visit the…

Index values for American public library circulation and expenditures are presented in five statistical tables. The circulation index values are given for each year from 1939 through 1974, and expenditure index values are given for 1951 through 1974. These figures are then compared with figures from the "American Library Directory" and from the…

An important tool for establishing efficient total library service is contracting, which allows a unit of government or a library to obtain the use of the resources of another library according to its specific needs. A contract can cover services to be purchased, financial arrangements, administrative responsibilities, legal considerations, and…

The Biennial Reports contain sections on: (1) Nebraska Public Library Commission; (2) Physical Facilities; (3) Personnel; (4) Book and Non-Book Materials; (5) Services and Use; (6) Financial Support; (7) Union Catalog Statistics; (8) Appropriations and Expenditures; (9) Planning and Research; (10) A Survey of the Physically Handicapped of Nebraska…

A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE LIBRARY AGENCIES TO OBTAIN INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARY DATA FROM 2,207 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS LISTED IN THE "EDUCATION DIRECTORY, 1965-66, PART 3, HIGHER EDUCATION." DATA GATHERED WAS PRESENTED BY STATE AND INSTITUTION IN THREE TABLES WHICH WERE--(1) SELECTED MANAGEMENT DATA ON…

A simple algebraic method of compensating for inflation while allocating the book budget by funds is presented. The results of attempts to generate library-resource unit cost figures based on internal measurement of buying patterns are described. (Author)

Citation analysis was used as an aid in collection development in the field of engineering. Results indicated books are of greater importance than journals, and reductions in the number of subscriptions released funds for purchase of books. (Author/JAB)

Recommends getting bids for yearbook printing in order to get the best possible price and includes a proposed system with a sample "spec" list. (JM)

Presents average expenditures for various items in the typical school budget, using national data for 1984-85. Teacher salaries and fringe benefits account for nearly 40 percent of total expenditures. Plant operation and maintenance, transportation, and food services consume almost 20 percent, while textbooks consume only 1 percent of total…

The study reports a survey of 461 New Jersey school districts which showed significant relationships between gifted/talented participation rates and (1) race, (2) spending per pupil, (3) property value per pupil and (4) the socioeconomic status of school districts. The study also found excessive reliance on standardized tests. (Author/CL)