Introduction: Our aim is to compare the advantages and problems of e-book acquisition identified in research literature to those experienced by two Swedish university libraries. Method: A literature review was used to identify the main issues related to acquisition of e-books by academic libraries. The data for comparison were collected through…

International comparisons of data on expenditure on education use purchasing power parities for currency conversion and adjustment for price differences between countries to allow for volume comparisons. The resulting indicators are commonly interpreted as differences between countries in input volumes to the education sector-teachers, materials,…

Following the behavior-analytic tradition of analyzing individual behavior, the present research investigated demand elasticity of individual consumers purchasing supermarket products, and compared individual and group analyses of elasticity. Panel data from 80 UK consumers purchasing 9 product categories (i.e., baked beans, biscuits, breakfast…

An economic case study is presented of the balance of payments in Italy, Canada, and West Germany during the 1940s through 1960s. The study examines the circular flow of income, price level fluctuations, supply and demand theory, and basic considerations of financial markets. For journal availability, see SO 505 703. (Author/AV)

Data on the evolution of university financing in Ontario, Canada, are provided. Statistical tables cover: Ontario universities' share of provincial budgetary expenditures, 1972-1984; interprovincial comparisons of operating grants to universities for full-time equivalent students, 1974-1984; provincial operating grants for universities per $1,000…

A comparison of Australian and United Kingdom faculty salaries takes into account academic rank, salary scales, relative prices and purchasing power, and tax rates. Although Australian academics at the bottom lecturer ranks have a real salary 64 percent higher than their counterparts in the U.K., professors have the same real salary. (MSE)

Examines the cost structure and future system costs of Venezuela's Universidad Nacional Abierta, compares them with the costs of other distance universities, and discusses the cost implications of media choice, size of program, and number of students. The usefulness of cost analysis and projection for decision making is also discussed. (EAO)

Data on the financial position of Ontario's universities are provided. Statistical tables and graphs cover: expenditures per client served, 1977-1985; percentage increase in provincial operating grants and total budgetary expenditures, 1977-1986; Ontario Universities' share of provincial budgetary expenditures; growth of Ontario Gross Domestic…

Data on the financial position of Ontario's universities are provided. Among items covered by the report's 27 statistical tables and 18 graphs are: expenditures per client served, 1977-1987; percentage increase in provincial operating grants and total budgetary expenditures, 1977-1988; growth of Ontario government expenditures and grants to…