An Integral Auxiliary

"We hope, of course, that what they see will impress them to the point that they use us," says Squires. "But even if they don't, they become better print buyers, and that's a benefit for the university."

In addition to the printing and copy centers, Auxiliary Services handles mail delivered to and from campus, which in 2000 meant handling 14 million pieces of mail. The department also recently added optical imaging services, which involves scanning old and new documents for electronic retrieval.