The internet has proven itself a valuable information resource. One of the most difficult tasks though is knowing where to find pertinent information. Dartmouth Printing has compiled a list of some web sites which offer useful information and discussion forums relating to industry related topics such as paper, postage, software, and production. We hope you find them helpful. If you have other web sites you periodically reference, we would certainly be interested in hearing from you so they might be added to the list below.
ASSOCIATION SITES:
www.asaenet.org: The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is the world's leading membership for the association management profession. The website "provides a wealth of resources designed to enhance your professional performance, including that of the organizations you work for". Check out this website for more information about member benefits, meetings, calendar of events, and more.
www.snaponline.org: Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) is a professional society that serves the needs of nonprofit associations and their staff, association publishers, and communication professionals. The organization provides a forum for idea and information exchange. Check out the website to learn more about member benefits such as conferences, EXCEL awards, local area meetings, association publication, and more.
POSTAL SITES - DOMESTIC:
www.usps.gov: Official website of the United States Postal Service. Provides publishers with the latest most up to date information relating to rate cases, postage rates and fees, international mailings as well as tracking/confirmation tools and a means to order business forms, shipping supplies, calculate postal rates and lookup zipcodes. Definitely worth checking out although Dartmouth Printing will continue to keep our customers up to date on any pertinent postal rate changes.
www.ribbs.usps.gov: A shortcut to the federal register outlining all proposed rate changes and the postal bulletin which outlines all approved postal changes.
POSTAL SITES - INTERNATIONAL/CANADIAN:
www.jhinc.com: Johnson and Hayward has specialized in international mail services for more than 35 years. For listings of mail strikes, embargoes and sometimes unbelievable incidents that affect mail and shipments, visit their International Mail Incidents section. Check out what's new on the International horizon and potential rate increases. This web site offers a sampling of newsletter which publishers will likely find informative and helpful. If you do, subscribe to the newsletter and continue to get information.
www.canadapost.ca: The official website for the Canadian Postal Service. Check out news on rates and proposed and approved changes.
REPRINT SITES:
www.Sheridanreprints.com: Sheridan Reprints was established in 1984 and is located in Hanover, Pennsylvania. They provide reprint services ranging from black and white to full-color in quantities of 100 to 10,000 copies, as well as marketing and author billing services. Contact Diane Yupatoff at (800) 352-2210 or check them out on line.
INDUSTRY RELATED SITES:
www.foliomag.com: Folio: Magazine is a PRIMEDIA Intertec Publication. It is the magazine for magazine management.
www.dmia.com: "Document Management Industries Association (DMIA) has served forms, business printing and document management professionals for more than 50 years. The primary mission of DMIA is to increase the knowledge and professionalism of its members -- distributors and manufacturers of business forms, labels and tags, commercial printing, promotional products, direct mail packages, envelopes and other types of business systems". Check out this website if you are interested in member benefits, DMIA publications, calendar of events, discussion groups and industry links.
www.gatf.org: "GATF is the world's leading technical association for the graphic communications industries. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, GATF partners with nearly 14,000 member companies in North America and 500 companies abroad to develop leading-edge practices for printing and publishing. On 1 January 1999, GATF consolidated with the world's largest graphic arts trade association, Printing Industries of America, and its 31 local affiliates. GATF/PIA now provides the industry with a single source for technical and management solutions...GATF is a member supported, nonprofit, technical, and education organization serving the international graphic communications industries. It's mission statement is 'to serve the graphic communications community as the leading resource for technical information and services through research and education'". Check out this website for more information about member benefits, publications, training programs, consulting services, and other industry web site links.
www.americanbusinesspress.com: "Established in 1907, American Business Press is the industry association for business-to-business information providers, including producers of magazines, CD-ROMS, Web sites, trade shows and other ancillary productions that build upon the printed product". ABP is the winner for best of industry: association. Check out membership services, awards, press releases, calendar of events and more.
www.bpai.com: BPA International is a leading organization in media auditing. "BPA currently provides independent verification of magazines circulation and Web site traffic for members in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America". BPA was founded as a not-for profit organization in 1931 by leading publishers, advertisers, and agencies. They currently audits more than 300 special-interest consumer publications. Check this web site out if you are interested in a BPA audit in the near future or you would like to find out more about the benefits of their services.
lcweb.loc.gov/issn: Library of Congress web site that defines various ISSN numbers and how to get a number. Check out this site if interested in learning more about ISSN numbers, advantages of using the ISSN, how to obtain an ISSN and more.
www.swop.org: Specifications Web Offset Publications site which outlines what SWOP is about, why SWOP was established and how to order the most recent publication.
www.accessabc.com: Audit Bureau of Circulations. "The first and largest circulation and auditing organization in the world. ABC maintains the industry's foremost database of audited circulation and demographic data."
www.pantone.com: This site is handy for ordering supplies and downloading updates.
www.mainzone.com: Website managed by consultant, Dave Mainwaring. Provides a variety of discussion forums relating primarily to digital technology. He "seek engagements from companies or groups that need to design, manage and establish internet based collaboration, for their employees or clients, using resources modeled after the Computer To Plate Pressroom". Dave Mainwaring can be reached at email: mainwaring@earthlink.net. Some examples of the discussion groups found at this site are: "Ink On Paper, Basics", ePRODUCTION, Quick Printers, Computer to Film Digital Workflow, Computer to Plate Pressroom, and more.
www.pine.org: Printing Industries of New England is a 113-year-old non-profit trade association serving more than 500 printing and graphic communications companies throughout five New England states. PINE's mission is to help its member improve profit, growth and business opportunities today and in the future.
www.printing.org: In continuous operation since 1887 and headquartered in Alexandria, VA, Printing Industries of America, INc., (PIA) is the worldıs largest graphic arts trade association representing an industry with more than 1 million employees and $149 billion in sales annually. PIA promotes the interests of over 14,000 member companies. Companies become members in PIA by joining one of 31 local affiliate organizations throughout the United States or by joining the Canadian Printing Industries Association. International companies outside Northern America may join PIA directly. Printing INdustries of America, Inc. is in the business of promoting programs, services, and an environment that helps its members operate profitable Many of PIAıs members are commercial printers, allied graphic arts firms such as electronic imaging companies, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers.
www.gracol.org: GRACoL is a set of guidelines and recommendations that provides effective communication between designers, print buyers, prepress services, printers and trade binderies. GRACoL takes you step by step through a printing job from start to finish.
PAPER SITES:
www.afandpa.org: American Forest & Paper Association, Inc. site that provides, among other things, information about paper in general, the most current recycled content definitions, and access to the official logos available either as camera ready by mail, or as files a publisher may download.
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