Presents some of the critical charts and tables that go into an annual housekeeping report. (Author)

Two methods for estimating the rate of book loss, and a cost-benefit analysis of an electronic security system. (LS)

Points out what to do in existing buildings to take some of the "electric shock" out of the monthly bill. (Author)

Purdue University grossed $42,700 through its salvage operation by selling surplus equipment. (Author/MLF)

Article shows possible applications of industrial cost models to educational institutions. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of a microfiche-based audio/visual facility and to solicit user opinions and recommendations regarding this medium. Twenty instructors and 20 trainees at the Basic Electricity and Electronics School, Orlando, Florida, reviewed four sound/microfiche programs and…

A survey is made of the more important technological and managerial problems in the planning of university library services and recommendations are made for a positive program of innovation and development. Two approaches are explored in considerable detail. The first is the use of operations research models of the acquisition and storage…

A pseudo assembly language, PAL, was developed and specified for use as the lowest level in a general, multilevel programing system for the realization of cost-effective, hardware-independent Naval software. The language was developed as part of the system called FIRMS (Fast Iterative Recursive Macro System) and is sufficiently general to allow…

The paper introduces the concept of Book Fiche, a microfiche form which provides up to 390 pages on a single 4 X 6 inch film sheet, and its application to the reproduction and distribution of technical documents. A cost comparison is made between conventional printing and distribution techniques, and microfiche dissemination utilizing…

Junior colleges are organized and controlled in three ways: by the county, by the public school district, or by the state. Little or no tuition, location within commuting distance, and an "open door" admissions policy means that many students can continue their education beyond high school. Further expansion of junior colleges will require…

The objective of this work unit was to compare the cost-effectiveness of a segment of the present subject centered curriculum with that of a new broad field organized curriculum, Pharmacology and Patient Care (PPC), for training Hospital Corps School students to prepare and administer medications. Presentation of PPC required 81 instructional…

A brief, non-technical set of descriptions of products making up the 1971 Pool for Evaluation from which selections were made for focused dissemination is presented. The descriptions cover: (1) what the product is, what it does, who it serves, (2) what the reported findings are regarding effectiveness, benefits, and limitations, (3) what the costs…

Using an opportunity to test the latest developments of computerized retrieval of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data, various aspects of the ERIC system that had previously gone unexamined were explored. The test of the system, which involved the use of an on-line computer terminal, is documented. Investigators were concerned…