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Electronic Correlation
 Electronic Correlation refers to the adoption of information storage and t ransmission technology of digi tal network to
collect, process, compile and edit various sources of electronic information to form manuals or booklets to meet requirement of special purposes. These applications normally serve relatively short-term needs or for usage by small number of readers only. In carrying out electronic correlation, the compiler extracts selective parts of content from different electronic publications or files and combines them to form another set of document or booklet . Digi tal pr int ing makes the f lexible ‘customized book-on-demand concept?come true.
  Ever -expanding knowledge in today ?s wor ld demands frequently updating of teaching material, Tsinghua University has taken the lead in Beijing and implemented ‘book-on-demand? system in 2002 for the production of customized books, so that students can always update and supplement their teaching mater ials economical ly in t ime. The successful appl icat ion of ‘Book-on-Demand?system in Tsinghua Universi ty has enlightened the huge potential application market of ‘printing of customized teaching material?for tertiary colleges and ‘printing of customized manuals?for enterprises in the capital.
  The demand for ‘customized books?by ter t iary col leges, training centres and research institutes is the most obvious one among various industries, seconded by product operation manuals and guides for relevant tools of ‘customized products or projects? particularly for those constantly updated, short product life-cycle or very personalized products or services such as software, road administration map, health guides, planes, vessels and aeronautic technology products. Pre-reading documents for big international conventions, academic exchanges and professional seminars can also be prepared through adopting ‘electronic correlation?to ensure numerous speakers?handouts can be collected, printed, bound and distributed promptly within the shortest time before the function commences.
  Documents pr inted through ‘elect ronic cor relat ion?are normal ly punched and f i led into case binders so that the documents can be refilled or updated whenever necessary in the future. In order to successfully implement electronic correlation, a sound pre-press, printing and post-press management process has to be established besides fully mastering the techniques of electronic file storage, information transmission and editing. As regard to digital printing production, one can either procure equipment to print on its own or outsource the job to professional digital print shop depending on one’s exact economic conditions.
  As it may not be economical for certain tertiary colleges and enterprises to invest digital printing equipment to pursue printing of ‘customized books?on thei r own, numerous digi tal print shops gather around Capital’s tertiary college zones, high-tech enterprise zones as well as convention & exhibition centres, with the aim to serve their target customer groups by providing digital print and bind services for ‘customized books?