Who Are Your Votaries?
January 11, 2016 at 10:54 am

We may not be contributing money to our parent institutions, but we are contributing our time, our talents and our dependable service.

How a Listserv Created a Community
December 14, 2015 at 3:51 pm

Twenty years ago, HardCopy—the listserv for print professionals serving in the educational space—was born. Here’s the story.

The Price Is Right. Or Is It?
August 21, 2015 at 8:07 am

In his new blog entry, Ray Chambers reveals why comparing prices with other in-plants may be of limited value.

Debunking the MPS Myth, ACUP Style
April 1, 2015

Managed print services (MPS) have evolved as a major force in our part of the printing and document management space. They’re also a ma

Adapting to Change
May 28, 2014

If you ever set type by hand, if you’ve ever operated a Linotype or a Ludlow, if the terms “slug” or “chase” or “foundry” or “Hell Box” bring back thoughts of “back in the day,” you may relate to this story. No, this isn’t a story of nostalgia, and I won’t try to convince you how great things used to be. In fact, if you are familiar enough with a letterpress shop to remember the heat and the noise, I don’t have to tell you how much things have improved as we evolved into today’s digital print technologies.

The Problem with Benchmarks
November 16, 2012

If you’re looking for a benchmark to evaluate your performance, we suggest that you continuously benchmark your pricing against the prices charged by available commercial alternatives. You are not competing with other in-plants; you are competing with the print shops that operate in your area.