THIS MANUAL WAS PREPARED TO ASSIST AND GUIDE THOSE PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AN INVENTORY OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES AT THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN MONTANA. THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES INVENTORY DATA WILL BE USEFUL IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) TO PROVIDE A CONTINUING, ACCURATE RECORD FOR EACH BUILDING, (2) TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR APPRAISAL OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND TO DETERMINE FEASIBILITY OF RENOVATION, EXPANSION OR ABANDONMENT, (3) TO PROVIDE A BASE FROM WHICH TO DEVELOP A LONG RANGE BUILDING PROGRAM AND THE PLANNING OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS, (4) TO PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUESTS FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY APPROPRIATIONS OR FUND RAISING, AND (5) TO PROVIDE DATA FOR SCHEDULING, INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS, ADMINISTRATION USE, UTILIZATION STUDIES, AND COMPARISONS WITH SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS. GUIDELINES ARE GIVEN FOR DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES, DATA SHEET FORMATS, BUILDING INVENTORIES, BUILDING NUMBER CODES, FUNDS SCHEDULES, AND ROOM INVENTORIES. APPENDICES ARE INCLUDED ON PROCEDURES FOR ROOM CLASSIFICATIONS AND TABLES OF ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (BH)