This annotated bibliography of institutional research is the eighth in a series published by the Association for Institutional Research (AIR). Abstracts on institutional research of special interest are submitted by members of AIR. Topics covered are: goals of higher education; community development goals; spatial environments of higher education; the university; institutions of higher education within the civil government; curriculum and instruction; research; professional and graduate education; student services; government and management activities; academic governance; planning; budgeting; innovative activities; students; faculty; and student development outcomes. (Author/KE)