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Smith, Theresa – 1991
This paper documents how the University of Oklahoma developed discipline cost indices which it then used in its budget allocation process. In order to overcome the interinstitutional comparison problems between universities which use different reporting and accounting methods, discipline cost indices were derived using data collected through the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Credits
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Hirst, Donna L.; And Others – Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 1986
Compares OCLC, WLN, and RLIN in terms of the composition of the databases, indexes and searching, special uses for public services, costs, and documentation. Selected bibliographies of general public service uses and interlibrary loan applications are provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
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Smith, Theresa Y. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
The derivation of discipline cost indexes, developed to permit accurate interinstitutional comparisons of relative costs among disciplines, is explained using expenditure data from five peer institutions. How the indexes have been used in one research university's budget allocation process is then described. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes
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Rasmussen, Radha – Australian Library Journal, 1987
Describes an investigation that assessed the effectiveness of Australian indexing and abstracting services in their bibliographic control of the literature of library and information science. Conclusions about the coverage of the literature are presented, and methods for improvement are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Rholes, Julia M.; Caldwell-Wood, Naomi – 1987
This study conducted at Texas A&M University compares two types of training approaches using ERIC SilverPlatter (ERIC SP). Education students received either: (1) a one hour training session on basic search commands and strategies, or (2) a four page instructional handout that described basic search commands, Boolean logic, and special…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Education Majors, Evaluation Criteria
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Solomon, Eric S. – Journal of Dental Education, 1992
An examination of national data on dental educators' salaries since 1975 compares average salaries for basic and clinical science faculty, relates faculty salaries to changes in the Consumer Price Index (since 1976), and tracks faculty salaries in constant dollars. A brief analysis of results accompanies data graphs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Dental Schools
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1984
The Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC) in average salaries and wages paid by public school systems is designed to reflect overall changes, to compare salary trends among various categories of personnel, and to analyze salary trends in an individual school system and among groups of school systems. Annual updates of the CIC are computed from data…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1985
This report provides data to evaluate salary and wage trends in education. The statistical measure used to gauge and compare changes in salaries and wages paid by school systems is the Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC). This measure is designed to reflect changes in much the same way as the Dow Jones Average or the Standard and Poor's Index.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Clerical Workers, Comparative Analysis