This report discusses the seven basic types of problems found in business and industry as they apply to library institutions. These seven basic types are: (1) inventory problems, (2) allocation problems, (3) queueing problems, (4) sequencing problems, (5) routing problems, (6) replacement problems and (7) search problems. (MF)

Comments on school evaluation are divided into the following categories--(1) program goals and objectives of the schools, (2) staff--age, sex, experience, preparation, and problem of retaining good teachers, (3) administration and their application to district organization, (4) finance--an outline of how a foundation program operates, and comments…

This volume deals with methods for developing an inventory of the existing space on a given campus. The body of the report sets forth the responsibilities and modes of operation of the Room Inventory Office. The set of appendices comprises a manual of implementation, defining the particulars of maintaining the system as it is done at Duke…

Guidelines are presented to assist New York institutions of higher education in classifying building data by means of a uniform system that will be compatible with a similar coding system in use throughout the United States. This facilities inventory manual includes a description of the Higher Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Program…

The study presents a ten-year projection of pupil population in the district determined by the survival technique using city census, postal receipts, agricultural employment, school census, building permits, and birth rates as indicators of future school membership. The existing school buildings were surveyed for strengths and shortcomings and a…

This document presents findings and recommendations of a resource group charged with providing background information and recommendations concerning the utilization of existing facilities and needs for new facilities for the development of a master plan for higher education in Connecticut. Taken into consideration by the resource group were the…

The Business and Office Education Division of the Cleveland Public Schools has developed an on-going program to periodically survey the kinds of office equipment used in Cleveland business establishments. The article describes the survey program and offers suggestions for implementing such a program in other school systems. (Author)

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)

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board has published a book of technical guidelines for barrier-free architecture that includes policy statements and their rationale, measured drawings, and specific directives. (Author/MLF)

In an effort to make the Berkeley campus more accessible to handicapped persons, a survey was taken of 66 buildings and the grounds. Further improvements demand the involvement of disabled people in the programming toward modification of the built environment. (Author/MLF)

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)

This report presents the results of the latest in a series of triennial surveys conducted by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) (Ontario, Canada) in order to monitor the existing university space inventory and changes in space requirements as determined by the COU Building Blocks space formula. Section 1, "Introduction," discusses…

Universities and colleges are a critical component of the nation's research system. The condition and availability of research facilities at these institutions influence the work of current and future scientists. Recognizing the need for information on the amount and quality of scientific and engineering (S&E) research space, Congress mandated…