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Parker, Emily; Atchison, Bruce; Workman, Emily – Education Commission of the States, 2016
This report highlights significant investments made by both Republican and Democratic policymakers in state-funded pre-k programs for the fourth year in a row. In the 2015-16 budget year, 32 states and the District of Columbia raised funding levels of pre-k programs. This increased support for preschool funding came from both sides of the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Aid, Annual Reports, Trend Analysis
Brown, Norman B.; Phillips, Jane – Library Journal, 1982
Prices for U.S. periodicals and serial services indicate 14.5 and 11.3 percent increases respectively over 1981 subscription rates. Using 1977 as the base year, average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1977. Criteria for inclusion of titles in the indexes is explained. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Periodicals, Serials, Tables (Data)
Brown, Norman B.; Phillips, Jane – Library Journal, 1981
Prices for U.S. periodical and serial services reveal 13.3 and 13.2 percent increases respectively over 1980 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1970 and compared against 1967-69, 1977-79, and 1977 indexing bases. (RAA)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Periodicals, Serials, Tables (Data)
Young, Peter R.; And Others – Library Journal, 1989
The first of two articles provides current information on the pricing practices of periodical publishers. The second provides current pricing information on U.S. serials services. Both articles include tables which break down the data by subject categories and show increases since 1977. (MES)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Costs, Library Materials, Periodicals
Carpenter, Kathryn Hammell; Alexander, Adrian W. – Library Journal, 1992
Presents information on 1992 prices for periodical subscriptions including data on average prices by subject category, price percent increases by subject category, annually since 1983, percentage of titles increasing in price by subject category, average prices by Library of Congress Classification Codes, and price increases indexed to the 1977…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Costs, Library Materials, Periodicals
Young, Peter R.; And Others – Library Journal, 1990
Presents the following data by subject category on 1990 prices of periodical subscriptions: (1) average price; (2) percent increases; (3) percent increase since 1981; (4) percentage of titles increasing; (5) average price by Library of Congress classification; and (6) increases since 1977. Comparisons with the Consumer Price Index and data on…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, National Surveys, Periodicals, Reference Services
Horn, Judith G. – Library Journal, 1986
In this 26th annual survey, prices for U.S. periodicals indicate an 8.9% increase over the 1985 subscription rates. Average pricing information by subject category is provided for each year since 1977, and the addition of the Soviet Translations category and the expansion of the index tables are explained. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Costs, Periodicals
Shroyer, Andrew; Nanna, Laura – Library Journal, 1992
This 1992 price index for serial services presents data on the number of titles, average price, percent of price change, and price indexed to 1977 for the following areas: business; general and humanities; law; science and technology; social sciences; U.S. documents; and H.W. Wilson services. (MES)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Costs, Information Services, Library Materials
Clasquin, F. F. – Library Journal, 1979
Nine tables compare prices, indexing coverage, and library popularity of periodical titles for 1977 to 1979. Titles are chosen from indexing services' authority groups and are listed by subject. Based on number of library subscriptions from indexing services, a "weighted price" serves as a budget guideline. (SW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Libraries, Library Collections

Griffith, Belver C.; Servi, Patricia N. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Illustrates a method to divide large citation database files into clusters of journals without requiring the use of arbitrary starting points. Results are discussed relative to biomedical literature. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Citations (References), Cluster Grouping, Databases
Carpenter, Kathryn Hammell; Alexander, Adrian W. – American Libraries, 1994
Presents the 1994 periodical price index, based on subscription price information supplied and compiled by the Faxon Company to measure changes in average U.S. periodical prices. Highlights include subject categories, rates of increase, price index comparisons, prices by Library of Congress Classification, and comparative information from 1977…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Costs, Economic Change
Chambers, Jay C.; Vergun, Robert – 1999
This report presents two approaches to measuring inflation for public libraries: (1) an approach based on a fixed-market-basket (FMB) of the prices of library inputs, which yields a public library input cost index (PLICI), and (2) an approach based on an econometric model of library services and costs, which yields a public library cost of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Indexes, Costs, Inflation (Economics)
US Department of Commerce, 2004
This introductory text describes the scope, concepts, sources, survey methodology, and limitations of the data. It also identifies other U.S. Census Bureau products that contain public education data. The tabular section contains 18 tables. Summaries as well as state-level detail are presented in Tables 1 through 10. Table 1 contains data for all…
Descriptors: School District Spending, Public Education, Census Figures, Services

Jallade, Jean-Pierre – European Journal of Education, 1980
An overview is presented of trends in expenditures on higher education in 19 European countries, including six eastern countries. Data, presented in tables and analyzed briefly, are derived from UNESCO and OECD surveys. Data include expenditures in national currency and American dollars, and in constant and current prices, since 1961. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1986
The Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC) in average salaries and wages paid by public school systems is a statistical measure prepared by the Educational Research Service, Inc., to gauge and compare salary changes and analyze salary trends in individual school systems, groups of school systems, and nationally. This report describes the…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Economic Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education