Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions were surveyed by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) in the fall of 1987 to obtain information on their recruitment and hiring practices for top level library administrative positions, and to determine in what ways search procedures may have changed over the past 10 years in…

Reviews reasons for, history of, and exceptions to open meeting (sunshine) acts and considers arguments by the Michigan Supreme Court in its ruling supporting a university's right to privacy in its presidential search. Concludes that in contrast to the court's argument, universities do not require the freedom to employ closed searches and state…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Roger Williams College Faculty Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), with the board of trustees of the college for the 1986-1989 period is presented. The following 14 articles are included: recognition; negotiations clause; rights and responsibilities; rights of the…