K-corrected MMPI-168 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 168) scales using short and long form K scales (N=2,439). The latter increased correlations between abbreviated and standard scales in most instances. Because using the entire K scale involves adding 18 items to the MMPI-168, it is a cost-effective means of improving the MMPI-168.…

Presents reasons why microcomputers are a better investment than simply upgrading to a plain video terminal, and gives advice on how to shop for your first microcomputer. (LLS)

Recounts the conversion of name headings and uniform titles in the OCLC database to conform with AACR2. The conversion was used to resolve OCLC record conflicts resulting from previous rule changes and to make heading forms conform to LC preferred forms where possible. (RAA)

Two school districts reduced both vandalism and lighting costs with low pressure sodium lighting. (Author)

Summarizes the feasibility of simplifying the MARC format for bibliographic records, including the benefits, disadvantages, and consequences. Five perspectives are given: history, standards, and codes; present purposes; computer operations; library operations; and online catalogs. There are four references. (RAA)

The Boston school system saved $3 million by renovating the old Boston Gas Company building rather than building a new school. (WD)

Presents the results of studies conducted at the University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Library to evaluate the cost effectiveness of overdue loan procedures and circulation loan period policy. Eight references are listed. (FM)

Several suburban Chicago (Illinois) school districts are members of the South Suburban School Purchasing Cooperative, which serves as a conduit for volume purchases of educational supplies. (Author/MLF)

At the University of Dayton in Ohio, a database management system maintains records of 10,000 students from their initial admission application until graduation. (Author)

Firm size, employee characteristics, and structure and type of product or service generated are all factors that must be considered and analyzed in dealing with any particular employment problem. Unfortunately, this type of rigorous analysis is not evident in the material surveyed in this report. (Author)

The installation of aluminum siding, storm windows, and shutters in Bennington College dormitories is expected to save one million dollars in maintenance costs alone over the next 20 years. (Author/MLF)

Demonstrates how benefit-cost and present-value analyses can be used to assess the potential social benefits of government projects and to illustrate how interest rates affect decision-making in government and business. (AYC)

Clarifies three basic causes of the success of human resource development functions from an internal marketing perspective. They are functions actively rendering services in the right "client segments" of their organization; functions doing a few important tasks well; and doing those right things consistently. (CT)

Small audiovisual center facilities may have advantages over their larger counterparts in areas of cost-effectiveness, encouraging media specialist creativity and instructional effectiveness. (CMV)

Analyzes the suitability of microforms for the reproduction of visual material, and suggests that microformat is a more economical and convenient means of making these materials accessible to the scholar. (Author/CMV)