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The University of Iowa Printing Department Serving UI faculty, staff, and students since 1930
Into Print
New color printer: photo quality, oversize output Hot off the PressPaper discounts announcedFox River Confetti Cream: 80-lb. text; smooth, recycled, acid-free, cream to slightly yellow color. Howard Felt White: 70-lb. text; standard, slightly textured felt finish for jobs that have no halftones. Champion Benefit Natural Straw: 70-lb. text; buff color with gray flecks, recycled, acid-free, archival quality. Productolith Gloss Enamel White: 80-lb. text; standard white enamel with shiny surface. Permanent labels: 3"x4", 4500 sheets, 6 labels per sheet. Envelopes: White peel-and-seal, 6.5"x9.5"; white open-end touch-and-seal, 9.5"x12.5"; manila dry-gummed, 10"x13".
TypeStrikesfrom our typo treasure chestsings of infection New color printer: photo quality, oversize outputBig! Bright! Colorful!It looks as if color is following on the heels of electronic publishing in becoming a major force in the printing industry. Recognizing that, the Printing Department has just acquired a LaserMaster system that gives our customers exciting new color options. This equipment brings full color to those who need small quantities -- as few as one -- of large items. The maximum size output possible is 36 x 180 inches. A DisplayMaker digital printer produces near photo-quality output for large items such as signage and posters. Images can be tiled (printed in sections) and manually pieced together for murals and displays; the 300-dpi resolution appears very sharp in large format. The color management and calibration systems give consistent, accurate color. The printer is PostScript Level 2-compatible and supports Type 1 and TrueType font formats. Network capability is a key feature of the system. Files can be sent to the printer through the Internet or Appletalk, just as with our color copier. The system also works as an upgrade for the color copier. The copier now produces its continuous-tone output at 400 dpi and at a much quicker rate than before. The following papers are available to use with the DisplayMaker: Contact the Printing Department's computer consultant for help in transmitting files, or the color copier coordinator to print from disks, slides, or hard copy; if you have questions about prices; or to schedule a job.
Into Print expandingUse determines copy centers' viabilityYou can help keep the centers viable by keeping the number of office copiers on campus at a minimum and by using them appropriately -- only when you make one to five copies. The number of originals you copy is also important: the more there are, the less convenient and cost-effective is your office copier. Copy centers' staff want to make things as easy as possible for their
customers, to help meet the department-wide goal of providing the
best service at the best price to the University. When there is a
closure, pickup and delivery schedules can be arranged. Call the copy centers' manager for more information.
Classes on computer terminology, DocuTech, and fonts scheduledBits, Bytes, and Printing gives basic information about computer language, icons, resolution, file sizes, software, and linked files, and how they relate to printing. Fonts Rule! focuses on discussion of the many font problems we see and how to avoid them. Print on Demand: Introduction to the DocuTech describes the
capabilities of our Xerox DocuTech publishing system, through which
customers can send files and order copying and finishing services
electronically. Training sessions for using the system will be
announced later. Call the staff development office, 335-2687, for information about
registration.
Get copyright permission with UI Book Store helpSince January 1, 1978, copyright protection begins at creation and lasts until 50 years after the author's death. The protection period for works created before 1978 varies. Public domain Fair use Educational use alone does not constitute fair use. And, educational use does not include use that substitutes for the purchase of books or anthologies. Fair-use guidelines allow a teacher to make a single copy, for
scholarly research or for use in teaching or preparing to teach a
class, of the following: Those who make multiple copies and distribute them to students for free or on loan, or those who put a copy or copies on reserve in the library and ask students to make their own copies may be infringing. One does not have to sell copies in order to infringe. Neither is there automatic exemption for a single unauthorized personal copy, let alone the sharing of such a copy through a reserve room. Congress has passed guidelines that refer to classroom use and to interlibrary loans, but the exact nature of the relationship between the classroom and the library has yet to be determined. The Kinko's case Liability In a 1983 case, a number of publishers charged New York University and nine of its faculty members with copyright infringement, accusing them of having created customized course packets without obtaining permissions to copy. The action was settled when NYU agreed to adopt specific procedures as safeguards against the kinds of violations of which they were accused. Obtaining permission "Obtaining permissions can take anywhere from two hours to two
months and can cost anywhere from nothing to 40 cents per page per
copy," she says. "Publishers are cooperating with us by setting up
in-house permissions departments or using any one of a number of
clearinghouses, but [it] can still take time."
Copyright law is complicated and often unclear, and it's best to err
on the side of caution. For a free copy of a booklet further explaining
copyright, call Barfknecht at 335-3410. From texttalk, a University Book Store newsletter. The Book Store and the Printing Department share concern about the proper use of copyrighted material.
Screen fonts + printer fonts = travel palsEvery font you use in a document (for example, the printed version of this newsletter contains Matrix, Matrix script, Matrix bold, Matrix script bold, and several others) has a screen font to make it look right on a monitor and a printer font to make it look right when it is printed. You must send both versions of your document's fonts on your disk, along with the document file that you send us. Placing the fonts on your disk is simply a matter of opening the
folder that contains all your fonts and dragging the icons of the
screen and printer fonts in your document to your disk. It is easy to
do and takes much less time than making a special trip to our
department to deliver fonts that we find missing.
Character Counts: Meet Roxie AlwineAt work Roxie produces publications on a high-volume photocopier, using customers' copy-ready pages. There are several checks to make before starting up: that there is a run schedule (directions for page order and inserts); that all the pages are present and clean; and that the type is solid and readable. "I take pride in how it looks," she said. Sometimes she makes small improvements, such as shifting the copy for better margins or opaquing flaws. The challenge comes in "knowing the machine, how it runs," she said. "There's a lot of watching. You have to watch it to make sure it doesn't do anything it's not supposed to, like jam." The best part of her job, she said, is the people with whom she works. "The people are just so nice here. I walked in and felt right at home. Everybody made me feel that way." Roxie's interests outside work are parenting, walking, and flower gardening. She'll keep up with them in retirement. She and Ken, who retired in 1991, plan to travel, mostly to see their children and grandchildren. She knows what she's going to do with them, too. "Just enjoy them. I enjoy my kids." We are . . .the Printing Department, an in-house print shop serving University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students. Into Print publishes information about the Printing Department. It is available free and on request to faculty, staff, and students at the University, and to colleagues in the in-plant printing industry. Send questions and comments to Jenean Arnold, jenean-arnold@uiowa.edu, editor.The Printing Department is the University of Iowa's official purchasing agent for printing, as specified in the Code of Iowa and The University of Iowa Operations Manual, VI.21.1. The charge to the Printing Department is to manage each printing project with the best interests of the entire University as the primary goal. Its mission is to provide complete graphic support by developing cost-effective, graphically aesthetic, and timely printed material for the University community. Iowa law requires that printing for state agencies be purchased by the state Department of General Services, Printing Division, or an appointed assistant. The chief administrator of the Printing Department is the appointed assistant for The University of Iowa. Individuals may not purchase printing and photocopying (Operations Manual V.11.23). Therefore, any request for printing or copying for the University must go through the Printing Department.
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