Electronic Correlation
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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? |
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