Controlling copier costs begins with an equipment inventory and a survey of administrators' needs and suggestions. (Author/MLF)

This second article in a series on inventory control outlines the importance of the warehouse and its part in providing good logistical services. (Author/MLF)

Three principles govern school security management: shared responsibility, prompt reporting, and proper planning. Specific strategies, called target-hardening strategies, exist to make schools safer places. This article offers several target-hardening techniques for protecting students, personnel, and property. (AN)

Extra expense insurance is intended to reimburse the policy holder for extra expenses incurred to continue functioning as normally as is practicable while the damaged property is being restored. Explains conditions to the coverage and how to analyze insurance needs and determine the level of financial protection needed. (MLF)

A questionnaire, sent to each of the 139 members of the National Consortium for Computer-Based Music Instruction identifying the systems, terminals, and peripheral equipment available to them and discussing their future hardware needs, is reviewed. (RAO)

A public utility company uses laser wands to read bar-coded labels on furniture and equipment. The system allows an 80 percent savings of the time required to create reports for inventory control. (MLF)

Outlines how a good preventive maintenance program can be scheduled and followed up to insure that the inspections have been performed. Both manually operated and computerized preventive maintenance programs are discussed. (MLF)

Emphasizes the importance of a center profile description for management and planning in school media centers and presents a sample profile which describes the organizational units, floor plan, and available media and services. Some types of techniques which have been devised to assist in this process are listed. (CMV)

In many poor rural and urban school districts, aging buildings suffer dangerous deficiencies, without a sufficient tax base to fund improvements. President Clinton unveiled a $5 billion initiative that would fund a four-year repair and construction project for public schools; however, the plan must make its way through Congress. (MLF)

Although cataloging, document delivery, inventory, barcoding, and other technical jobs might more effectively be done by outside contractors, managing a library and serving patrons demands the attention of information professionals. Discusses the shortcomings of outsourcing, focusing on companies and associations that outsource the entire…

A detailed appraisal of building replacement costs and an inventory and evaluation of school assets are essential for insurance, property control, budgeting, and long-term planning. Guidelines are provided for implementing a new system or reviewing an existing one. (MLF)

Presents a method for calculating the age of the space in a specific building inventory, and suggests some practical applications. A fourfold procedure is provided for finding the average age of total building space. (TE)

A facilities audit first helps establish priorities--which buildings have the greatest need based on the severity of their physical and functional problems. Second, it helps to forecast capital improvement funding needs for the next several years. (Author/MLF)

Increased accountability is required in school accounting due to rising education costs and the significant investment made in property and equipment in educational facilities. Guidelines for planning and implementing a property record-keeping system are provided. (Author/MLF)

A statewide survey was made of New Jersey public school facilities. Discussed are some of the benefits of the survey, performance criteria, the process of the survey, and the resulting kinds of printed information available. (Author/MLF)