The management contracting (MC) method applied to building a residence hall. (Editor)

The HELP (Higher Education Long-Range Planning) system enables an individual without any prior experience in the field to understand and apply the technology of computers and simulation to management information systems. (Editor)

Discovered in the 1960's, MBO is a direct attempt to build into management systems an unremitting attention to purpose." (Editor)

Suggests a model for a systematic school maintenance program that meets the demands of limited school district budgets. Urges that objectives be established for each section of maintenance and repair operations and that job responsibilities be outlined for effective management of personnel. (JW)

A summary of themes and observations in the development of management and planning techniques for colleges and universities is presented. Suggestions are included on how institutional researchers may assess changes in the management systems of their own institutions. (MSE)

Examines the literature of administration of library technical services from both a library and a management approach, and describes some of the activities of management sections of various library organizations. There are 27 references. (RAA)

An archivist can help educational institutions in appraising records, preparing retention and disposition schedules, and advising on methods of retaining records. An integrated archival/records management can save money by reducing both the amount of paperwork produced and the amount of storage space needed. (Author/MLF)

Describes the DOBIS/LIBIS system and its capabilities for automated management of individual libraries and library networks. DOBIS/LIBIS is an integrated, interactive system that includes the major library functions of searching, cataloging, circulation, and acquisitions processing for a network of libraries. (Author/RAA)

(NOTE: This journal was titled "Higher Education Review" from its inception in Fall 1977 through this issue; beginning Fall 1978 it was renamed "Review of Higher Education.") Marginal utility analysis and zero-base budgeting are described and applied to resource allocations. Related theoretical and practical issues are assessed…

The design of an internal program evaluation system requires (1) formulation of program, operational, and institutional objectives; (2) establishment of evaluation criteria; (3) choice of data collection and evaluation techniques; (4) analysis of results; and (5) integration of the system into the mainstream of operations. (SK)

Warren Bennis discusses the field of organization development and its needs, applications, unresolved problems, and future. (LRA)

Reviewing the development of organizational development (OD) since 1969, the author describes the emerging values and historical perspectives of the field, provides a cross-section of processes and theories, and clarifies the changing relationship between the organizational development and human resource development fields. (LRA)

Highlights from a study that assesses the potential for energy cost savings in Ohio schools through computerized energy management. (Author/MLF)

Recommends the grouping together of serials functions, describes the application of such serials management in a university library, and appraises the expected organizational impact of automation on a centralized serials department. (FM)