Consortia have much to offer higher education but are often unappealing because of undue emphasis on reducing costs, inadequate attention to the range of possibilities, and mismatching of membership and mission. Four types of consortia exist according to purposes (special and general) and membership (heterogeneous or homogeneous). (MSE)

The widely held but conflicting values of equality, efficiency, and liberty will remain at the heart of decisions affecting public school policies. (Author/MLF)

Managing time productively is a basic skill a good manager must learn. Some guidelines are offered. (Author/MLF)

Florida Junior College turned to construction management to build at three locations on schedule and within budget. (Author)

Presents the conceptual design of a full-scale bibliographic database that includes bibliographic, authority, holdings, and classification data and is based on entity-relationship modeling. MARC format, AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules) compatibility, and normalization and efficiency are discussed. (Author/LRW)

Identifies communications options and the pros and cons of each: voice mail, e-mail, pagers, and cellular phones. One table is included. (LMI)

In "The Discipline of Market Leaders" (1995), Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersama argue that an enterprise cannot be successful unless it actively pursues one of three value propositions: operational leadership, customer intimacy, or product leadership. Schools, too, must make a strategic decision to devote energies, policies, and practices…

A small group of college professors are well known for their prolific publishing as well as the substance of their scholarship. Some are concerned that observers will see their scholarship as insubstantial because of its quantity. Techniques supporting such productivity may include minimal editing, high energy, and aggressive self-promotion. (MSE)

The efficiency of 286 Swedish municipalities in the provision of elementary and secondary school education in 1993-94 was studied through stochastic frontier production with the estimation of production- and cost-function models. Empirical results show that most operate at 85 to 100% efficiency. (SLD)

The Hanover (Virginia) Public Schools won the U.S. Senate 1996 Award for Continuing Excellence for its productivity, or progress toward established benchmarks. Productivity is becoming part of the public school vernacular, as educators borrow business language and methods for educating more youngsters with fewer resources. An upcoming RAND…

Although document management (DM) systems have improved the efficiency of document handling, they do not address the document process itself. Virtual document technology, when incorporated into DM systems, simplifies the document production process and reduces time and costs. Discusses the assembly a virtual document, creation of a complete…

Describes how a master infrastructure plan for electrical and mechanical systems can help determine annual maintenance budgets, form annual capital-improvement budgets, take a snapshot of existing conditions, and lead to better energy management. Discusses important elements in such plans. (EV)

Examined the relative efficiency of 10 South African universities between 1994 and 1997 using the analytical review technique. Identified the relatively efficient, relatively inefficient, and least efficient. Important efficiency factors include student population dimensions, quality and deployment of personnel resources, and allocation of…

Although education level reveals nothing directly about an individual's productivity, there is a positive relation between productivity (ability) and chosen education level. This paper describes a study that shows a positive private and social return to educational screening. Firms' use of contingency contracts can be either efficient or…

New York's Johnson City Central School District adopted the teacher support. Includes seven references. (MLH)