THE MANUAL PRESENTS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FUNCTIONS AND METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMING A SPACE INVENTORY AND UTILIZATION STUDY AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE INCLUSION OF SAMPLE FORMS AND NORMATIVE DATA FROM 101 INSTITUTIONS COLLECTED DURING 1951 THROUGH 1955 WOULD ENABLE AN INSTITUTION TO--(1) PERFORM A SELF STUDY, AND (2) COMPARE THE RESULTS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEGREE OFFERING, AND PUBLIC-NONPUBLIC STATUS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE CURRENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN THE ASSIGNMENT, SCHEDULING AND PLANNING OF SPACE. (BH)