This inventory system for agricultural mechanics shop supplies is designed to remove some of the drudgery from the inventory process and to provide a better system than is employed in many schools. (HD)

At the end of each school year there are discussions on all the international teacher-librarians' lists about whether there is a need for inventory or, as the Australians call it, "stocktake"; whether it is reasonable for us to request resources be returned before the last day of school; and whether the library should be closed to allow…

The Ohio Board of Regents evaluated 239 buildings built prior to 1960 at seven state universities. (Author)

Presentation of symposium papers includes--(1) a study describing techniques for economic analysis of building designs, (2) three case studies of analysis techniques, (3) procedures for measuring the area and volume of buildings, and (4) an open forum discussion. Case studies evaluate--(1) the thermal economics of building enclosures, (2) an…

Institutions of higher education were asked to report inventory information as of September 30, 1968, concerning floor space on their main campus and at any branch or extension center. The inventory was to be based on the "Higher Education Facilities and Inventory Procedures Manual." Of institutions enrolling 90% of the total student body, 82%…

This directory of educational data processing installations within the Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory region was compiled from the results of a 1967 survey. Since only 452 of 1,069 survey questionnaires were returned, the directory does not contain a complete listing of all such installations in the area. Sixty-nine…

This report summarizes survey data on physical facilities in institutions of higher education in 1968, relates them to enrollments for the same period, and contrasts them with a somewhat similar analysis in 1957. The analysis highlights the differences between groups of colleges and universities classified by institutional control, level, and…

Improved control of school custodial supplies can pay dividends. (Author)

Describes Pikes Peak Library District's innovative use of portable microcomputers to accomplish an inexpensive collection inventory. The Radio Shack Model 100 battery-operated microcomputer was used as a data-capture device for updating status records of the library's regular automated circulation and cataloging programs. (Author/MBR)

A sample of a computerized inventory system for audiovisual hardware is given to illustrate the value of this method of inventory control. (JY)

This issue of the Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society provides a cumulative index from Volume 1, No. 1 (1972) through Volume 25, No. 1 (1998). Also included are the history of the Midwest History of Education Society, starting with its founding in 1966 (in Editor's Foreword); Officers of the Midwest History of Education Society…

Automated operations simplify billing, inventory control, and ordering of scientific items. (Editor)

A double entry system of school key accounting is explained. (MF)

Keeping track of educational furniture and equipment is necessary for accountability and insurance. A categorization and numbering system can organize information submitted by school personnel and can be used by hand or by computer. (MLF)