In an international benchmark survey of high school students, the U.S. consistently scores in the middle of the pack compared to many western European and eastern Asian countries. Finland has been among the top performers dating back to 2000. The country's performance led many in the U.S. to ask, what is Finland doing that is leading to high…

This compilation of annual reports of 169 New York State institution libraries for the year ending March 31, 1983, presents data on total resident population, library materials, interlibrary lending, circulation, library hours, percentage of population having direct library access, total paid library staff, and dollar expenditures. The…

This compilation of annual reports of 163 New York State institution libraries for the year ending March 31, 1981, presents data on total resident population, library materials, total circulation, library hours, percentage of population having direct access, total paid library staff, and dollar expenditures. The institutions represented are…

The 1988 National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty surveyed 7,408 full- and part-time regular faculty, department chairpersons, and institutional representatives of 480 nonproprietary accredited U.S. institutions of higher education granting a two-year or higher degree. The survey, conducted between December 1987 and October 1988, examined…