While past annual "Profiles" reports have focused on either for-profit EMOs (education management organizations) or nonprofit EMOs, this is the first annual "Profiles" report to cover both categories in a single report which allows for easier comparisons. The 2010-2011 school year marked another year of relatively slow growth in the for-profit…

A study based on data from Norway's four universities shows that administrative load for academics tends to decrease with increasing department size. However, large departments have relatively higher administrative costs than small ones, and in departments where administrative and office functions are poorly developed, academics spend more time on…

Analyzes 31 studies of size-performance relationships in organizational structures. Results show that organizational size and productivity are positively related to each other in contrast to review findings to date. Includes extensive references. (MD)

Describes the methodology of White's survey of the perceived quality of library education programs, and examines the validity of using the results to rank library schools. The correlation between perception rankings and number of graduates per school are presented and discussed as a possible biasing factor in White's results. (CLB)

Statistics on book budgets, population served, and collection size of individual public libraries in New York State were correlated with their circulation data to examine efficiency of scale for mid-size libraries. Findings show that circulation increases erratically with increased book budgets and size of population, but consistently with…

In this Norwegian study, the impact of number of residents with mental retardation on two quality of care measures--deprivatization and self-determination--was analyzed. Results showed that the negative impact of increasing size leveled off at a unit size of about five residents. (Author/DB)

A questionnaire was distributed to 486 two- and four-year colleges and universities with an enrollment of at least 1,000 students in order to determine the extent to which campus media service units were providing nonprint media services to their students and faculty. Administration, distribution services, maintenance services, video production…