New evidence on the relationship between age and the incidence of work-place injuries is described and analyzed in this study. Age-injury frequency profiles for males and females were compared and found similar when controlling for sex differences in the occupational distribution of employment. (Author)

Notes advantages and disadvantages of the DIALOG Predicasts files and provides instruction in their use. (RAA)

Suggestions for energy-saving action programs which school business officials can instigate. (MLF)

Frederick County, Maryland, is saving money by serving milk in plastic bags similar to those used in the space program by the astronauts. (Author/MLF)

Suggests that (1) research has not produced an algorithm for the selection of media formats, (2) more research is required on the effects of present technology, and (3) production decisions are influenced by many considerations. (Author/CMV)

Arguments for and against library service fees for users are presented, and models for setting such fees are illustrated in terms of profit maximization and maximization of user benefits. (FM)

Traces the evolution of the formulation and implementation of new training techniques, identifies obstacles to their implementation, and describes a management system which has been successful in facilitating the implementation of new human resource development techniques in the Bell system. (Author)

Brigham Young University has a data processing system that is operating more efficiently as a direct result of installing an on-line computer output microfilm unit. (Author/MLF)

California school districts have generated an immediate 20 percent administrative saving by self-insuring Workers' Compensation. (Author/MLF)

The determination of the cost/effectiveness or cost/benefit figures for training should be the responsibility of training specialists. If training specialists are any good, they ought to be able to prove it; they should show how job performance requirements are determined, how instruction is developed and implemented, and how accountability is…

Marriott Corporation, long known for its work in institutional food service operations, has now entered the school field with happy results for students--a more varied menu and lower food costs. (Author)

Good planning, favorable labor and construction conditions, and a little bit of luck combined in a Wisconsin elementary school built for $18.74 per square foot. (Author/MLF)

User charges can effectively raise additional money and may be a substitute for tuition increases. With a price determined, a service can be expanded or contracted to its proper size, allowing dollars to be spent elsewhere. (Author)

Summarizes a study that used a large database on the teaching of college economics (TUCE III) to identify and rank by cost-per-unit of student achievement various key controllable inputs into the educational process at the classroom level. Comprehensive final exams and regular homework assignments are highly effective inputs for raising student…

Examines the comparative efficiency of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom, responding to governmental concerns for accountability, value for money, and cost control. Tests concepts of cost and outcome efficiency, using data- development analysis, to gain further insights into universities' operations. Applying this methodology to…