Issues in the most recent volume averaged 101 pages. Back issues must be ordered directly from Plenum Publishing. Each issue is approximately 100 pages in length and has an annotated table of contents, explanatory headstones, an index, and a definitive list of sources for additional information. Back issues must be ordered directly from the publisher. The AIR Professional File , published four times a year, is a presentation of papers which synthesize and interpret issues, operations, and research of interest in the field of institutional research.
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Each File is normally 12 to 16 pages. A list of titles in the series, published since 1978, can be found on the back of each issue. Issues are mailed free to members upon publication. The Professional File is also available in PDF to Members Only via the AIR Web site. The Web application includes search capability by author, title, abstract, date or all fields.