"ARL Statistics 2007-2008" is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. Data reported…

In order to compare the amount of money spent on education among the countries of the Western world, the relative purchasing power of the different currencies and the position of teachers in the general hierarchy of incomes are two important factors that bear consideration. (CK)

The costs incurred at Antelope Valley Community College (California) in evaluating the performance of college faculty members for the 1972-73 school year are summarized. Evaluation fell into two phases--implementation and operation. Implementation involved the issuance of written procedures, necessary forms, the purchase of equipment and supplies,…

Discusses the problem of calculating unit costs for higher education, with special attention to the allocation of research-related costs and various indirect costs to undergraduate and graduate students. Calculates unit costs and budget allocations for a hypothetical state university system, based on different policy assumptions regarding cost…

Discusses a study conducted to define costs of continuing education programing and to examine the productivity of professional program staff. Three unit cost factors were compared: budgeting on a per program, per participant, and per instructional unit basis. (Author/JOW)

A questionnaire was designed and circulated to all member libraries of the Texas Information Exchange to gather data associated with the costs and volume of interlibrary loan activity from September 1, 1975 to February 28, 1976. Forty of the forty-five members of the Exchange participated in the study. In the area of costs, information was…

This study was conducted to analyze and summarize raw data obtained from a 1972 study: "Report on a Cost Study of Specific Technical Processing Activities of the California State University and College Libraries" with the hypothesis that the cost of technical processes increases as the production volume both rises above and falls below…

Results reported in this document were obtained from a questionnaire distributed to members of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges (APPA) and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Questionnaires were returned by 541 members, and of this number only two provided…

This paper presents data on educational expenditures of lesser developed countries (LDCs) and member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and compares patterns of expenditures by levels of education. Expenditures for each level of education are also analyzed in terms of unit costs, enrollment rates, and the…

Authorized by the Johnson-O'Malley Act and supervised by the Washington State Department of Education, several programs have been designed to involve the American Indian in the education of his children. This 1969-70 annual report, prepared by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, presents pertinent information and statistical data pertaining…

Results reported in this document were obtained from a questionnaire distributed to higher education business officers and physical plant directors requesting information on total campus and individual building energy cost and consumption for the fiscal year July 1, 1975, through June 30, 1976. Usable reports were received from 330 (22 percent) of…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction presents this 1970-71 annual report of Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Indian education in the State of Washington. A historical background is presented which includes a section of the JOM Act; the criteria for receiving JOM grants; the formats of the program application and evaluation data form for the 1970-71…

Within the parameter of a given level of expenditure on the educational system as a function of time, this cost-effectiveness analysis examines all feasible ways of providing schooling in developing nations to see what levels of output each alternative method entails. Both technological and conventional alternatives are considered: degree of…

In the spring of 1973, a study was conducted of the interlibrary lending (ILL) process at the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) libraries. Twelve of the 19 CSUC campuses were involved in the study--four in northern California and eight in southern California, the latter already experimenting with telefacsimile interlibrary loan…

In 1989, an Illinois Community College Board committee examined the issue of cost effectiveness among the state's community colleges. The individual cost categories examined for the study included direct salary, direct department, direct equipment, building rental, operation and maintenance, academic administration and planning, learning…