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Poole, Jay Martin; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Suggests that as automated information services become more prevalent, it is essential that libraries find permanent funding to support this activity. Funding of information provided by an online search that satisfies legitimate educational and research needs with monies from print materials budget is considered. Three reactions to essay are…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Costs, Financial Support
Warner, Alice Sizer – 1998
This manual for librarians offers both background information and practical advice on library budgeting. Seven chapters make up this book: (1) Numbers, Your Library, and You; (2) Kinds of Budgets; (3) Measuring Ourselves; (4) Alternate Resources: Grants and Endowments; (5) More Alternate Resources: Volunteers, Fund Raising; (6) Fees for Library…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Fees, Financial Support
Martin, Thomas J.; And Others – 1992
This discussion paper identifies how the New England Facility could be established to offer service for the blind and physically handicapped. Following a premise which outlines typical library services, the New England Facility is described in terms of its approach to service; facility size (total square footage); staffing needs and…
Descriptors: Braille, Budgets, Federal Programs, Library Facilities
Illinois Univ., Champaign. Graduate School of Library Science. – 1990
This report presents statistical pictures of Illinois Public Libraries during the fiscal year 1988-1989. The information comes primarily from the Illinois Public Library Annual Report forms. In addition, text has been included that describes how a library or library system can utilize these statistics. Three sections divide the publication.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Financial Policy, Library Materials, Library Networks
Bosse, Jerry – 1983
Due to increasing costs for bus service, the Millard School District in Nebraska has instituted a successful plan whereby students pay partially for bus service by purchasing coupon books. While elementary students more than one mile away are still bused at district expense, junior high students more than two miles away must pay the partial cost…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Budgets, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1984
A summary is presented of the 1985-87 community college operating budget request for the Washington State Community colleges, along with a description of the policy considerations inherent in the request and the anticipated effect of the request on community college programs. The philosophy and objectives underpinning the budget request are…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, College Planning, Community Colleges
Stetson, Nancy E. – 1985
A project was undertaken to develop a model for establishing normative costs and budget guidelines for California's community colleges. The model was developed using adaptations of microcomputer software and tested using data from the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges and from the Marin Community College District (MCCD).…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1985
New Maryland State Board for Higher Education funding guidelines for public four-year institutions in Maryland are presented, along with information on the development of the guidelines. Four guidelines models were studied and evaluated by criteria endorsed by state and university officials. To derive the guidelines, each program area…
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Finance, Enrollment Projections, Financial Policy
Alabama State Commission on Higher Education, Montgomery. – 1991
Recommendations for the appropriations to each public college and university in Alabama are presented by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) in its 1991-92 unified budget report. The budget recommendations are provided in six sections: (1) executive summary of the 1991-92 unified budget recommendations; (2) higher education unified…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Credits, College Programs, Educational Finance
Meisinger, Richard J., Jr. – 1994
This book is designed to help college/university faculty and academic administrators become more constructive and knowledgeable participants in the budgetary process. Chapter 1 introduces budgets and the budgetary process, with an explanation of the importance of budgeting in policy making, Chapter 2 discusses economic and political contexts of…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Budgets
Lundy, Harold W. – 1985
The way that planning tools can be used to evaluate the economic consequences of implementing new academic programs at Grambling State University (GSU) is considered. The focus is projecting cost behavior for planning and decision making. The following planning tools are examined: cost-volume-revenue analysis, cost behavior analysis and least…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Planning, College Programs, Cost Estimates
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1985
Financial planning and management responsibilities of college governing boards are examined. External factors and the institution's condition and direction of movement are addressed, along with policies concerning financial resources (e.g., tuition, financial aid, investments, and educational and auxiliary sales and services). Also considered are:…
Descriptors: Budgets, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Administration, College Planning
Idaho State Board of Education, Boise. – 1991
This report provides fiscal year (FY) 1991 operating budget and student information from Idaho's one public four-year college and three universities (Boise State University, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, and Lewis-Clark State College), as well as selected data on two community colleges (North Idaho College and College of Southern…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Faculty, College Students, Community Colleges
Kaynor, Robert K. – 1985
The value of microcomputer modeling tools and spreadsheets to help college institutional researchers analyze proposed capital projects is discussed, along with strengths and weaknesses of different software packages. Capital budgeting is the analysis that supports decisions about the allocation and commitment of funds to long-term capital…
Descriptors: Budgets, Campus Planning, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Planning