The first section of this document consists of a directory, featuring 201 public libraries, 8 multi-county library systems, 12 single-county public library systems, and the multitype members of the Alabama Library Exchange (i.e., 8 public, 6 school, 8 academic, and 10 special libraries). Entries list the library's address and telephone number,…

This report contains annex materials from a study conducted for the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) with two major objectives: (1) to determine how much it costs two state contract libraries--the Central Library of the Newark Public Library and the Bureau of Law and Reference of the New Jersey State Library--to provide supplemental question…

College and university expenditures for scholarships and fellowships between 1983 and 1984 are reported based on findings of the Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education survey, which is part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) data collections. Colleges increased by 13.4% their scholarship and fellowship…

This publication contains information taken from the 1985 Annual Report/System Membership Applications submitted by public libraries in Texas. The statistics reflect each library's last local fiscal year or status at the end of that year, except in the case of staffing and schedule information, which is as current as possible. The report is…

Concentrating on a sample of 30 secondary schools in the Oyo state of Western Nigeria, this study diagnoses the disparities in secondary education development there and seeks those factors that determine the unit cost of education. The status of secondary educational development in Oyo state is shown by examining those indicators showing such…

This report (11th in a series) provides selected 1985-86 enrollment and financial data for the California community college districts. Parts I and II present headcount enrollment data for fall 1985 by district, and average daily attendance (ADA) figures for credit, non-credit, and apprenticeship programs for fiscal year (FY) 1985-86. Part III…

The economic impact of Berry College on Rome County, Georgia, was assessed using a differential value-added technique to measure the amount of induced spending. Direct spending sources associated with the college are direct purchase of goods and services and spending by faculty, staff, students, and visitors. Since every dollar initially spent in…

The report summarizes results from a mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) expenditure analysis study. Three parts comprised the study: (1) the state government expenditure analysis which covered fiscal years (FY) 1977 through 1984, and dealt primarily with state general fund expenditures of the principal MR/DD state agency, the…

The data presented in this summary (released in advance of their publication) are derived from four surveys of academic science and engineering (S/E) activities conducted anually by the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Studies, Universities, and Nonprofit Institutions Studies Groups: (1) Survey of Scientific and…

The economic impact of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) on Dane County and the State was studied during 1983-1984. The overall economic impact of the university consisted of direct spending impact of purchases, taxes, and donations, plus the indirect impact of that money circulating through the community to be respent on other…

This report provides selected statistics on enrollments, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances for the California community college districts. After a general summary and a table giving selected data and rankings by district, part I presents fall 1986 headcount enrollments by college. Part II provides data on the student workload…

This document comprises the mandatory report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Washington State legislature on proposed methods of controlling health care costs for school employees. It focuses on the costs to Washington's 296 school districts of providing health care coverage for approximately 80,000 employees. The introduction…

A revised edition of PS-14, "An Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis for Evaluating Public Programs," presents concepts and techniques of benefit-cost analysis as tools that can be used to assist in deciding between alternatives. The goals of the new edition include teaching students to think about the possible benefits and costs of each…

The main article in this issue is a report on "Salaries and Expenditures of Illinois Special Libraries, 1983," based on 366 usable responses to a mail questionnaire. Data on 14 variables (including 4 aspects of salaries) are cross-analyzed by 6 factors: geographical area, person to whom head librarian reports, sex of head librarian, size…

The National Commission on Excellence in Education has concluded that the quality of education in public schools in America is declining. Other reports have indicated that serious basic skill deficiencies have been identified among secondary school graduates and nongraduates entering the work force. Total annual public educational expenditures…