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Atanda, Ademola – African Higher Education Review, 2013
This study investigated the extent to which the University of Ibadan complies with carrying capacity standards as directed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the level of facility maintenance. A descriptive research design was adopted with three research questions. The population of study comprised undergraduate students and an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Enrollment Rate, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement
Kinnaman, Maggie; Hunter, Ernest R., Sr.; Adams, Greg – Facilities Manager, 2009
APPA's Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) Survey and Report has grown from 190 institutions to a survey reflecting the input of 225 institutions, another 36 institutions preparing to participate in the survey, and 150 institutions that participated in a customized utility consortium survey through a partnership between APPA and the Midwestern…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Facility Inventory, Training, Teleconferencing
Baah, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the qualitative positivistic case study was to explore whether resource communication technology has helped or would help the marketing of textile products in the U.S. textile industry. The contributions of human capital in the marketing department, the marketing-demand information system function, and the product supply chain…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Information Systems, Clothing
Scholes, Marcus – School Business Affairs, 2009
Times are tough for everyone, including public school districts. During the past decade, school districts have faced the dual challenges of tightening budgets and increasing fiscal responsibility and oversight. Many school districts have found a way to manage their assets, reduce staff requirements, increase accountability, and save money on…
Descriptors: School Districts, Accountability, Public Schools, Documentation
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Munson, Doris; Malia, Elizabeth – Journal of Access Services, 2008
In 2001, Eastern Washington University's Libraries began a laptop circulation program with seventeen laptops. Today, there are 150 laptops in the circulation pool, as well as seventeen digital cameras, eleven digital handycams, and thirteen digital projectors. This article explains how the program has grown to its present size, the growing pains…
Descriptors: Photography, Library Services, Educational Technology, College Libraries
Hignite, Karla – APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (NJ1), 2009
As more institutions respond to the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, or are otherwise responsible for campus environmental stewardship, this implementation guide gives educational facilities professionals a practical framework for moving forward in their unique role within this process. The intent is to help facilities…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Facilities Management, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment)
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Pettit, Marilyn H. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2008
This article summarizes the New York State Historical Documents Inventory as experienced at Brooklyn Historical Society. The archives and manuscripts, dating from the seventeenth century and surveyed by the Historical Documents Inventory in the 1980s, were cataloged as Historical Documents Inventory/Research Libraries Information Network records…
Descriptors: Archives, Facility Inventory, Access to Information, Cataloging
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Goomas, David T. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2008
In this report from the field, computerized auditory feedback was used to inform order selectors and order selector auditors in a distribution center to add an electronic article surveillance (EAS) adhesive tag. This was done by programming handheld computers to emit a loud beep for high-priced items upon scanning the item's bar-coded Universal…
Descriptors: Facility Inventory, Automation, Electronic Equipment, Audiovisual Communications
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Tonta, Yasar – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The peoples living in the Balkan Peninsula over centuries have created a very rich cultural heritage and the constant political upheavals in the region have affected the development and preservation of their cultures. This paper aims to review the internet infrastructure and networked readiness levels of the Balkan countries, which are…
Descriptors: Preservation, Cultural Maintenance, Internet, Cultural Background
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Green, Lois; Hughes, Janet; Neff, Verne; Notartomas, Trish – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2008
In spring of 2006, a task force was charged to look at the feasibility of acquiring hand-held inventory devices for the Pennsylvania State University Libraries (PSUL). The task force's charge was not to look at the whole concept of doing an inventory, but rather to focus on the feasibility of acquiring hand-held devices to use in an inventory.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Services, Library Automation, Handheld Devices
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2008
Schools and universities should have a thorough plan that sets priorities for the most pressing facility renovations. With remedial programs, enrichment offerings, recreational activities and extended-year schedules, many school facilities are no longer dormant in the summer months. The increased year-round use of education facilities benefits…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning, Scheduling
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Burchard, Wendy – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2009
In January 2008, Ed Ayers, president of the University of Richmond, signed the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment. This commits the university to creating a comprehensive action plan to move toward climate neutrality. Even before "sustainability" became one of the university's overall goals, Information Services (IS)…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Information Services, Facility Inventory, Sustainable Development
Weidner, Theodore J. – Facilities Manager, 2008
In 2002, APPA published "Maintenance Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities," the first building maintenance trades staffing guideline designed to assist educational facilities professionals with their staffing needs. addresses how facilities professionals can determine the appropriate size and mix of their organization. Contents…
Descriptors: Maintenance, Facility Inventory, Guidelines, Educational Facilities
Group of Eight (NJ1), 2010
The Group of Eight (Go8) is a coalition of leading Australian universities, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education. The Go8 member universities recognise that the issue of energy usage and transformation is one of vital importance not only to Australia but to the world as a whole. The universities aim to make…
Descriptors: Energy, Foreign Countries, Energy Management, Energy Education
Holub, Patricia A. – Technology & Learning, 2007
The average school district loses more than $80,000 per year because of lost or damaged IT assets, according to a QED survey cosponsored by Follett Software Company. And many districts--59 percent--still use manual systems to track assets. Enter asset management systems. Software for managing assets, when implemented properly, can save time,…
Descriptors: Automation, Management Information Systems, Facility Inventory, Computer Software Evaluation
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