In a mandatory fee setting it is important to develop a program that educates students on health center services so as to insure their continuing financial support. The Colorado State University Student Health Center receives no state funds and so has created techniques to fill this fundamental need. Students other than full-time, such as…

The Council on Higher Education for the State of Washington is directed to study levels of fees and charges to students and, when necessary, make recommendations to the states institutions. Recommendations contained in this report include: (1) Tuition and fees charged to fulltime resident community college students be increased to $330, the same…

The West 80th Street Day Care Center represents a community effort to meet the needs of the children and parents in the New York ghetto area it serves. The heart of the program and a major reason for its success is the fact that the center is community-controlled, with an unusually high degree of parent involvement. To help improve the lives of…

The Springfield Day Nursery System in Springfield, Massachusetts is one of a system of four day care centers. It is in an urban area, and over one-half of the families served are Puerto Rican, many of whom have unemployment and language barrier problems. A bilingual program (English-Spanish) is one of the outstanding features of the day care…

An information industry analyst suggests ways for librarians to deal with the acquisition and use of CD-ROM technology in their libraries. Practical information is provided on needs assessment, purchasing, system standards, and user access and fees, as well as sources of optical disk systems and titles. (CDD)

Discusses the problems of assimilating electronic publishing within the technical services area of academic libraries: whether to consider electronic journals as acquisitions; how to catalog them; whether to charge users for access to them; and how to preserve online publications for future research. Future trends in electronic publishing are…

Examines issues surrounding ownership versus borrowing costs of scientific journals at the four State University of New York (SUNY) Centers. Compares access to journal articles through a consortial approach, traditional interlibrary loan (ILL), and commercial delivery services. Analyzes user satisfaction with ILL and willingness to pay for…

A survey of 92 corporate and government libraries in Victoria, Australia, reveals that 64.8% were restructured over the last 5 years. Reasons for outsourcing; services being outsourced; the impact of budgets; and the use of service fees are examined. (AEF)

Describes the evolution and operation of the successful Database Search Service (DSS) at the John C. Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, with detailed information about equipment, policies, software, training, and physical layout. Success is attributed to careful administration, standardization of search equipment and interfaces, staff…

National Collegiate Athletic Association institutions in divisions I and II will be relying more on student fees to bolster sports budgets due to rising costs and pressure to expand athletic opportunities for women. Only among Division III colleges has the proportion of athletics-department revenues from student fees decreased. (MSE)

This paper provides an in-depth review and analysis of literature on dropping out from school, and focuses on children who have gained access, but fail to complete a basic education cycle. The main discussion is around why and how children drop out from school. Here drop out is not presented as a distinct event, but rather a process where a range…

This sheet offers statistics and analysis of national data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (1993) on the net costs of attending institutions of postsecondary education including tuition, fees, and living expenses minus grants, loans and work study compensation. One table shows costs of college attendance and student financial aid…

A key element in the completion of study by off-campus students is support during their learning. The nature of off-campus study renders nearly impossible the face-to-face contact which provides expansion of lecture material, direct answers to problems, guidance on procedures, and immediate responses to learning difficulties. Electronic mail…

This briefing document provides background information regarding critical statewide (Missouri) issues in higher education. Following a general discussion of Missouri's educational needs and some possible goals for the system of higher education, the paper focuses on three themes: (1) institutional missions; (2) funding policies; and (3)…

One of the strategies adopted by the California legislature to deal with the state's fiscal crisis was to raise college fees. As of January 1993, regular community college students in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) are charged $10 per semester unit, and baccalaureate (B.A.) degree holders are charged $50 per semester unit.…