Results of the Association of American Medical Colleges' sixth annual survey of income, expense, and general operating information for university-owned teaching hospitals are presented. The survey questionnaire was mailed to 63 hospitals, of which 61 responded. (LBH)

Discusses the history of Finnish library work and the growing role of libraries; general features of Finnish public libraries (location, number of patrons, financing of libraries, personnel, acquisitions); organization of the libray system; and reformation of the state subsidy system and the public libraries act. (CT)

By using an energy audit, the Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 (Colorado) identified fuel-consuming areas in its schools and reduced the annual increases for fuel from 25 to 5 percent. Six steps to energy savings will work for other districts as well. (JW)

Describes recent financial problems in support service provision faced by France's fourth largest university due to a steep rise in operating costs, a government mandate to maintain high academic and research standards, decreased resources, and efforts to improve resource use in the period 1977-81. (MSE)

Responsibility for expenditures by schools in Hawaii for such utilities as electricity, telephone, gas, water, and sewer is shifting from the Department of Education to schools. In shifting responsibility for processing telephone and electricity payments to local schools while retaining management functions, the department failed to develop clear…

The Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, in compliance with the State Legislature's requirements, issues a yearly report detailing executive compensation in the community colleges. There are three major organizational configurations in the state: (1) 20 multi-college districts administered by chancellors; (2) 56 colleges in…

This document presents fiscal year 2002 budget recommendations for Illinois higher education operations, grants, and capital improvements. For operations and grants, state general funds of $2,654.5 million are recommended, an increase of $143.8 million. New funds are targeted to address the six goals of the Illinois Commitment: Partnerships,…

This paper describes the development and use of a reporting system that provides ongoing information about the functioning of a child welfare agency. The format, by relating productivity to operating costs, provides a realistic and helpful picture of performance and resource allocation. (CS)

Describes major programs carried out by the National Bureau of Standards to solve problems relating to energy resources, technological innovation, public health protection and unit standardization. (CC)

Examines the objectives and functions of school maintenance and presents an organizational chart for a school district maintenance department. Asserts that programed maintenance'' and the utilization of data processing techniques are not to be regarded as luxury budget items. (WM)

This excerpt from a report (See RIE EA 005 433) alerts school administrators and officials to the means for effecting economies in existing and future school buildings and instructs them in criteria for assessing proposed heating/cooling/lighting and other energy consuming systems. (Author/MLF)

In order to make rational budgetary decisions, higher educational institutions require information on the impact of inflation on their operations. A simple and easily maintainable model from which price indices for a particular institution can be constructed is described. (Author/LBH)

An annual survey of college maintenance and operations (M & O) funding concludes, among other detailed findings, that college spending held steady this year, even in tough economic times. (EV)