The first edition of a bibliography focusing on state and national level planning in higher education is presented. For purposes of this publication, planning is defined as a process of study and foresight that generates action to achieve desired outcomes in the higher education sector. The bibliography is organized into topic areas that include: admission, articulation, retention; campus and building planning; comparative planning systems; demography; economics; educational communication and technology; educational opportunity; faculty; finance; governance and coordination; independent (private) higher education; institutional role and mission; libraries; management--quantitative approaches; planning--issues, theory, reference; productivity and cost-benefit analysis; research and research administration; resource allocation and budgeting; space management and projections; student characteristics and development; student financial assistance; and work and education. Brief descriptions of the topic areas and outlines of subtopics are provided. Each entry includes standard bibliographic information as well as an annotation. Over 500 entries are included. (BH)