How the University of Connecticut could have saved $1.5 million on electricity in ten years by changing a library design dating from 1971. (Author)

Describes the zero-base budgeting process and discusses its advantages and disadvantages in different organizational situations, based on a review of the literature on zero-base budgeting. (JG)

Recent developments in the field of indirect lighting and the use of high intensity discharge light sources reveal that the most efficient lighting system can also be the most economical. (Author/MLF)

Challenged to prove the effectiveness of high pressure sodium lamps for an elementary school, lighting experts demonstrated the system and won the school board's unaminous approval. (Author)

The economic equivalency index (EEI) is a statistical construct used for quantifying the value of leisure experiences to the individual and is a potentially valuable tool in justifying leisure service expenditures in park and recreation systems. (MJB)

Maintenance budgets in Seattle's neighborhood park system have been kept low through a program of work contracting that delegates routine park maintenance responsibilities to workers hired part time by the local neighborhood committees. (MJB)

A computer system at Kent State University that controls the temperature in nine campus buildings saves the university thousands of dollars. (Author/MLF)

Discusses three different settings which illustrate the need for a cost-benefit type of evaluation and then gives examples of objective-based evaluation, goal-free evaluation, and cost-benefit evaluation. (RK)

Pressure to reduce budgets has prompted persons responsible for school maintenance to schedule cleaning some areas on alternate days rather than daily. (MLF)

Academic/administrative data processing is centralized in one computer facility at East Tennessee State University. Students check computer printouts listing course availability, fill out one schedule card, present it to an operator at a computer terminal, and are able to register for classes in less than a minute. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the risk factors involved in the development of energy efficient projects in schools. Defines the nature of the risks and provides an outline for managing risks through alternative financing. (MD)

Two articles describe the University of Michigan Brittle Book Microfilming Project. The first explains the procedures of the program and describes a cost study which determined the average time and cost of processing titles through the program, and identified procedures for revision. The second describes changes implemented after the study. (EM)

Considers pros and cons of using personal computers or microcomputers in a library and information setting. Highlights include discussions about the physical environment, security, effects on users, costs in terms of time and money, micro-mainframe links, and standardization considerations. (Author/LRW)

A cost model for clinical teacher education is presented. Developed by a legislative task force in Florida, the model features the unique activities of clinical preparation and actual cost data gathered from eight Florida teacher education programs. (Author/CB)

Describes a simplified online service specifically designed for school and student use, which accesses 90 appropriate databases through the use of menu options, help screens, and search hints. The costs of the service and its use in teaching online search skills are discussed. (CLB)