This paper addresses the struggle of librarians for academic recognition. It is based on a case study of a grassroots library association, the Library Association of the City Colleges of New York (LACCNY), striving for academic rank, as well as a review of the theories of associations. The history of LACCNY from 1939 to 1965 is summarized, noting…

Reports research related to cataloging costs: (1) a comparison of length and complexity of Library of Congress cataloging copy between 1956 and 1981; (2) a survey of cataloging costs at academic libraries; and (3) cataloging costs and salaries since 1876 compared with the rate of inflation. The questionnaire and list of libraries surveyed are…

Ethnic/race relations among trustees, administrators, faculty, and professional nonfaculty who were affiliated with colleges and universities located in the Southeastern United States during the late 1970s were examined. The macroscopic theory of the split labor market (Bonacich, 1979) was modified and tested within an institutional framework.…

The list of 52 institutions included in these tables is not sharply defined. In general it includes, in addition to fully organized state and territorial universities, such other institutions of higher education as are supported, at least in part, by the several States. It does not include state normal schools nor high schools. Of the 82…

Reviews the issues of tenure, faculty status, promotion, and compensation for Wayne State University (Michigan) librarians since 1968 and outlines areas in which disagreement among librarians may have contributed to a denial of full faculty status and privileges. (six references/notes) (EA)

The list of 83 institutions considered in the tables within this bulletin includes all the fully organized state and territorial institutions and in addition such other institutions of higher education as are supported, at least in part, by the several States and Territories. Fifty-one of the institutions in the list, in addition to receiving…

Evaluates the impact of the 1954 "Brown" decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on equal opportunity for women. Reviews the similar struggles faced by Blacks and women in the areas of education and employment. (GC)

Tracing the history of South Dakota State University's Hilton M. Briggs Library over the past 102 years, this occasional paper describes the development of what is now the largest library (over 1.1 million total pieces) in the South Dakota Library Network from its inception as part of a small land grant college. Administrative eras are reviewed,…

Difficulties in the Federal Republic of Germany illustrate the problems of transferring educational policy-making from national state authorities to local communities. Important initiatives in equalization of teacher pay and standardization of teacher training were attempted during 1970-1980, but did not achieve success. Political competition was…

Girls and boys education grew rapidly in New Zealand in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but discrimination against women limited access to education, the subjects taught, the depth in which they were taught, and women teacher's salaries. (IS)

The evolution of the faculty and working conditions at the University of Sydney (Australia) since its founding are chronicled, focusing on academic ranks and promotion, the growth of the faculty, internal governance, tenure, policy on sabbatical leave, salary levels, and the status of academics in the community. (MSE)

This is the 1883-1884 report of the Commissioner of Education. It begins with a general statement of the work of the Office, with a list of its publications during the year. Contents include: a summary of institutions, instructors, and students; summary of school age, population, enrolment, attendance; legal school ages in the several States and…

Developments in postsecondary education during 1970-75 are considered in relation to students, institutions, and faculty. The following issues pertaining to students are addressed: students who did not enroll, the enrollment rate, the economic origins of students, student incomes, the reliability of income distribution data, the occupational…

A history of the North Central Conference on Summer School (NCCSS) is presented. The NCCSS is an organization of colleges and universities in the north central area of the United States that provides undergraduate and/or graduate instruction during the summer months. The organization utilizes the structure and techniques of a conference to review…

Though Spain maintained her neutrality throughout the World War, her educational, economic, and political conditions--in all countries inextricably bound up with each other--were affected nearly as much as those of the nations participating in it. The educational conditions of Spain are discussed in this bulletin. The following contents are…