A cost analysis study of the Association of Research Libraries' member institutions who have depository status was conducted in order to evaluate the benefits received from the federal depository system. Information received from a small sample of the member libraries provides the basis for discussion of costs and benefits. Cost factors considered…

THREE METHODS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ARE DISCUSSED--USE OF COMPUTERS, MATHEMATICS, AND EXPERTISE. THE USE OF EXPERTISE IS EMPHASIZED. THE DISCUSSION ON EXPERTISE JUDGMENT IS BASED ON PAPERS BY O. HELMER, WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE DELPHI METHOD OR CYBERNETIC ARBITRATION. ALTHOUGH COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS (PARTICULARLY GAME THEORY) ARE BECOMING…

This examination of the feasibility of implementing an automated circulation system within San Mateo County's Peninsula Library System (PLS) was undertaken to determine if the system should automate material circulation systemwide in order to reduce operating costs while improving circulation procedures and increasing patron access to system…

Although improved teaching methods, materials, and technology probably have made university graphics instruction better today than ever before, students need to become more aware of ways in which they can provide cost-effective design to companies and organizations interested in getting maximum value from printing budgets. Such printing economies…

BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT TRAINING PROGRAMS ORDINARILY INVOLVE BOTH BENEFITS (ADVANTAGES) AND COSTS (DISADVANTAGES), THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE FORM OF SUCH EFFECTS IN THE MANPOWER TRAINING AREA, AND PRESENTS SOME SUGGESTIONS REGARDING MEASUREMENT METHODS. THE NEED TO EVALUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFECTS ON EFFICIENCY OF…

Three methods for the preparation of maintenance budgets are discussed--(1) a traditional method, inconclusive and obsolete, based on gross square footage, (2) the formula approach method based on building classification (wood-frame, masonry-wood, masonry-concrete) with maintenance cost factors for each type plus custodial service rates by type of…

This bibliography is a compilation of literature existing in both the government and public sectors and concerning Cost/Benefits of Technical information Services and Technology Transfer. Not only was the cost-benefit to the user reflected, but consideration was given to the initial cost of information collections, the cost of processing the…

Marginal utility analysis is described in this paper, with zero-base budgeting (ZBB) discussed as an applied example. Some of the theoretical and practical issues surrounding such models are assessed, and the movement for more scientific and rational resource allocation is placed in a larger methodological and philosophical context. The focus of…

This module describes the following conventional treatment systems and evaluates their use as pretreatment steps for land application: preliminary, primary, secondary, disinfection, and advanced waste treatment. Effluent qualities are summarized, a brief discussion of application systems is given, and cost comparisons are discussed in some detail.…

This pamphlet reviews the direct transfer of solar energy into heat, particularly for the purpose of providing space and hot water heating needs. Owners of buildings and homes are provided with a basic understanding of solar heating and hot water systems: what they are, how they perform, the energy savings possible, and the cost factors involved.…

Studies concerning class size fall into three basic groups. Most of the research has focused on academic achievement and has revealed little correlation between class size and academic success. Research has also been done on institutional factors. While reductions in class size spur innovations in teaching methods, it is not clear whether the…

Sixteen international experts comprised the working group charged with indexing technical and cost effectiveness studies related to new educational media. This report, resulting from their meeting in January 1975, contains: (1) introductory report on the problems of the application of cost benefit studies to new teaching methods, (2) series of…

Annual reports of instructional media and instructional development centers associated with higher education were surveyed to develop a cost-benefit model for better documentation of instructional development projects. The goal was to compare, contrast, and summarize the various reporting procedures used in annual reports. An analysis was made as…

In 1977 the Public Library Commission, in conjunction with the State Library of Pennsylvania, received a Library Services and Construction Act, Title III Grant to conduct a feasibility study of technical service operations in various types of libraries within Beaver County. Its objectives were to: (1) analyze existing library materials purchasing…

The paper provides the basic concepts and structure of an evaluative-management information system that meets the needs of vocational rehabilitation program and project managers and allows inter- and intra-program and project comparisons. Cost-benefit analysis has not (1) provided managers with relevant information upon which to base their…