The San Francisco Consortium, composed of the University of California Medical Center, the University of San Francisco, San Francisco State College, Golden Gate College, and City College of San Francisco, is based on geographic proximity rather than on similarity of goals among member institutions. The author of this study has made several…

The Six Institutions' Consortium organized the 4th annual Invitational Workshop for educators and students. The focus was on the impact of African and Afro-American Studies. The workshop was directed toward assessing the current impact and future prospects of these studies on curricula, educational institutions, and society. Program presentations…

Phase I involves two questionnaire surveys aimed at identifying all academic library consortia in higher education and, within this univerise, providing a list of participating libraries and services. The major product of this phase is a "Directory of Academic Library Consortia." The descriptions of the individual tasks outlined in this Phase I…

This document presents a study of the joint use of educational facilities among public and private colleges and universities in California. The study was undertaken because it was felt that the necessity for building higher-cost, specialized campus structures might be reduced at some savings to taxpayers if individual institutions could be…

Significant cooperation among colleges and universities, the subject of more talk than action in the past, is on the upswing. More and more institutions of higher education are working together on problems they can no longer solve alone. The strongest reasons for moving away from total independence are: rising demand and runaway costs; the…

One of a series of papers on critical issues in vocational-technical education, this paper discusses four aspects of Competency-Based Vocational Education (CBVE): What is CBVE?, Why CBVE?, V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States)--A System of Curriculum Development, and Problems--Issues. Focus is on Kentucky program development…

Presentations at the conference are given in this report and are entitled: Research in Agricultural Education--Past and Future; Relationship Between First-Year Teachers' Morale and Behavior; A Summary of the National Study of Competencies Required in Commercial Small-Fruit Production; Implementation of Career Education as Perceived by…

Addresses four basic questions about interinstitutional cooperation as represented by the consortium: What motivates colleges and universities to cooperate with one another? What are the advantages of interinstitutional cooperation? What are the disadvantages? What are the organizational and managerial problems of the consortium? (Author)

The role of the trustee in interinstitutional cooperation is discussed. Benefits include: plant facilities sharing, joint credit unions, library exchange, joint health care facilities, joint counseling, joint apprenticeship programs, cross registration, faculty exchange joint appointments, etc. (Author/LBH)

In a two-year study to be released, the National Enquiry into Scholarly Communication recommends that publishing in the humanities be supported by a federal agency. The logical body is the National Endowment for the Humanities. Current financial problems with scholarly publishing are reviewed, including Enquiry recommendations regarding consortium…

The authors provide a model for an interinstitutional teacher training program, setting forth basic assumptions and consortium structure. (MJB)

The text of the EDUCOM statement on software and intellectual rights that educators are being urged to adopt on campus is presented and discussed. (MSE)

Wellness in the Workplace offers a health risk reduction program to the work environment through use of existing health promotion community services. Historical development, services provided, and potential benefits to other communities are discussed. (DF)

To meet the growing need for immediate information to support administrative decision making, the Cooperative Computer Center, a computing consortium serving Chicago State University, Governors State University, and Northeastern Illinois University, established an Information Center. The heart of the center is its user-friendly software.…

Discussion of state information networks highlights the network entrepreneurs, state network development, the third decade of networking, and six potential issues of special concern to state library networks: decentralization, standards, linkage, technical obsolescence, security, and appropriate technology for small libraries. (EJS)