From The Editor Evolve Or Fade Away

George Mason University's in-plant did that a few years ago. When it started charging students for those computer printouts, there was an uproar. But a year later, things calmed down. Paper use has plummeted (and students are reportedly getting very adept at reading online).

Scanning is another opportunity. In-plants can pick up new business scanning hard copy material for professors who want to post it on the CMS. University of St. Thomas Printing and Mailing Services does this and charges four cents a scan. One client has given the in-plant thousands of images to scan.